Thread by @jbonhotal

If your job sucks, read The Start-Up of You.

If you’re too busy, just read this:

All humans are entrepreneurs,

..not because they should start companies;

But, because the will to create is encoded in human DNA.

If you try to be the best at everything,

..and better than everyone;

You’ll be the best at nothing,

..and better than no one.

Get busy livin’, or get busy dyin’.

If you’re not growing, you’re contracting.

If you’re not moving forward,

..you’re moving backward.

In an effort to scrappily improve on who you are today,

..you can lose track of who you aspire to be in the future.

For many people 20 years of experience,

..is really just one year of experience repeated 20 times.

Finished ought to be an F-word for all of us.

We’re all works in progress.

Each day presents an opportunity,

..to learn more, do more, be more, grow more in our lives and careers.

Great opportunities almost never fit your schedule.

When the naysayers are loud..

..turn up the music!

Adaptability creates stability.

Network Intelligence:

Ask 3 trusted connections what they see as your greatest strengths.

If they had to come to you for help or advice on one topic;

What would it be?

“The reason I don’t have a plan,

..is because if I have a plan I’m limited to today’s options...”

— @sherylsandberg

The fastest way to change yourself,

..is to hang out with people who are already the way you want to be.

Inauthentic people are obsessed with authenticity.

Relationship builders try to help other people first.

They don’t keep score.

They’re aware that many good deeds get reciprocated,

..but they’re not calculated about it.

And they think about their relationships all the time,

..not just when they need something.

Diversity and breadth in your network,

..encourages flexibility to pivot.

Until you hear ‘No’,

..you haven’t been turned down.

Many people think you get career stability, by minimizing all risk.

But ironically, in a changing world,

..that’s one of the riskiest things you can do.

The best way to make sure lucky things happen,

..is to make sure lots of things happen.

Making a decision reduces opportunities in the short run,

..but increases opportunities in the long run.

To move forward in your career,

..you have to commit to specific opportunities as part of an iterative plan;

Despite doubt and despite inconvenience.

If you don’t find risk,

..risk will find you.

“Be fearful when others are greedy,

..and greedy when others are fearful.”

— Warren Buffett

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If you’ve ever felt stuck or consumed by the thought..

‘What Next’

I’d highly recommend this masterpiece by @reidhoffman

I only regret not reading it sooner!

amazon.com/Start-Up-Yours…

Keeping your career in permanent beta,

..forces you to acknowledge that you have bugs;

..that there’s new development to do on yourself;

..that you will need to adapt and evolve.

For life in permanent beta, the trick is to never stop starting.

The start-up is you...