The lesson? Life isn’t a dress rehearsal; it’s prime-time TV and the cameras are already rolling. Show up bold! Dress the part, take the course, smell expensive enough to confuse tax auditors, rock that bag, and for the love of everything holy, drive the AMG.
Life is 100% performative. Own the stage! 🚀💯
I waited two whole months to lock down a meeting with my mentor a man so busy I’m pretty sure his calendar has its own security team.
During our chat, he kept eyeing a specific item I brought along, raining compliments on it like a proud dad. Right as we wrapped up, the next mentee walked in holding a different brand.
My mentor looked back and forth between us like a ref at a tech match: “You’re an Apple person, you’re a Samsung person… and for the record, I’m an Apple guy.”
Right as we wrapped up, the next mentee walked in holding a different brand. My mentor looked back and forth between us like a ref at a tech match: “You’re an Apple person, you’re a Samsung person… and for the record, I’m an Apple guy.”
Then he hit me with the golden advice: “Tom, walk into those high-stakes rooms with what you’ve got. You’d be amazed at who opens doors when you look like you belong in the room.”