You Won't Love What You Do Confucious lied. He said: “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” You set yourself up for failure if you buy it. Pick jobs where you're competent and make a meaningful impact. Then work every day of your life.

You're Replaceable I've left many jobs where I held an incredibly important role. My ego is sad to report that none of those companies shut down after I walked out the door. We're all replaceable. Never let your status, accomplishments, or position go to your head.

A Different Job Won't Make You Happy If you can't find a way to be happy in your current job, chances are the next one won't make you any happier (for long). If you surrender your happiness to external circumstances, You'll never find it. Be happy where you are.

Great To Work With > Doing Great Work My formula for career success is simple: Do great work and be great to work with. But if you have to choose one, Intentionally find ways to be great to work with. When push comes to shove, the jerks and trouble makers are first to go.

If You're Not Learning, You're The Problem It's easy to sit and wait for others to take an interest in your development. When they don't, you blame them for your stagnation. But the truth is, your growth is your job. If you're not learning and growing, do something about it.

Chess Players Win As a leader, I'm often surprised by how much people suck at seeing the bigger picture. The lowest level career skills are tactical. It's the strategic thinkers - those who can see 2 or 3 moves ahead - who advance. Play chess while others play checkers.

Things Work Out My business ordered a material we didn't need and had to take delivery. It was painful. 6 months later, supply chain issues threatened to shut down production. That wrong material came to the rescue. Big mistakes can become wins. Relax. Give it time.

Whatever You Make Isn't Enough If you're only in your job for the money, You're a bad employee. Yes, you should be fairly compensated. But if you're only showing up to get paid, what you get paid won't ever be enough. If you can't find a better reason to show up, move on.

You'll Always Have A Boss It doesn't matter what you do for a living, you'll always have a boss. It may not be captured on an org chart, But you can't escape having people you report to. Whether it's a customer, a board, or a spouse, everybody's got a boss. Get used to it.

Today's Excellence = Tomorrow's Expectation Fair or unfair, your big accomplishment this year becomes the new baseline expectation for next year. Will you use it as an excuse to hold back? Or as motivation to keep pushing? Nothing says more about who you are than your answer.

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@wdmorrisjr So many gems here. If you’re not learning, you’re the problem is my favorite. There’s always a way to get better and curiosity should be default on.

@bbourque Curiosity is the ultimate life skill

@wdmorrisjr So many great points here. I've had the same realization when it comes to being replaceable. Although I believe I play a key role in my organization, I'm also quite confident if I went away, there may be some initial bumps in the road, but the wheels would keep turning.

@blakeaburge I'm in a unique position to completely agree with that statement 🤣🤣

@wdmorrisjr Great perspective, David. “A Different Job Won't Make You Happy” 👈 I learned this one the hard way but it remains an indispensable lesson.

@NoelDavila Agree completely, Noel. I've chased that fantasy too many times to count only to realize (painfully) that I was the problem all along.

@wdmorrisjr @blakeaburge Some good stuff in here, a lot of important stuff left out, no mention of good employees being dragged down by others in the workplace because the business itself isn’t dealing with laziness and/or incompetence

@los_leones1898 @blakeaburge Good point, Alan. My advice to anyone in that situation - find a way to rise above it. There's always a way if you're willing to do the work to find it.

@wdmorrisjr “You’re replaceable” My batshit crazy (loving, adoring) Jewish mother says otherwise, David!

@DavidZabinsky She probably says you're handsome too. Man, there's something I need to tell you... 😂😂