10 things your parents never told you about work (but probably should have):

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.

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 Hard to do early on in your career (first job out comes to mind), but you are right, the earlier you figure this out the more important

@wdmorrisjr Quick question though, how do you think a person can improve on the strategic thinking.

@wdmorrisjr wanaa ask how to grow to be able to see the bigger picture?