https://www.europesays.com/uk/6673/ LinkedIn's cofounder Reid Hoffman says seeking work-life balance is a red flag that you're 'not committed to winning – Fortune #Business #CareerAdvice #Careers #Entrepreneurs #Entrepreneurship #Founders #LinkedIn #NoCopyright #NoIndexRec #ReidHoffman #StartingABusiness #startups #UK #UnitedKingdom #WorkLifeBalance
American quit her 6-figure tech job to make pastries in France https://www.diningandcooking.com/2003871/american-quit-her-6-figure-tech-job-to-make-pastries-in-france/ #Bakery #budgeting #CareerAdvice #CareerChange #desserts #entertainment #francais #france #French #FrenchDesserts #GenerationY #LifeChange #Lifestyle #PersonalFinance #travel
Embrace and escape!
I've never had more fun writing my 41st and 42nd books! I tackle what I've seen in 30 years of examining innovation success and innovation failure, and have wrapped them into two concise overviews that go hand in hand.
Today, I'm getting images together for Escaping Mediocrity, arriving by May 15, while watching sales for Embracing Mediocrity, which is already in print.
Two books. One powerful message!
Get yours - learn more!
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Anyone else with a public-facing job sometimes look at their online following and go:
"Would you still love me if I was ~a worm~ not working here anymore?"
Especially when you have concurrent private ambitions in #ContentCreation, conference speaking, you name it. It becomes hard to differentiate.
Wow, three of my Medium articles have been boosted in a row - thank you all for reading and sharing! 
If you don't know the articles yet, here are the friend links:
How to Try Out an Open-Source AI Model Without Costly Hardware
A practical guide on how you can easily test an open-source language model like IBM Granite with Hugging Face Spaces and Gradio.
5 Important Lessons I Learned as a Tech Consultant over the Last 5 Years
Underestimated skills in IT consulting - and what I've learned from them.
How to Skip the AI Hype and Find Reliable Expert Information
How to find high-quality content about AI and avoid information overload.
Enjoy reading
#llm #opensource #Huggingface #ibm #python #ai #consultant #technology #IT #support #career #careeradvice #customerexperience #productivity
#learning #machinelearning #deeplearning #datascience #datascientist
Today is one of those Saturdays where I chose to ignore my alarms, sleep in despite that making my migraine worse, and then order Indian comfort food for breakfast at 3pm.
Living proof you can have a semi-successful career and still be a dysfunctional being on your off days. We are all human 
"It's not your job to say 'no' to yourself." Words of wisdom from this week's guest, Mariana Carvalho. Catch her episode now:
: https://buff.ly/4bbrgox
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During my last 5 years in the IT industry, I have often asked myself what makes a successful IT consultant.
I have definitely learned that success requires more than just technical knowledge. Here I share the 5 most important lessons I've learned:
Support and consulting are not the same thing, but they are often very close Many people simply want a short, clear answer to their problem. As a student, I used to think of 5 minutes as “no time”. Today, I think of everything that can be done in 5–10 minutes. With the "problem-solving-framework" you have a heuristic tool to reduce a lot of cognitive load when solving a request question. Train the customer instead of doing everything for him changes the customer relationship and builds trust.
Or friend link if you don't have a paid membership: https://medium.com/code-like-a-girl/5-important-lessons-i-learned-as-a-tech-consultant-over-the-last-5-years-238c1e1d9ffe?sk=9918c70ded0c22ea72a98f7b155ecfea
Mentorship shaped my career, so now I'm paying it forward. Here's how offering support and encouragement can create a lasting impact in your professional journey.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/life-lessons/2024/08/paying-it-forward
https://www.europesays.com/1848091/ How I Became A Machine Learning Engineer (No CS Degree, No Bootcamp) #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #CareerAdvice #DataScience #DataScienceCareers #MachineLearningEngineer
In both startups and careers, your first task is finding *your* PMF: What problem are you solving, and what unique value do you offer? For your career, this means aligning your "product", or your superpowers, with market needs.
https://www.elenaverna.com/p/your-career-is-a-startup-building
Mentorship shaped my career, so now I'm paying it forward. Here's how offering support and encouragement can create a lasting impact in your professional journey.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/life-lessons/2024/08/paying-it-forward
