What Things Do You Wish You Had Known Sooner?

Lots of things … here are a few:

Experiment and change

Remember, change and innovate, BEFORE you have to. Change is a big part of the reality in business. New ideas are the lifeblood of business. And the basis for creative change.

Your life will be in constant change mode, and that is a good thing if you lead change in the direction of your success goals. To do that most successfully, you should try lots of new things continually. For things you like, get very good at them with lots of practice. But keep trying new activities.

I love this quote from Jeff Bezos:

If you double the number of experiments you do per year, you’re going to double your inventiveness.

If you ask the best business leaders, they’ll tell you that experimentation is imperative for their business. It’s how innovations are born and how they stay competitive in the market. Experimentation is everywhere and is always happening.

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Your career is not your life

This was probably the most difficult of my lessons, particularly early to mid-career. To be successful in this lesson, you should develop breath to your list of activities…