Tips for Work and Life with Andrew LaCivita – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Most people think success comes from constant hustle.

It doesn't. It comes from patience mixed with smart action.

Most people chase quick wins.

I learned the real secret is patience mixed with purpose.

When you think long-term, you make better short-term decisions.

You stop chasing every shiny idea and start stacking small wins that lead to something big.

Back in 2015, I made a decision that tested every ounce of my patience.

Even though I was most qualified to teach leadership, I didn't start there.

My long-term vision was to become a one-stop shop for your career.

But to earn that, I needed to start by solving your most acute pain first…getting the job.

That meant helping people fix their search, knowing they'd leave me once they succeeded.

It was a sacrifice, but a necessary one if I wanted to serve for the long haul.

This week's lesson shares (in under 4 minutes) how I created a long-term vision for my career success.

And how you can build yours using the same approach.

If you'd like to build a great career and lead a rewarding life, check out some of these other places where I share my teachings:

1. Check out the milewalk Academy, my coaching and training site, for freemiums and premiums.

2. I have hundreds of educational and inspirational videos on my YouTube Channel.

3. Grab any of my four books related to career development, interviewing, hiring, and goal setting. All can be found on my Amazon Author Page.

4. Follow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter (X), TikTok, Threads, and Facebook.

5. Stay in touch with me in your email inbox by joining my newsletter here!

--Andy

Perfectionism is the great career stall.

Most people don't slow down because they're lazy.

They slow down because they want everything just right before they move.

Job seekers spend months polishing résumés, cover letters, and LinkedIn profiles before they ever start actually searching.

Professionals over-edit reports and presentations until the opportunity passes.

They all have the same problem…waiting until it's perfect before they ship.

But progress doesn't come from polishing. It comes from acting.

This week's lesson is all about breaking free from perfectionism so you can finally make real progress.

I share how I overcame a decade of "consultant conditioning" that taught me perfection was everything and how learning to act fast and iterate changed my entire career.

If you've ever felt stuck trying to make something flawless, this one's for you.

If you'd like to build a great career and lead a rewarding life, check out some of these other places where I share my teachings:

1. Check out the milewalk Academy, my coaching and training site, for freemiums and premiums.

2. I have hundreds of educational and inspirational videos on my YouTube Channel.

3. Grab any of my four books related to career development, interviewing, hiring, and goal setting. All can be found on my Amazon Author Page.

4. Follow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter (X), TikTok, Threads, and Facebook.

5. Stay in touch with me in your email inbox by joining my newsletter here!

--Andy

You've probably heard the phrase "don't sweat the small stuff."

Well, I'm here to tell you to do the exact opposite.

If you want to perform at the highest level, if you want to grow in your role, get promoted, or become a standout in your field, you better sweat the small stuff. 

Because that's where mastery lives. 

This week, I'm sharing one of the most important performance lessons I can give you. 

Whether I'm talking about writing emails, managing a team, speaking with clients, or building a long-term financial future, the people who succeed are the ones who obsess (productively) over the right things. 

In this talk, I'll walk you through:

• Why greatness lives in the details (with stories to prove it).
• How top performers think differently about their craft.
• A powerful health and wealth analogy that might just change how you approach your career.

You'll come away with a better approach for how to improve your day-to-day work and make long-term progress in your profession and finances. 

Just 8:46 and one of the best mental models I've shared… 

If you'd like to build a great career and lead a rewarding life, check out some of these other places where I share my teachings:

1. Check out the milewalk Academy, my coaching and training site, for freemiums and premiums.

2. I have hundreds of educational and inspirational videos on my YouTube Channel.

3. Grab any of my four books related to career development, interviewing, hiring, and goal setting. All can be found on my Amazon Author Page.

4. Follow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter (X), TikTok, Threads, and Facebook.

5. Stay in touch with me in your email inbox by joining my newsletter here!

--Andy

Do you realize whenever you're interviewing with a company, you'll have FAR BETTER results when you treat every interaction as if you're already a team?

What do teams do?

They work together to achieve a common goal.

From the first screening interview all the way to your salary counteroffer, you'll be amazed at what manifests when you approach it this way.

Now, sometimes, you're interviewing and you're not quite clear what the goal is. They might not be clear either.

But, you know you like each other enough to start dancing even though you don't know all the steps.

Maybe, they say, "Hey, we like your background. Don't have an open role. But, let's get together and see where it goes."

Perhaps, they say, "Come on down and interview for this role. We don't have a description, but it's general engineer-y stuff."

It could even be, "We're thinking about hiring someone to build out this area. We don't have a job description yet because it's a new position. Wanna talk?"

Whatever the scenario, I have the formula for exactly what you can do to win the day.

My formula has a bunch of stuff I want you to do and at least three things I do not want you to do…

DO NOT tell them what you've done.

DO NOT tell them what you can do.

And for the love of all that is holy, DO NOT tell them what you want.

There is a better way to get what YOU want and help the company get max value from you.

Give today's podcast a try…

If you'd like to build a great career and lead a rewarding life, check out some of these other places where I share my teachings:

1. Check out the milewalk Academy, my coaching and training site, for freemiums and premiums.

2. I have hundreds of educational and inspirational videos on my YouTube Channel.

3. Grab any of my three books related to interviewing, hiring, and goal setting. All can be found on my Amazon Author Page.

4. Follow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook.

5. Stay in touch with me in your email inbox by joining my newsletter here!

--Andy

Ever have trouble remembering your job interview answers?

Actually, my real question to you is, "Why are you trying to remember your job interview answers?"

My mind is like a steel trap and I'd never consider trying to remember all the words it takes to give you a (live-show) lesson.

That's just too much stuff.

Not to mention, if I memorized it, I'd sound robotic instead of my cheery self!

There is a better way to answer questions in an interview.

It doesn't require much other than remembering a few points.

Give today's podcast a try…

If you'd like to build a great career and lead a rewarding life, check out some of these other places where I share my teachings:

1. Check out the milewalk Academy, my coaching and training site, for freemiums and premiums.

2. I have hundreds of educational and inspirational videos on my YouTube Channel.

3. Grab any of my three books related to interviewing, hiring, and goal setting. All can be found on my Amazon Author Page.

4. Follow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook.

5. Stay in touch with me in your email inbox by joining my newsletter here!

--Andy

Today, sweet podcast on THE job interview tactic that gets you hired. It's the tactic that cuts right to the employer's needs.

Their needs + your solutions = job offer.

That's 9 semesters of higher math talkin' right there and I have the Bachelor's degree in EE to prove it.

If you'd like to build a great career and lead a rewarding life, check out some of these other places where I share my teachings:

1. Check out the milewalk Academy, my coaching and training site, for freemiums and premiums.

2. I have hundreds of educational and inspirational videos on my YouTube Channel.

3. Grab any of my three books related to interviewing, hiring, and goal setting. All can be found on my Amazon Author Page.

4. Follow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook.

5. Stay in touch with me in your email inbox by joining my newsletter here!

--Andy

I once had a client who would say to me, "But, Andy, I'm really bad at predicting the future."

She was referring to her ability to hire the right engineers for her company.

She'd say they sounded great in the interviews.

Then, she'd notice, after they were hired, they didn't really have the traits she thought they did.

This works both ways.

Job candidates don't often know what questions to ask potential employers to determine whether they company is a great fit for them.

I guess, technically speaking, asking the questions is the easy part. After all, you can just ask the ones I give you.

The challenge lies in your ability to dissect the employers' responses.

That's why, in today's lesson, I'm going to give the ultimate question to ask an employer to know (yes, know) whether it's a great fit for you.

Here's the question…

"What do you love about working here?"

That's the easy part and you don't even need to listen to the podcast to know what it is.

The gold isn't in asking the question.

It's in knowing what their responses mean—to YOU…

If you'd like to build a great career and lead a rewarding life, check out some of these other places where I share my teachings:

1. Check out the milewalk Academy, my coaching and training site, for freemiums and premiums.

2. I have hundreds of educational and inspirational videos on my YouTube Channel.

3. Grab any of my three books related to interviewing, hiring, and goal setting. All can be found on my Amazon Author Page.

4. Follow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook.

5. Stay in touch with me in your email inbox by joining my newsletter here!

--Andy

Are job interviews falling out of your pockets?

As in, you're walking down the street and one falls out of your pocket and you don't even bother to bend over to pick it up?

If so, have a nice Tuesday and I'll see you next week!

If not, let's check a few things.

Consistency?

Elbow grease?

Right targets?

Right people?

Shoving resume into Applicant Trashing System to deafening silence to thinking you stink at life? (This last part is so not true BTW.)

Right roles?

So on and so forth and let's get you to refocus.

If you'd like to build a great career and lead a rewarding life, check out some of these other places where I share my teachings:

1. Check out the milewalk Academy, my coaching and training site, for freemiums and premiums.

2. I have hundreds of educational and inspirational videos on my YouTube Channel.

3. Grab any of my three books related to interviewing, hiring, and goal setting. All can be found on my Amazon Author Page.

4. Follow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook.

5. Stay in touch with me in your email inbox by joining my newsletter here!

--Andy

Need some interrogation methods on evaluating your potential boss?

Like, trying to figure out whether you'll be dealing with a micro-manager?

Or, if they're interested in turning you into a work-aholic?

Maybe, gasp, they're a yes-man or yes-woman to their boss, which translates into a nightmare for you.

So on. So forth. Etc. Etc.

I've got an Andy-dandy for you today.

If you'd like to build a great career and lead a rewarding life, check out some of these other places where I share my teachings:

1. Check out the milewalk Academy, my coaching and training site, for freemiums and premiums.

2. I have hundreds of educational and inspirational videos on my YouTube Channel.

3. Grab any of my three books related to interviewing, hiring, and goal setting. All can be found on my Amazon Author Page.

4. Follow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook.

5. Stay in touch with me in your email inbox by joining my newsletter here!

--Andy

Coming at you today with a more-powerful-than-usual talk about success.

Hard work might get you there. Might.

But, after working with and observing about a bajillion people, I've learned why some just seem to have it all and others live in a state of wonderment.

Perspective.

That one thing actually changes the way you approach, well, everything.

Perspective when it comes to gratitude has a way of providing you an overarching head start on life.

There are perspectives, however, that go along with different aspects of your career and life that can trip you up.

Hence, why I needed to cover 7 of them in today's lesson.

By simply changing your perspective in the way you look at something you can ignite a fire in yourself that wasn't there a minute ago.

Inside today's podcast, I hit reasons why you don't start new challenges or improve your skills.

I covered resources you should never forget whenever you make any decision and just how dang close you are to a person that'll change your life (even when you think you have no network).

I didn't stop there!

I went through time wasters that drag you down (they're not social media) and safety nets and more.

I hope you enjoy it. It's a doozy!

If you'd like to build a great career and lead a rewarding life, check out some of these other places where I share my teachings:

1. Check out the milewalk Academy, my coaching and training site, for freemiums and premiums.

2. I have hundreds of educational and inspirational videos on my YouTube Channel.

3. Grab any of my three books related to interviewing, hiring, and goal setting. All can be found on my Amazon Author Page.

4. Follow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook.

5. Stay in touch with me in your email inbox by joining my newsletter here!

--Andy