Question of the week: What's the best career advice you ever received?
Abadesi
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The best career advice I ever received was:
"Don't be afraid to ask for opportunities and put yourself out there. The worst that can happen is that someone says no."
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Raja Ram@raja_ram
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"You can't get what you don't ask for" is probably the best advice I ever received.
Also, it's up to you to be ready for new opportunities.
"You don't have to impress people right when you enter a company, they will likely return only envy and doubts. Give the best of yourself when you're about to quit." I know this piece of advice is quite controversial, and I still question it occasionally. But somehow it works.
Believe in yourself.
This came from a close friend when I was feeling very down about my career and opportunities were not materialising. He said a lot of positive things that day, but these 3 words stuck with me.
In my very first sales job, I was told that my time is the most important thing to protect - spend time with leads where there is mutual benefit and don't be afraid to close off conversations are heading nowhere.
Seems counter-intuitive to the idea that salespeople should pester until you buy but poor time management is a daily struggle!
"Something is better than nothing" is the advice that changed my life.
Some dude on discord told me this.
@harowitzblack was it CSCH discord ?
At 25, you’ll be likely be doing something wildly different than 21. The job you have at 30 may not even be invented yet. The best advice I’ve always gotten is to give yourself permission to move away from sunk costs - it’s tough when you’ve invested in learning something or invested time into something to move on to something new - but so many rewards come when you change the vision of who/what you are.
I don't have it :(
The best advice I received is from one of my best friend, " Don't say you can't do this, you have a brain, time, and motivation. These are the main ingredients for Doing."
Always come with at least one suggested solution for a task given, not with a problem.
"Do what you can't" - Casey Neistat
You miss 100% of the shots you don't take
"Always be prepared to be let down."
Never to Give-up! You could rest, heal and get back up.
similar to @syswarren "Asking won't hurt you." -> I've always been curious and straightforward asking people (even CEOs) for jobs/help.
Also:
"Job titles are useless in your next job, the only thing that counts is your track-record." (speaking of "Head of xyz" as a 1-person-"department")