2020-12-26 Saturday - Advice for 2021 Graduates

 

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 If I had a child, that would be graduating in 2021 - and going out into the professional world...I would spend the next 6-8 months finding different ways to communicate, illustrate, and educate them on these most important lessons that took me decades to learn:

What you will earn is largely limited by your own perceptions of your limitations - and not the perception of other's of your abilities.

Effort is necessary - but not all efforts are compensated equally, nor in a consistently linear fashion.

While you need to earn a decent living - always value learning, new challenges that will cause you to stretch and grow, and new experiences - over a mere title, or a salary.

Never stop learning.

Who you collaborate with - is one of the most important factors in your future growth - and fitness for future opportunities.

Value building relationships over transactions.