The rarest form of power is reliability. The man who delivers exactly what he says, every time, becomes a constant in a world of chaos. Competence eventually turns to influence, because when people trust your precision, they unconsciously hand you authority.
most people don’t realize a major part of being a corporate executive is slack jiu jitsu. it’s literally just maintaining state on a million ongoing threads and connecting person A to person B to resolve dependency conflicts at an incredibly rapid pace
Unpopular opinion:
Telling young people to work-life balance is actively harmful. Your 20’s are the best time to grind. You have lots of energy and few responsibilities.
a good 20’s grind creates the space to chill in your 30’s and beyond