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Episode 43: How to find your 3rd door

Episode 43: How to find your 3rd door

There is always a 3rd option. One that seems impossible but would be very effective were it to happen. In the restaurant example, you make friends with the head chef, and s/he snags you a private Omakase experience with them next weekend.

Farhan Manjiyani
Farhan Manjiyani
Episode 42: How to prep your resume in 2024

Episode 42: How to prep your resume in 2024

Despite the advancement of AI tools, I still believe the best way to create the best resume is to write it yourself. The creativity and clarity needed can only come from you.

Farhan Manjiyani
Farhan Manjiyani
Episode 41: How to prep for performance reviews

Episode 41: How to prep for performance reviews

I always believed that if you keep your head down and do good work, it will get noticed. The work will speak for itself and you’ll get promoted.

Farhan Manjiyani
Farhan Manjiyani
Episode 40: How to negotiate startup equity

Episode 40: How to negotiate startup equity

I saw the equity as a loss because I didn’t understand how to quantify the value of what I was getting. One company had an equity simulator, but it was based on a 20x outcome for the company. I had no idea to gauge whether that was realistic.

Farhan Manjiyani
Farhan Manjiyani
Episode 39: How to negotiate for your wedding

Episode 39: How to negotiate for your wedding

I understand the pressure; my wife and I were not immune a month ago when we married. We worried that people would think what we did was cheap or be pissed off that they weren’t invited or kid ourselves that we would ‘work it out later’ when it came to the budget.

Farhan Manjiyani
Farhan Manjiyani
Episode 38: How to become more confident with numbers

Episode 38: How to become more confident with numbers

So while I knew I should be more data driven, I didn’t feel equipped with a good understanding of what I should be measuring or more importantly what to with the data once I had it.

Farhan Manjiyani
Farhan Manjiyani
Episode 37: How to use AI to get a job

Episode 37: How to use AI to get a job

At the end of the day which tool you use is less relevant. It’s more important that you focus on the right input and be specific about the outputs.

Farhan Manjiyani
Farhan Manjiyani
Episode 36: How to continue learning

Episode 36: How to continue learning

Feeling comfortable for too long is a good reminder that you aren’t in a learning environment anymore. Here’s what I do to never stop learning:

Farhan Manjiyani
Farhan Manjiyani
Episode 35: How to become a better project manager

Episode 35: How to become a better project manager

Having a consistent source of truth - even if it’s a few bullets in a shared doc - is more important than having any sort of tool.

Farhan Manjiyani
Farhan Manjiyani
Episode 34: How to become more productive

Episode 34: How to become more productive

Part of hearing your body/mind/heart is reducing the noise around you. For me, that meant creating an environment where I am constantly inspired and then starting tasks earlier to stop/start and deliver something within a specific timeline.

Farhan Manjiyani
Farhan Manjiyani
Episode 33: How to negotiate in your relationship

Episode 33: How to negotiate in your relationship

I use aspects of negotiation in my relationship every day. Simple decisions like what to watch on TV or what to eat involve negotiation - even if it’s low stakes.

Farhan Manjiyani
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Episode 32: How to bring up the promotion conversation

Episode 32: How to bring up the promotion conversation

Today all my justifications are from an ‘owner’s mindset’ —> I frame things as if I were the company's CEO / talk about tradeoffs for the business to not invest in this today.

Farhan Manjiyani
Farhan Manjiyani
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