# honest thoughts (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover honest thoughts. Page: Feed: --- ## [It's taking you longer because your calling is greater](https://careercolin.substack.com/p/its-taking-you-longer-because-your) _2026-07-21 · for the firsts_ Why you can't rush the mission. ## [Is your career getting better, or is your title just getting bigger?](https://careercolin.substack.com/p/is-your-career-getting-better-or) _2026-07-06 · for the firsts_ Don't fall for one of the most common switch ups in corporate ## [Why I spent the last night of Cannes Lions in tears](https://careercolin.substack.com/p/why-i-spent-the-last-night-of-cannes) _2026-06-29 · for the firsts_ For me, attending Cannes Lions meant a lot more than clinking glasses with CMOs on yachts in the French Riviera. ## [Confessions of a former success larper](https://careercolin.substack.com/p/confessions-of-a-former-success-larper) _2026-06-16 · for the firsts_ How a list of goals from my past revealed everything about who I was at the time, and how I've changed since. ## [You can't create a new career if you're too scared to kill your current one](https://careercolin.substack.com/p/you-cant-create-a-new-career-if-youre) _2026-06-03 · Colin Rocker · for the firsts_ A few honest thoughts on why the life you actually want is on the other side of the one you’re afraid to lose ## [The ultimate first](https://careercolin.substack.com/p/the-ultimate-first) _2026-04-21 · for the firsts_ What four astronauts flying around the Moon can teach us about staying grounded ## [The girl who did nothing perfect](https://blairsharp.substack.com/p/the-girl-who-did-nothing-perfect) _2026-04-02 · Blair Sharp · So here's what I'm thinking_ But oh my did she try ## [How we destroyed the workplace](https://careercolin.substack.com/p/how-we-destroyed-the-workplace) _2026-03-23 · Colin Rocker · for the firsts_ What I learned at SXSW about the empathy crisis affecting Gen Z at work, and what we can do about it ## [You weren't meant to escape your life](https://careercolin.substack.com/p/you-werent-meant-to-escape-your-life) _2026-03-09 · Colin Rocker · for the firsts_ On building a career worth coming back to ## [Your "new year" hasn't even started](https://careercolin.substack.com/p/your-new-year-hasnt-even-started) _2026-03-02 · Colin Rocker · for the firsts_ Why you shouldn't be stressing about goals while there's still snow on the ground ## [8.1% APY Plus Free Stock (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Zqy8A4rTBI0O) _2026-03-02 · **Sponsored**_ Claim 8.1% APY and up to $1,030 in SK hynix and Nvidia stock. ## [The job market no longer exists](https://careercolin.substack.com/p/the-job-market-no-longer-exists) _2026-02-02 · Colin Rocker · for the firsts_ What LinkedIn's data actually says about hiring, skills, and creating your own lane ## [I'm sorry, but I have to say this](https://careercolin.substack.com/p/im-sorry-but-i-have-to-say-this) _2026-01-26 · Colin Rocker · for the firsts_ Some honest thoughts on everything that's been going on lately ## [How I completely changed my life in ten years](https://careercolin.substack.com/p/how-i-completely-changed-my-life) _2026-01-19 · Colin Rocker · for the firsts_ And some things to think about if you want 2036 to look radically different from 2026 ## [Feeling overwhelmed? Remember this](https://careercolin.substack.com/p/feeling-overwhelmed-remember-this) _2026-01-12 · Colin Rocker · for the firsts_ A few notes on keeping your cool when the world seems on fire ## [Tomorrow is my 30th Birthday](https://careercolin.substack.com/p/tomorrow-is-my-30th-birthday) _2026-01-05 · Colin Rocker · for the firsts_ Some reflections, firsts, and fears of someone approaching the big three-o ## [Time doesn't repeat itself. But it does rhyme.](https://careercolin.substack.com/p/time-doesnt-repeat-itself-but-it) _2025-12-03 · Colin Rocker · for the firsts_ The first bonus lesson of my '30 Lessons' series ## [What quiet emotions do you carry?](https://careercolin.substack.com/p/what-quiet-emotions-do-you-carry) _2025-11-17 · Colin Rocker · for the firsts_ How a dancer brought me to tears in Atlanta (not how you're thinking) ## [Your imagination is your competitive advantage](https://careercolin.substack.com/p/your-imagination-is-your-competitive) _2025-11-10 · Colin Rocker · for the firsts_ Why now is one of the best times to start applying more creativity to you work ## [My manager’s kids hardly knew them](https://careercolin.substack.com/p/my-managers-kids-hardly-knew-them) _2025-11-03 · Colin Rocker · for the firsts_ I didn’t know it at the time, but this moment would quietly change the course of my career.