People with the biggest potential to change your life aren't the guys in fancy suits holding self important titles.
It's the person at the front desk, the barista, the person next to you on a plane, someone you meet at a party.
Everyone has something important to offer.
In a boardroom always look for the guy with the ugliest oversized jersey, dad sneakers & baggy jeans to know who owns the company.
The guys in sharp bespoke cotton suits & Ferragamo ties probably work for him as advisors.
I remember sitting next to an old dude in the steam room at the gym, talking shit.
Him: So what do you do
Me: I'm an investment banker in M&A
"Do you think you can get a buyer for my clothing company?"
The bank made ALOT of money from that 10 minute sweaty convo.
You drop off your CV at the front desk, something you say/do rubs her off the wrong way... your CV never ends up being reviewed.
Important decisions hardly ever lie with a single person to make. It's a chain of people making smaller decisions along an entire chain.
Most people are hustling through the conventional route. Applying online, submitting CVs, practising for interviews. There's thousands of applicants for a few roles.
Who you know often outweighs what you know.
You could be "ah okay that's just an unassuming personal assistant"
The PA doesn't just hold the keys to the a senior exec's calendar, they're a confidant.
Speak to any PA & they know things nobody else in the entire organisation knows.
"People will forget what you say & do but will never forget how you made them feel"
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
Following a passion isn't always instantly financially rewarding. Crafting your dream career over time while having the fall-back of a 9-5 salary is a massive luxury.
Starting up any venture needs decent capital, a solid network, time to think and mental energy. It's hard to be creative when you're burdened by the stress of survival.
Big business starts as small business.
It might be an unassuming side hustle but it's another source of income AND it has the potential to develop into something much bigger.
This headline sounds incredible! It makes you feel like we're ballers & shot callers! We're not! Here's why 66% GDP growth is FAR LESS impressive than it actually sounds [Thread]
1. Base effects make it look good
(doesn't refer to big booty huns)
Q2 2020 GDP DOWN 51.7%
Q3 2020 GDP UP 66.1%
What's a base effect?
If a Birkin is $100k & goes on sale at 50% it's now $50k. Then the price shoots up by 70%, it's now $85k (still $15k lower)
Math not meth!
2. Bigger isn't always better....
66.1% is an annualized figure. This assumes SA will grow at the same pace for 4 straight quarters. If you don't annualize, SA grew 13.5% from the previous quarter.
If you think annualizing is daft - StatsSA also agree. This could change soon.
If you're starting out in a space that trusts you with confidential info (like investment banking/ law/ audit)
- Never have deal convos in public
- Don't open your laptop where anyone else can see it
- Your friends/ family should never know what you're working on
Shout-out to the 4 junior bankers at a popular Sandton bar shouting to their mates about the deals they were working on last week.
You made some people very rich.
You're working on a confidential restructuring deal & find out the company one of your parent's work for is retrenching their division for cost cutting.