The Best Career Advice I’ve Ever Heard
Aliza Licht, host of “Leave Your Mark” podcast, shares the advice she keeps hearing from successful people
This is an original essay by Aliza Licht, host of “Leave Your Mark” podcast. Read on.
I’ve been a straightforward person my entire life, and I always jokingly say that if you don’t want the truth, don’t ask me what I think. I’m also very decisive, and that has positioned me — for as long as I can remember — as the friend that you go to when you need advice, direction, and sometimes tough love. In my previous role as the social media personality, DKNY PR GIRL, I used my platform to mentor young professionals around the world. That ultimately led to my career advice book, Leave Your Mark.
This past spring, I bumped into a friend at an event who asked me to be on her podcast. She then proceeded to ask me why I don’t have a podcast. It was a random question that prompted me to go home that night and google how to do a podcast. I had no idea what I was doing — or how much work and self-teaching it would involve — but I decided that it would be a great extension of the lessons of my book, and I am so happy that I took the plunge and did it.
Out of a 15 episode season, I was amazed at how many of my guests shared the same mantra of…
