Tim Denning’s Post

Settling for a second best career is wasting your life. Don't do it, it's a trap. Find the right career. • Job hop • Experiment • Start a business • Seek out mentors • Change industries • Try leadership roles ... Just don't sit there and hate your job and live for weekends and holidays. Life is too short to do work you hate. <<<>>> ✍️ Have you ever settled in your career?  ♻️ Reshare if you found this helpful.

We're tired of leaders who say nothing more than nice words. We're more interested in what they do, not say. A leader's value is based on what they achieve, not what they say they're going to do. (And not what their team does that they take credit for.) Become the type of leader who's known for results. Move the needle. Rally your team to be action-orientated rather than engage in politics. In a world of AI, actions matter more than information and nice words that a ChatBot can type. <<<>>> ✍️ What other traits to the best leaders have?  ♻️ Reshare if you found this helpful.

Here’s what a wild year of obsession that can change your career looks like: • Do the bare minimum hours at a job • Wake up earlier than everyone else • Eat the same boring meal every day • Wear the same boring outfit every day • Work on a project that feels effortless • Get into daily flow states • Post daily on social media • Build something bigger than you • Be part of a group of other obsessed people • Do more hours on your project than seems normal • No drinking, smoking, or going to nightclubs/pubs • Take daily walks to synthesize everything attached to your obsession • Take what feels effortless to you to the extreme • Mute and block critics • Turn off news/politics • Cancel Netflix Do this for a year. Watch it change your life. <<<>>> ✍️ Is chasing obsession a powerful way to live?  ♻️ Reshare if you found this helpful.

It's easy to lose hope and hit rock bottom. 10 years ago I was in a dark place. I didn't want to be alive. The world was against me. I had no purpose. I worked a minimum wage job. No partner. No money. No goals. No career. I could have given up. But a few unsuspecting mentors at work wouldn't let me. They did the most helpful thing: they talked to me. We talked about possibilities instead of limitations. We dared to dream. And most of all, these mentors just cared. Eventually I found a way out. I met a crazy guy called Tony Robbins. He rewired my brain. This led me to write online about experience. That turned into an obsession. I started writing before and after my banking job. Then writing became my full-time job. Now I'm in the top 1% of writers globally (not to brag). Takeaway for you: Don't you dare give up. Back yourself. Ask for help. Follow your obsession. Create something after hours. Transform. Then become a leader and & create more leaders. <<<>>> ✍️ Is a career low an opportunity?  ♻️ Reshare if you found this helpful.

The most successful people are slowing down, not speeding up. Go at your own pace. Focus on creating nostalgic career memories, instead of trying to climb endless corporate ladders to places that lead to burnout. You're never too late for anything in life. Focus on family. Focus on personal growth. Focus on becoming an inspiring leader. The rest is noise. <<<>>> ✍️ What do you feel like you were too late to?  ♻️ Reshare if you found this helpful.

An immature boss will hold you back. While they figure out how to transition from manager to leader, you've got to put up with all the flaws. Worse, if they're a boss who hasn't figured out they need to become a leader at all, you run the risk of working for a tyrant. Quit bosses. Get hired by leaders. Life is simpler that way. Save yourself. <<<>>> ✍️ Do you prefer to work with a boss or a leader?  ♻️ Reshare if you found this helpful.

Harsh truth: never seeing your family is a sign of failure. It's nothing to brag about. Careers that encourage this break up families and help to keep the divorce rate high. The greatest level of success is having free time to see your family. It's going on family holidays. It's picking your kid up from school. If you can't do those things, you're a corporate prisoner, not a leader. <<<>>> ✍️ What does real career success mean to you?  ♻️ Reshare if you found this helpful.

Layoffs remind us we must look after ourselves first. Because if we become too indoctrinated by our company and all the things they say and do, then we lose sight of the fact none of this matters if we're made redundant. That's when you question everything. It happened to me. It's happened to many of you. No company owes you anything. Loyalty isn't rewarded anymore. You're a number in a spreadsheet until your salary becomes a liability during a bad revenue year. Be loyal to yourself. Always be proactive and look for career opportunities. <<<>>> ✍️ Is company loyalty no longer real?  ♻️ Reshare if you found this helpful.

I sacrificed my family for far too long. Late nights. Working weekends. On call 24/7. Missing family dinners. It felt like the right thing to do...until it nearly ruined my relationships. Without family all you have is a miserable career. Choose to work for a leader who wants you to spend time with your family, so you'll have the motivation to be effective at your job. <<<>>> ✍️ What do you feel like you were too late to?  ♻️ Reshare if you found this helpful.

The meaning of burnout is misunderstood. When you do the right work with the right people it feels effortless. But when you work with the wrong people and have no autonomy, it feels horrible. Your stress levels explode. Your energy levels plummet. Your Sundays turn into anxiety for Mondays. If you find yourself burned out, the solution is to switch careers. <<<>>> ✍️ Do you find the old definition of burnout to be a lie?  ♻️ Reshare if you found this helpful.