I love being a college professor. But you know what I hate? When I fail my students. I once had a student receive an incredible job offer from the Fortune 500 company of her dreams. But there was just one caveat...she would have to relocate to a new city where she didn’t know a single person. She enthusiastically accepted. One day after class, we were chatting about her upcoming move when she asked, “Do you have any advice on how to make friends after college?” I paused, then

Can you like your work even if you don't love your job? Yup! Let me explain. I worked at Dunkin’ in high school. One of my favorite party tricks is that if you tell me your coffee order once, I will remember it forever. As a Dunkin’ employee (at least during my time), there were a few different roles you could play: (1) front counter cashier, (2) barista and order-taker, (3) drive-through cashier, and (4) food maker (my least favorite role). During downtime, usually after the

I joined the masses in starting the New Year by reading (well, listening on Audible) to Atomic Habits by James Clear. In Chapter 18: The Truth About Talent (When Genes Matter and When They Don’t), James invites readers to reflect on the question: What feels like fun to me but work to others? He expands on it with prompts like: What comes naturally to me? What makes me lose track of time? Where do I get better returns than the average person? I was listening to the book in th