Ali Assareh
Don't separate work and life. Re-align them towards higher purpose.
When I was a junior associate in Big Law, there were a number of popular "tricks" to try to keep work and life "separate." These...
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Ali Assareh
“Be a good person, but don’t waste time to prove it.”
“Be a good person, but don’t waste time to prove it.” Thank you Sekou Kesselly for this gem.
Ali Assareh
Build towards a goal, not backwards from it.
The answer to "where do I want to be in 10 years," is, "where do I want to be in 10 hours, in 10 days?" You can't decide for yourself in...
Ali Assareh
Don’t be Work Martyrs folks!!
Especially in light of Simone Biles’s brave decision, Lisa Orbe-Austin, PhD’s Instagram post today really resonated with me. Don’t be...
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“Anxiety is an elixir, and depression a sedative.
“Each morning the twin gremlins of fear & lethargy sit at the foot of our bed. “Fear of further departure, fear of the unknown, fear of...
Ali Assareh
Results are bonuses, not goals!
We are taught to judge success and failure based on results. But results, and outcomes, are not in our control. Even if we do everything...
Ali Assareh
“When you come to a fork in the road, take it.”
“When you come to a fork in the road, take it.” - Yogi Berra Outcomes are out of your control; decisions are not. Always decide to keep...
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“Change is inevitable. Transformation is a choice.”
Perspective Fridays: “Change is inevitable. Transformation is a choice.” Credit to my dear friend Leonela Vaccaro Padron for bringing...
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Terrifying, or liberating?
“I honestly feel like I’ve only just realised a lot about who I am in my late-mid-30s, and now I’m 40, and it’s terrifying to me that...
Ali Assareh
If you make a mistake, apologize right away; it’s ALWAYS the best strategy
Best advice my brother gave me: If you make a mistake, apologize right away. It’s ALWAYS the best strategy. ————— When I practiced law at...
Ali Assareh
Don’t Sell, Inspire!
Don’t Sell, Inspire! Whether you’re selling a product (as in making a sale), yourself (as in an interview), or a cause (as in...
Ali Assareh
Set Directions, not Goals.
*Direction, not Goal* I’ve had this epiphany that what really matters is setting directions, not goals. If you set a goal, you either...
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Would you live [your] life again?
*Perspective Fridays* This is a 2-part question I've been asking my friends lately; and it has shed a lot on the meaning of life for me....
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"Thems what thinks they is, ain't."
Beautiful passages from James Hollis's Under Saturn's Shadow: The Wounding & Healing of Men: "Governed as he is by fear, unable to admit...
Ali Assareh
Live life like music, not like a race
*Perspective Fridays!* Live life like music, not like a race ❤️
Ali Assareh
Interview tips: There are no right or wrong answers, only right or wrong ways of answering questions
3 Interview Tips: ❶ Don't lie, or fake enthusiasm. Everyone knows what's on their company website & buzzwords associated with their...
Ali Assareh
“You can't actually become happy. You can only *be* happy.”
Fantastic ending to Lex Fridman’s interview with Sam Harris. “What is the meaning of life?”, asks Lex. Sam’s full answer is worth a...
Ali Assareh
Perspective Fridays: Do you see it?
*Perspective Fridays!* Do you see it? “The universe is indifferent,” was a line from the show Madmen. Things just happen. Not *to* us.
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Limits are Love.
I grew up in a family (and also a culture) in which there was a lot of love & warmth -- sometimes at the expense of limits or boundaries....
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Networking is NOTworking!
I was doing a really fun 5-minute speed networking roulette wheel yesterday at a gathering of an organization I’m a member of. About 10...
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