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RESOURCES FOR CAREER AND LIFE

The following is notes and tips I've applied recently in my successful job search. Mindset via Podcast In 2013 I was lacking in a social life and had trouble adapting to a new country and new dynamic as a father. I simply went onto iTunes top ten podcast and stumbled upon the School of Greatness by Lewis Howes and The One You Feed. These two podcast substituted for my lack of community, and provided refined mindset and positivity to keep a sustainable attitude. If you are the average of your 5 closest friends, you can also mold your mindset to be the average of the 5 podcast you listened to. The people in my group may repeat themselves and keep it cheery, but who wants a Chicken Little. Trust me I’ve worked with a Chicken Little,   once that’s shit is airborn it changes direction and comes your way, and that’s an itch you don’t want to scratch. Standout 2.0 I picked this up at Dubai airport on a lark, and this book had a great impact on my growth. There was a colleagu...
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Captain Obvious, some time savers

1. Use spacebar to pause Youtube video.
2. Count in pairs
3. Use spacebar to scroll down on webpage.
4. Use speak selection to listen to any email, text, or web based article while doing the dishes for example.
5. Use dictate to write your messages, you speak at 2x the speed of typing, BUT proofread before sending.
6. Grammarly
7. Apple Split View, Hold down the full-screen button in the upper-left corner of a window. Move it to either side.

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