Underrated life advice: get better at recovering fast. You're going to fail. You're going to get rejected. Make bad calls. Lose money. Embarrass yourself. Whatever it is, the goal is shrinking the gap between falling down and getting back up. Master the art of starting over.
Nothing goes as planned. Nothing in this world gets the position they want on their schedule. There will be rough roads and unplanned actions that make the path hard. Be ready and make as many plans as you can, but enjoy the process. That is the only way to get what you want. Don’t lose hope. There will be rough, good, easy, and bad roads, but they will make you experienced and wise. Enjoy your sweet little run.
The future of work is not a job.
It's a portfolio.
Three income streams. One skill stack. Total control of your time. The people who build that portfolio now will be unreachable in a decade. The people who wait for a stable job will be waiting for something that stopped existing.
I’ve learned that when you come across miserable people, you don’t know what the source of their misery is. You might remind them of what they’ll never be.
If you’re an intelligent, masculine Black man, that can’t be controlled or manipulated, your “community” hates you just as much as any racist does.
Actually, they hate you more.
Don’t let them guilt & shame you to stay on the “community” plantation.
Live life on YOUR terms.