a career you love
building a career you love. shit to read if you don't know what to do with your life.
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a career you love
I meet a lot of people searching for something (career, relationship, etc). And yet, when it’s put in front of them, they won’t pursue it because they fear pain (getting hurt, failure, etc.). So they unconsciously (and expensively) trade self protection for misery.
Shane Parrishtwitter.com
I’ve finally come to realize that we should feel lucky when the universe gifts us a 1-of-1 purpose. It’s not something to lament or fear. It’s something to relish and embrace. When you’re called by a vision few others can see, trust that if you do your part, one day others will too.
Yancey Strickler • When Your Purpose Is 1-of-1
Julie Zhuo on accelerating your career, impostor syndrome, writing, building product sense, using intuition vs. data, hiring designers, and moving into management
Julie Zhuoopen.spotify.com
It’s possible for other projects to be sexier, more lucrative, and more attention getting, however their purposes are less unique than yours.
Yancey Strickler • When Your Purpose Is 1-of-1
A short cut to identifying your motivations and strengths might be to ask 5-6 people you’ve worked with for some honest feedback on what you’re like. I’d recommend asking people who’ve managed you, peers and people you’ve managed. Look at the consistencies, and the differences, and work out what your ‘spike’ is. As you won’t be working with them,... See more
Annie • What I’ve learned from having 12 jobs in 2 years
Annie’s lessons from being an ex-founder seeking a new job and career path
Love this speech by Bill Gurley - one of the common things across top professionals like Bob Dylan, Danny Meyer, etc was that they studied everything they could find about their field, they were masterful students first.