The best career advice I ever received was:
"Don't be afraid to ask for opportunities and put yourself out there. The worst that can happen is that someone says no."
This came from a close friend when I was feeling very down about my career and opportunities were not materialising. He said a lot of positive things that day, but these 3 words stuck with me.
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You don't get what you deserve. You get what you negotiate.
In my very first sales job, I was told that my time is the most important thing to protect - spend time with leads where there is mutual benefit and don't be afraid to close off conversations are heading nowhere.
Seems counter-intuitive to the idea that salespeople should pester until you buy but poor time management is a daily struggle!
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"You don't have to impress people right when you enter a company, they will likely return only envy and doubts. Give the best of yourself when you're about to quit." I know this piece of advice is quite controversial, and I still question it occasionally. But somehow it works.
Back in my visual effects days my creative director always used to say "Suggest 3 options to the client. The one they reject, the one you're okay with doing and the one you would enjoy doing. When they land on a second one, you can convince them the third one is better".
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