Careers are exactly like video games. You start off not knowing what to do so you plod along and stuff “happens”. Then you figure out you want to get better at something, perhaps even “specialize”. So you get good at that thing, invest in yourself, get the tools and you become better at what you do. Then like anything, you get to the point where you need to learn the tips and tricks and master…
People are depending on you. That’s all.
Not everything can. We used to have a great test to see if our code could survive. We pulled the network cable. That’s, no other fancy actions, just pure and simple, we pulled the cord to see what good our app would be if we yanked out the cord that powered everything. And better yet, we plugged it back in to see how it came back to life (if it did). You will suffer blips…
It is an uphill battle. It will require phone calls and waiting for people to answer. It will require presentations and banging your head against the wall. It will require repeating yourself over and over again. It will take patience. It will time. It won’t happen overnight. But you will get there… and maybe you’ll bring some others there with you.
I go to the mailbox and there is more flyers than mail crammed into that tiny little mailbox. My mail gets scrunched up because of these flyers. Because they are being so scrunched up, sometimes they are ripped and not worth reading. 80% of these flyers don’t get opened – the only decision I make is whether I should keep them for camping to start fires with or recycle them. So where is their value?…