What are some of the best words of advice you’ve ever gotten in your career? When I was very young, I could be way too judgmental, and a mentor took me aside and said that the benefit of youth is knowing you are the smartest person in the world, and the benefit of experience is that you look back and realize how much you had to learn back when you thought you were so smart. It was really humbling, and really helpful! And true. What have you heard?

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Mine is a bit similar to that. The advice I was given early on was to be a forever student. There will be times when you know the most, and times when somebody else knows the most. The secret to that is, you never know which one you are, so keep your ears open.

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That’s great!

Mine is really practical and less inspirational, but an early manager just told me, if something comes up that's under 5 minutes, do it immediately and don't add it to your to-do list. This mostly applies to emails, though sometimes it applies to other things too. And this tiny bit of advice has saved me so much headache. You don't realize how much brain power you're wasting when you put small tasks off.

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Thanks!

Less is more. Find ways to word what it is you're trying to say in as little words as possible. The more words, the more complicated your explanation gets (and the less interested your prospect becomes).

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Btw what SaaS company?

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