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FAILURE IS ALWAYS AN OPTION!
The notion of “Failure is always an option” is at the heart of any successful endeavour. Because it is when we fail that we learn. Yes, you have heard this a million times. But have you ever thought about what that actually means? And maybe more important, how you can change your ways of working to really leverage it? When we try to learn a new skill, we have absolutely no idea of how to do it. So we try. We might succeed on the first go, but it is by far more likely that we will do something wrong. And we try again, and again… and again. We keep…
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BEING A GENERALIST IS AN EXPERTISE IN ITSELF
Jack of all tradesMaster of noneThough often better than a master of one This is how life experience works. You gather experiences from every situation you find yourself in. Each place has a new problem to solve and that will give you a new skill that you can use in the future. So when a similar problem appears, then you are capable to handle it. And further more, the more skills you possess, the more solutions to the problem can you find. You can find the right solution instead of the only solution. When you have enough skills, it is also possible for you to solve complex problems that otherwise…
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DO NOT USE THE SAME PASSWORD EVERYWHERE
We hear it often now about data leaks, hackers that has broken in to sites and stolen the user data. Many times, it is our passwords they get. The hacked companies usually act fast and lock the accounts and make us enter a new one, and that’s the end of it. But many people use the same password everywhere. And that is a huge problem, because when the hackers have your password, they basically have free access to all your accounts. However, there are a couple of tactics you can use to prevent this. ALWAYS use different passwords. NEVER use the same, even on two accounts. Use two factor authentication…