Career advice I wish I’d been given when I was young

Re:Career advice I wish I’d been given when I was young by czbond on Tuesday April 30, 2019 @07:03PM (#19792885)

I quite disagree. It's not the "position" these give you, but the mind set. The mind set is what differentiates highly successful. I know quite a lot of people who are multi-millionares, don't have to work - and came from very middle class positions. I once met a billionaire who said "Anyone can be homeless, or rich beyond their dreams. It's their mindset, actions, and opportunities that they seize to set themselves apart. Do what everyone else does, to end up no better"

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Re:Career advice I wish I’d been given when I was young by cocochanel on Tuesday April 30, 2019 @11:13PM (#19794226)

The "mindset" you're talking about is parent's second part of the sentence, "...and use those connections to land your first few jobs or investments."

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Re:Career advice I wish I’d been given when I was young by czbond on Wednesday May 01, 2019 @11:26AM (#19797935)

I mean - that does happen. I personally know of enough middle class kids for whom none of that is true. They just worked incredibly hard, and didn't give up when people normally do, including not being paid for many years while living at home with a family. Sometimes what people attribute to connections or privelege, is a lot of behind the scenes sacrifice, and fortitude, and patience.

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Re:Career advice I wish I’d been given when I was young by edmundsauto on Tuesday April 30, 2019 @07:34PM (#19793086)

This line of thinking is only valid if the mindset causes success. It seems far more likely that success causes the mindset.

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