80/20 Client Analysis (Pareto Principle for Business)
Analyze your clients/customers and you'll likely find that 20% generate 80% of your revenue and satisfaction. Identify your top...
2 hours for initial analysis, then ongoing refinement
Career Capital Framework
Stop following your passion — build rare, valuable skills first, then passion follows. Cal Newport's research shows that people...
1 hour of deliberate practice daily
Cold Email / DM Framework
A framework for reaching out to anyone — mentors, industry leaders, potential clients, collaborators. The key: make it about...
15-30 minutes to research and write each email
Cold Email Framework (AIDA Method)
Structure cold outreach using the AIDA formula: Attention (personalized subject line), Interest (show you understand their...
15-20 minutes per personalized email
Content Marketing Basics (They Ask, You Answer)
Answer the exact questions your customers are already asking — about pricing, comparisons, problems, and best practices — with...
4-6 hours per week for content creation
Elevator Pitch Framework (PAS: Problem-Agitate-Solve)
Structure your professional pitch in 30 seconds using PAS: name the Problem your audience faces, Agitate it by describing the...
2 hours to craft, 10 minutes daily practice for a week
Networking Coffee Chats
Schedule 2-3 short (20-30 minute) coffee meetings per week with people in your industry or adjacent fields. Don't pitch or ask...
1-2 hours per week
Networking Without Being Sleazy (Give and Take)
Adam Grant's research identifies three reciprocity styles: Givers (who give more than they take), Takers (who take more than they...
15-20 minutes per week on intentional giving + ongoing awareness
Personal Board of Advisors
Assemble 3-5 people you trust and respect across different domains (career, relationships, health, finance, creativity). Meet...
30 min per advisor per quarter (2.5 hours total per quarter)
Personal Brand Building (1-1-1 Content Strategy)
Build authority in your field by publishing one piece of content per week: 1 long-form post (blog/article), 1 short-form post...
3-5 hours per week
Portfolio Building (Show Your Work)
Document and share your work process publicly, not just finished products. Share drafts, failures, learnings, and...
2-3 hours per week
Radical Candor
Kim Scott's framework for giving feedback that is simultaneously caring and direct. The two axes are Care Personally (showing you...
5-10 minutes per feedback interaction, ongoing cultural practice
Revenue Diversification (1000 True Fans)
Instead of chasing mass-market success, build a direct relationship with 1,000 people who will reliably spend $100/year on your...
5-10 hours per week building and nurturing
SBI Feedback Model (Situation-Behavior-Impact)
Developed at the Center for Creative Leadership, the SBI model is a precise, non-judgmental alternative to the discredited...
5 minutes to prepare, 2-3 minutes to deliver per feedback instance
Sabbatical Planning
Structured framework for planning and executing a deliberate career break — not just time off but a designed period of renewal...
6-12 months planning, 3-12 months sabbatical duration
Saying No Framework (Hell Yes or No)
Apply a simple filter to every professional opportunity: if it's not a 'Hell yes!', it's a no. Most people are overcommitted...
Zero — this saves time
Skill Stacking (Career Moat Building)
Instead of trying to be world-class at one thing (top 1%), become very good (top 25%) at 2-3 complementary skills. The...
30 minutes daily for the new skill
Skill Stacking (Talent Stack)
Instead of trying to be world-class at one thing, become top-25% good at 2-3 complementary skills. The intersection creates a...
1 hour daily for skill development
Strategic Networking (Non-Sleazy)
Adam Grant's research: 'givers' who help others without expecting returns build the most powerful networks. Stop collecting...
30 minutes per week