What advice would you give your younger self in your career

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I'd tell myself to find something I'm good at and specialize vs. going the "jack of all trades". It took me way too long to realize that no one wants a marketing generalist. My time would've been much better spent focusing on email from day one.

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Don't let a man derail your career. I made a lot of sacrifices for someone who would never do the same for me, and the result is that I'm still not at the level and pay I was back then and it has been 7 years.

I love this question SO MUCH. I would tell myself to start networking early, going to events, and meeting people who will help your journey.

Don't take things too seriously. When I was younger I'd get offended or angry over things that really didn't matter all that much. I mean, they seemed important at the time, at least they seemed that way to me, with my limited perspective. I would have had a better time, and perhaps advanced sooner, had I been more capable of shrugging off some things.

Probably to skip the marketing/creative dream and learn to love math. Because not becoming an engineer or finding a career that can’t be replaced by AI is turning out to be a major mistake. And since I’m gonna be 40 in a few years, I feel like I’m in a lot of trouble.

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