Single most valuable lesson you learned this year?

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Leave a job that’s toxic and/or causing you mental health problems. Leaving IS the right choice!!!

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Never get comfortable.

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I can’t expect to have a supportive manager or mentor.

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I think you should be able to expect this. Track down the person you respect and admire the most. Tell them what you admire about them and offer up your time to help them with something they are passionate about. They should (and will) return the favor.

Don’t think about your only mentor being the person above you on an org chart. Go sideways. Go diagonal. Go outside your company and connect with someone on LinkedIn.

Just take the situation into your own hands and see where it leads. You will surprise yourself.

Go get ‘em!

Never take a steady paycheck for granted

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Great companies often hire complete idiots.

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So far, these answers all ladder up to "This industry is broken", and it depresses me how right that feels as a learning. ☹️

Truth.

I think about the very best advertising coming from products and services that are so good — they don’t need advertising. Their products and services sell themselves.

Headspace comes to mind. Simple, beautiful, and helpful.

We need to apply our expertise and creativity to build more addictive products...

Make love — not ads.

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