So ‘My 2 Cents’ is a content series I plan to try to see if people get any value from it and this is the first post in the series.

What you can expect from this is when I check my RSS reader for the latest goings on in the marketing world (and some cross over with entrepreneurship, business, career etc), I want to start pulling out interesting articles and giving you my own take on the story based on my own experience.

Sometimes I might stick to the original article closely when providing this, but other times I might start on the topic and go in a different direction. It all depends on the topic and my experience or opinion in/on the topic really.

So here is the original article I came across this morning:

“How to gain credibility when you have little experience” – https://hbr.org/2017/10/how-to-gain-credibility-when-you-have-little-experience

Below is my 2 cents on this topic:

Firstly you need to make sure your expectations are in check

If you are fresh out of school, college or university then don’t expect or think you deserve a mid – higher level role with a nice big salary.… ... Continue Reading

Right I’ve bit my tongue long enough on this one and I’m sick to death of seeing this shit pushed at you, usually the young people – millennials – because companies and worms selling you their snake oil, know that this type of messaging really appeals to a large percentage of the younger generation.

Equally what pisses me off is these beliefs of many millennials and young people that they are special enough and entitled to do what they love, travel the world, only work a couple hours per week, but at the same time make a ton of money – how many times have you heard the words “lifestyle business” – get internet famous by building loads of followers AND change the world or make an impact.

Regular jobs and/or long hard work for years is beneath them, especially when they don’t earn a ton of money from the get go or soon after.… ... Continue Reading