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Question of the week: What's the best career advice you ever received?
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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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!
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.
"Something is better than nothing" is the advice that changed my life.
Some dude on discord told me this.
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")
“Never fear being expensive. No financial metric can account for your utmost dedication and all-in skillset.
There is no possible price for real problem-solving worth and contributing value. Know yours profoundly and truthfully.
Negotiate by these terms, not by coins”.
"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.
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.
Personally, best career advice was that if you don't know how to do something, just go out and ask others, read and learn. Everything is doable, never say "no" right away.
We've collected some feedback from our community regarding career choices and I think is worth a read: https://blog.lama-app.com/2018/0...
1. Find the smartest person in the room and glue yourself to them.
2. When you're the smartest person in the room, find a new room.
3. After some time, make your own room, and fill it full of smart people.
Don't quit your job in a bad atmosphere.
It helped me maintain really good and valuable connections.
Best advice I can remember receiving was, “Around here, we don’t ask for permission, we ask for forgiveness”.
The best advice I've ever received is to never want to stop learning, don't think you know everything and be willing to change and adapt your skills.
(1)
"If you try to make it perfect, you'll never get to launch."
~Nothing is ever perfect, that's why software keep releasing new versions and gadgets and devices gets replaced all the time.~
(2)
"You should never be afraid to make mistakes, cause its the one thing that's inevitable in the life of an entrepreneur."
~Hopefully, you get to realize this soon enough so you can stop beating yourself too hard for an error.~
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."
My best career advice is never to be afraid of failure cos the mistakes I make today, I'll become a master tomorrow
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