Early Career Advice

Career advice for young people and/or people early on in their career

Perhaps the best career advice I’ve heard is to lower the stakes. When we loosen our grip on the “right” path to pursue, we open ourselves to what the universe has to offer.

Simone Stolzoff • How to Find Clarity When You’re at a Career Crossroads

Stuart Evans

Make decisions easy for busy people. You will rise fast in your career if busy people like working with you. Here’s a tip: when you have a problem to solve, come prepared with a suggested next step. If you have a question, phrase it in a way they can answer yes/no. If there are multiple options, lay them out and ask them to pick one. Try to avoid

David Perell • 28 Pieces of Life Advice

alex

"Runnin' Down a Dream: How to Succeed and Thrive in a Career You Love"

Bill Gurley jamesclear.com

ssari

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.

Never Search Alone

phyl.org

MargaretC

Finite and Infinite Games Quotes by James P. Carse

goodreads.com

sari

Maintain a diversity of pursuits — you want to ensure that, no matter how engrossed you become in one, you never forget that the others exist.

Brian Timar • Mimetic

Stuart Evans

Concentrate on finding a big idea that will make an impact on the people you want to influence

andrea

Personal brand with Brian Lovin // Metamuse podcast episode 51

museapp.com

Susie Conley

I’m rejecting the career ladder metaphor in favor of the career river. Here’s why: 1. The ultimate goal of the career ladder is: reach the top. The ultimate goal of the career river is: reach your ocean - a thriving, wide-open ecosystem fed by other rivers to explore. /

Bridget Thoreson twitter.com

Brian Sholis