10 Pieces of Unpopular Career Advice

johnsamuelgray
Aug 28, 2017 · 2 min read

1. DON’T GET THE JOB YOUR PARENTS WANT TO GET. FEELING FULFILLED IN YOUR WORK IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THEIR CONDITIONAL LOVE.

2. DON’T GET THE PRESTIGIOUS JOB BECAUSE IT’S PRESTIGIOUS. CREATE PRESTIGE FOR YOURSELF IN ANY JOB BY BEING REALLY GOOD.

3. STOP TRYING TO ‘LEAVE DOORS OPEN’. PICK SOMETHING THAT YOU LIKE, AND WORK ON IT. YOU CAN ALWAYS CHANGE IT LATER.

4. BE CAREFUL OF PICKING JOBS THAT ARE ESPECIALLY SECURE. YOU MAY BE HIDING YOUR FEAR OF EXPRESSING YOUR TRUE SELF TO THE WORLD.

5. YOUR FIRST JOB DOESN’T DEFINE YOU. IN FACT, NO JOBS YOU HAVE DEFINE YOU. YOU’RE DEFINED BY YOUR VALUES AND CHOICES THAT MAKE UP YOUR LIFE.

6. HAVE YOUR MID-LIFE CRISIS AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE. DON’T WAIT TO ‘FIND YOURSELF’. BE HONEST WITH WHAT YOU WANT, AND THEN GET IT.

7. A JOB IS JUST SPENDING TIME WORKING ON SOMETHING THAT OTHER PEOPLE VALUE. ENTREPRENEURSHIP UNCOVERS THE ‘SOMETHING’.

8. LEARN TO RELATE TO PEOPLE. EVERY JOB INVOLVES WORKING WITH PEOPLE, AND EVERY COMPANY HELPS PEOPLE. UNDERSTANDING US IS IMPORTANT.

9. NOTHING PROVIDES MORE JOB SECURITY THAN THE ABILITY TO DO GOOD WORK. NOT YOUR DEGREE, EXPERIENCE, OR CONNECTIONS.

10. CONFUSED ON WHERE TO START YOUR CAREER? FOLLOW YOUR CURIOSITY. IT WILL GUIDE YOU TO LEARNING, WHICH MAKES WORK FULFILLING.


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