In a world that has lost sight of the basics, there are simple things that still stand out. Observe your boss and figure out what they hate doing, their frog. Then you can start to build leverage to work smart. Hard now, smart later. Earn your leverage.
I recently got a message from a 22-year-old reader asking for career advice. Career advice is a topic area that I have always found interesting, probably because I feel it so often misses the mark. I take this as a challenge.
I sat down and synthesized the advice I would have wanted to receive early in my career (or what I would tell my own son if he were just starting out).
The 7 pieces of career advice everyone needs to hear: (1) Swallow the frog, (2) Do the old fashioned things well, (3) Work hard first and smart later, (4) Build storytelling skills, (5) Build a rep for figuring it out, (6) Show up early and stay late, and (7) Dive through cracked doors.