Career Mistakes

A few Time ago, I asked X Niche leaders one simple question:

“What early career mistake will you never make again?”

What I ended up walking away with was a messy notepad full of notes, a completely new way of seeing the world, and X profound mistakes everyone (from intern to executive) should avoid in their career.

Let’s dive in:

Mistake #1: Mistake1

Too often, Role choose to WrongDecision.

They WhyDecision. They think Logic. Only to end up BadOutcome.

Instead, Role should be focused on RightDecision.

This is what ends up leading to PositiveOutcome, PositiveOutcome, and PositiveOutcome.

Mistake #2: Mistake2

A good Role can GoodOutcome.

A bad Role can BadOutcome.

But a legendary Role can GiantOutcome.

Don’t get it confused: a GoodOutcome is good, but it’s far from what makes the most difference.

Mistake #3: Mistake3

Until you’ve Milestone, don’t take your eye off the ball.

”RelevantQuote”.

To this day, I hang this quote up on my wall because it reminds me Takeaway.

Mistake #4: Mistake4

Traditional wisdom says TraditionalWisdom.

But that’s only true if you don’t do two things correctly:

• RightDecision1

• RightDecision2

Then, TraditionalWisdom works great.

Mistake #5: Mistake5

We all think we can Decision.

We all think we have unlimited Resource.

We all think we are immune to Disaster.

But the truth is, we’re not.

Which is why it’s much better to operate from first principles, and RightDecision from the very beginning.