8 Lessons Learned In Preparation for Entrepreneurship
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6. Help your professional contacts whenever you can.
A referral for a job, a suggestion, reviewing a rewritten resume, helping them find an employee, etc.
You never know when this good karma will come back, and it might be never.
But thats okay, because in my experience at least one in two people you help will eventually come back to return the favor months, years or even decades later. And remember this when young people reach out to you.
At some point one of them may become your client, or your boss.
7. Always, always work as hard as you can on whatever you are asked to do.
The only standard you can have is excellence, even when the work is not your cup of tea and you earnestly hope to NOT be doing this for the rest of your life.
Even when slimy superiors take the credit for your work, people will find out, and in the meantime, you will have developed a habit of excellence.
8. When confronted with crazy.
Whether they are bosses who are screamers, egomaniacs and/or monsters, just stay calm, bide your time, take note but dont scream back, no matter how tempting.
Remember, this is about YOU, not THEM. You cant solve their problems, and besides, revenge is a dish best served cold.
Developing a thick skin will help you immensely as you embark on your own career. If you think your bosses were crazy, just wait for those you meet in your life as an entrepreneur.
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