3-2-1: Two steps for better results, the qualities of a great career, and how to handle good luck
"The 4 qualities of a great career:
Answer in reverse order:
- I enjoy it
- I'm good at it
- I make good money
- I’m around fascinating people
Answer in reverse order:
- Where are fascinating people?
- In what ways can I make money with them?
- Which ones am I good at?
- Which ones do I enjoy?"
3-2-1: Two steps for better results, the qualities of a great career, and how to handle good luck
Novelist Marilynne Robinson on how to handle good luck:
"I can only make sense of my unaccountable good fortune by assuming that it means I am under special obligation to make good use of it."
Source: The Paris Review Interviews: Volume IV
"I can only make sense of my unaccountable good fortune by assuming that it means I am under special obligation to make good use of it."
Source: The Paris Review Interviews: Volume IV