Today marks my 5th year anniversary. Here are 5 timeless career lessons.
#1
At the start of your career, experiment a lot. Try different things and be bold enough to walk away when it does not click. The most important thing is that you keep moving. Movement makes stuff happening. Preparation, anticipation, and attitude is what people call luck. You can not connect the dots without collecting the dots first.
#2
Listen to your gut feeling. Ignore the noise of friends and family. If you believe university will open the door you want to walk through, keep walking. If it feels good to get out of the college banks and start a business, try it with conviction.
#3
Never stop learning. It is a waste of your potential. Seek out mentors that help you level up, listen to feedback, invest in courses on topics that interest you, and read. If you do not like reading, find a way to like reading. Expand your mind by reading the greats on economy, phylosophy, thinking, leadership, life, human nature, etc. I thought I hated reading until I found a book that held the answer to a question I did not knew I had.
#4
It is more important with whom you work than what you work on. The easiest way to do this is focus on people that share the same values. Evaluate yours and find alignment with people who are on the same path. When did you last ended a long day feeling energized, even if you were still far away from the project’s finish line? Reminding ourselves in what we value most in our lives can illuminate opportunities we would otherwise not see.
#5
Figure out a problem you can solve and how you can deliver results. That is how you add value. Keep iterating until you’ve figured this out. Then go all-in. It will create a ripple effect of opportunities.
The purpose of life is to discover your gift. You give meaning to life when you share it with others.
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