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## Blog

## [The Four Qs of Career Success](https://blog.solomonpage.com/2014/02/13/qs-career-success)

 February 13 , 2014

The National Center for Education Statistics estimates there are 1,791,000 bachelor degree graduates in the class of 2013, many of whom will be entering the job market for the first time. At PwC, we will hire more than 7,000 new associates and interns this year. And this month we will promote 5,400...

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## [Breaking Through The Wall](https://blog.solomonpage.com/2014/02/10/breaking-wall)

 February 10 , 2014

Do you hit the wall at work? You know, that feeling at maybe 3pm where you feel almost frozen from your head to your toes, unable to focus, mind and body wanting to stop or scurry to a diversion of any kind. From art to athletics, from the studio to the office, hitting the wall happens to all of...

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## [Don't Be A Robot](https://blog.solomonpage.com/2014/01/23/robot)

 January 23 , 2014

Have you gone a little too rigid? The formalities of the professional world may leave you stuck in a web of thoughtlessness.

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## [To Understand Leadership, Study "Followership"](https://blog.solomonpage.com/2014/01/13/understand-leadership-study-followership)

 January 13 , 2014

I was at a conference with 50 or so chief learning officers last week and we had a number of discussions about leadership.

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## [9 Career Lessons From Millennials](https://blog.solomonpage.com/2013/12/19/9-career-lessons-millennials)

 December 19 , 2013

Last week I had the chance to sit down with a group of college students and new graduates to pick their brains on how kids these days are starting their careers. One of the most exciting things about working at Collegefeed is the access to millennials from all walks of life. Collegefeed's mission...

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## [The Best Talent Is Bringing Out Talent In Others](https://blog.solomonpage.com/2013/12/12/talent-bringing-talent)

 December 12 , 2013

"A superior leader is a person who can bring ordinary people together to achieve extraordinary results." Many years ago, an entrepreneur told me that. He was right.

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## [There Are So Many Ways To Be Smart](https://blog.solomonpage.com/2013/12/05/ways-smart)

 December 05 , 2013

During a continuing ed course when I was an equity analyst at Merrill Lynch, the instructor observed, “You’re really good at math.”

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## [How Anyone Can Create Their Own Luck](https://blog.solomonpage.com/2013/11/11/create-luck)

 November 11 , 2013

Ask incredibly successful entrepreneurs – ask people who are incredibly successful in any pursuit – and every one of them will say luck played an important role in their success. Talent, expertise, determination, perseverance, all those qualities and many more are certainly important. But so is...

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## [Why Being a Perfectionist Can Hurt Your Productivity](https://blog.solomonpage.com/2013/11/07/perfectionist-hurt-productivity)

 November 07 , 2013

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