So I had this amazing teacher this semester and in our last class, before our exam he gave his last lecture. He started with “If I can do make it, so can you.”
He went on:
- Listen and pay attention
- Respect what you don’t know
- Network and strategize
- Find a mentor
- Emulate the professionals that you meet
- The biz is not fair, but it is reciprocal
- Focus and self control are fuel — being awesome is a lifestyle
- Work hard, but pace yourself
- Career success is not happiness
- Manage stress in a healthy way
- Be willing to go outside your comfort zone
- Read, watch, and stay current
It was one of the most inspirational hours of my life. Have you received any inspirational advice lately?
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I don’t often get advice from others. I tend to give quite a lot. In my own teachings, lately I’ve been asking folks to consider the questions “what does that mean?” That’s not to say that people don’t voice their concerns and thoughts to me, but that it doesn’t often come phrased as advice. That is to say that mostly people come to me with their problems and I sort (or hopefully help them to sort) their issues into basic components.
I think of the advice that Confucius gave. From what I remember he gave appropriate advice to each of his students but when seen out of context two single lines of his advice might seem contradictory. The list you posted seem to be general enough. Looking outside the box, I would suggest that two peoples’ individual points of view on these would look quite different.
A few months ago I came upon this video on Facebook: http://lindygroovetechnique.blogspot.com/2011/10/why-you-need-to-fail.html
You’ve probably seen it, but in case you haven’t, there it is. The video features a really cool set of thoughts about how failure actually might be necessary to learn and to grow. That’s been the most exciting piece of advice I can remember receiving in years.
Funny story, I blogged about that video too! Check it out: http://therantingsofalindyhopper.wordpress.com/2011/10/24/follow-up-to-true-improvement/