Ryan Phillips
Thoughts, questions, and the occasional attempt at inspiration.
If you got laid off tomorrow, here’s how you’d get a job faster than 90% of your competition. Most people completely misunderstand how hiring works. Here’s exactly what to do.
Day 10/30: ex*****on makes you useful. A point of view makes you valuable.
Most people early in their career focus on doing the work well, but the people who make it into those close door meetings have opinions about the work.
Start building your POV.
Being the most successful isn’t about being the best at what you do, it has a lot to do with being the most known. These tips will help you stand out in a sea of similar people.
3 rules to turning your knowledge into leverage at work. When your co-workers keep coming to you for the same things, it’s not always a good thing. Your value starts to become your availability rather than your knowledge. These tips will help you avoid that.
No one’s going to look out for your success like you do. When it’s time for a promotion or raise, you’ll want to have proof of all the amazing things you’ve done and the impact you’ve made. Write them down anytime they happen so you don’t have to remember things on the spot! It’s also incredibly motivating to see all of your wins stack up!
Your mental health is more important than your boss. I promise you’ll land on your feet.
Whether you’re married, engaged, in a relationship or single, use these 2 tips to make financial decisions easier in your life. These amounts are just placeholders and will vary depending on your financial situation.
This isn’t anything revolutionary, but it’s a tactical tip that’ll save you an hour or so per week. There’s a reason most executives have an assistant schedule their meetings.
Building your digital presence is one of the best ways to stand out in any industry you’re in or trying to break into. These tips can help you dial in your presence to ensure recruiters pay attention to your profile.
Reducing the mental load of having to write an email from scratch every time is one of the easiest ways to build more leverage. If you’re in sales, make a template for your follow ups. If you’re a mom, build a template for asking if a friend can have a play date. The time and mental load adds up.
Most people are terrible at explaining their value. Use these 3 sentences or phrases to get extremely clear on who you are, what you do, and how it helps your audience.
Oops, realized I never posted part 2 of this series! If you’re applying for a job, the resume screen is probably the hardest part of an interview process to win, but you can give yourself more chances by curating different versions of your resume for different roles and positions.
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