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Laura Huang • Edge: Turning Adversity into Advantage
Perhaps you will attain your goal, and a worthy goal at that, but at what price? Apply this standard to everything, including whether to collaborate with other people or come to their aid. In the end, life is short, opportunities are few, and you have only so much energy to draw on.
Robert Greene • The 48 Laws of Power
Don’t go it alone.
Gorick Ng • The Unspoken Rules: Secrets to Starting Your Career Off Right
maybe you don’t need the ego-stroking title or the extra few grand a year from being promoted.
Danielle LaPorte • The Fire Starter Sessions
Why young professionals should prioritize developing real skills over money, reputation, or fame in their early career years
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And when you're in that sort of first chapter of your professional life, is there anything from all of the work that you've done, the writing that you've done, that a young person should be trying to acquire? And I say that, should they be aiming at knowledge, skills, reputation, money, network? Definitely not money. Definitely not reputation.
... See moreOn the other hand, if you have $50k and spend $5k to learn you’re running down a dead end, that’s awesome.
Rob Fitzpatrick • The Mom Test: How to talk to customers & learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you
Suzy Welch PIE Framework for Long-term Success
People
Welch underscores the importance of building authentic relationships. Success often hinges on who you know and how well you connect with them. She advises being curious, engaging in meaningful conversations, and expanding your network through activities like joining clubs or attending events.
Ideas
Rule of thumb: Opinions are worthless.
Rob Fitzpatrick • The Mom Test: How to talk to customers & learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you
I try to give back now and help other people try to sort through stuff. I'm also much clearer about my values, and have been for quite a while now. I think business at all costs is just wrong. I think there are certain things that you just don't do, and that acting with integrity and decency in business to me is just a given. I simply don't
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