Last month, I got the much-desired promotion to a management position. But 3 years ago, I was starting as an intern in a small company without know what to expect from my job.
But that wasn't just my merit, I would say that 70% of it was because I became a member of a mastermind group of tech engineers. Being around a group of people who knows the path and what is the best path to take make my career rocket up.
The time spend on each level was 50% less then the avarege, and the wage was around 30% higher then my coworkers.
From simple tips on where I should and shouldn't put my energy, to the most counterintuitive recommendations about what I should get better and invest my time in. Step by step every choice have falled into place in a way that my career receive a big boost, keeping a great freedom that most people need to give up on to keep growning.
All that and even more I managed to be part of a group of people who are following a similar path and who want to evolve. A mastermind group.