Jared Bender

“Rockefeller was a strange guy. But he figured out something that now applies to tens of millions of workers. Rockefeller’s job wasn’t to drill wells, load trains, or move barrels. It was to think and make good decisions. Rockefeller’s product—his deliverable—wasn’t what he did with his hands, or even his words. It was what he figured out inside his head. So that’s where he spent most of his time and energy. Despite sitting quietly most of the day in what might have looked like free time or leisure hours to most people, he was constantly working in his mind, thinking problems through. This was unique in his day. Almost all jobs during Rockefeller’s time required doing things with your hands. In 1870, 46% of jobs were in agriculture, and 35% were in crafts or manufacturing, according to economist Robert Gordon. Few professions relied on a worker’s brain. You didn’t think; you labored, without interruption, and your work was visible and tangible. Today, that’s flipped. Thirty-eight percent of jobs are now designated as “managers, officials, and professionals.” These are decision-making jobs. Another 41% are service jobs that often rely on your thoughts as much as your actions.”
― Morgan Housel, The Psychology of Money

“A movement to engage and support men that is only championed by women is like a tree falling in the forest and all of us arguing about whether or not it made a sound.”
― Justin Baldoni, Man Enough: Undefining My Masculinity

“People who stand out in work and life possess the power to get what they want and inspire others while doing so.”
― William Vanderbloemen, Be the Unicorn: 12 Data-Driven Habits that Separate the Best Leaders from the Rest

“one of the greatest gifts we can give each other is selfless listening, which is hearing someone’s truth without projecting one’s own emotion or story onto it—literally receiving another’s perspective with complete acceptance.”
― Yung Pueblo, Clarity & Connection