Yes, it’s terrifying. But if you are young and/or free of responsibility, take wild risks to do things you truly love — on your terms.The best piece of advice I got when I almost chickened out of starting Politico was an aside from a lawyer: “Worst case, you’ll fail up!” Everything you learn by trying and failing proves indispensable in whatever’s next.Nothing reveals true spirit, grit, and creativity like starting something with a high probability of flopping.
Fear and exhaustion unearth unfathomable layers.in psychology. There is no better lens into what makes people tick than watching them work under pressure, on an impossible mission, with total reliance on each other. It’s ugly, beautiful, enlightening, and vitally instructive.Any good entrepreneurial idea solves a big problem for individuals, business or society. If you nail it, you make the world a better place and create jobs and wealth for others.
The author graduated college in 1995 and started his first company in 2006. The economic landscape has changed dramatically since then. Great advice if you have the capital for it, but I'm tired of authors not acknowledging that millions don't and can't afford to 'fail up'.
This, and the fact that you only feature corporate white collar jobs, is exactly why I am unsubscribing from your newsletter. Not all your readers have this kind of financial security. Makes me sick actually that you assume we do.
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