5 Career Lessons I Wish I Could Share With My 5-Year Old Self

It’s never too early to start thinking strategically about Q1 2017.

1. Don’t develop a product without specific, executable ideas of how you’re going to roll it out to market.
2. The best content distribution platform is probably the one you are already using.
3. Networking is a waste of time unless you follow-up — and follow through.
4. Bring a startup mentality to your department, even if you’re not at a startup.
5. SAVE YOURSELF FROM WHAT YOU WILL BECOME. KELLY PLEASE RUN. KELLY PLEASE THIS IS A BLEAK FUTURE IN WHICH YOU WANT NO PART. EMBRACE LIFE. EMBRACE JOY. EMBRACE ART. FIND THE FIRE THAT BURNS AT YOUR CENTER AND SENSE THINGS WITH YOUR OWN HANDS AND TRY TO JUST TRY TO OH GOD I CAN’T HOLD IT BACK ANYMORE PLEASE JUST REMEMBER TO Be at the intersection of where your customers are right now and where they want to be.