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letter to future self
Dear Dorothy
When you are old and saggy, please read this to remind yourself of what you went through at age 23, fresh-faced, brimming with naive enthusiasm and stepping into the throes of the corporate world for the first time.
You made tons of mistakes, so please be forgiving when you see the young 'uns committing the same mistakes you made 20 years ago. Point them out nicely; there is no need to scream at the top of your lungs like a witch, and don't make pointed remarks that sound like personal attacks because anyone could have made those mistakes.
Remember, the key to wining people's respect is by earning it; not demanding it. Good talent will walk out of the company's doors if there isn't a culture conducive to learning, and if feedback is not given immediately.
Even though people say that they can take feedback, nobody in their right mind likes to hear "THIS IS WRONG." Couch it, and demonstrate how the work should have been done instead.
Embrace people's strengths and weaknesses. If they don't know what their strengths are, empower them and help them discover them. If you're under an abusive boss, there's no way that you will be able to realise your strengths and potential, because they will be buried under an avalanche of weaknesses.
DON'T FORGET you wanted to give up, but didn't because of supportive family, friends and mentors.
Love,
Dorothy (2015)
When you are old and saggy, please read this to remind yourself of what you went through at age 23, fresh-faced, brimming with naive enthusiasm and stepping into the throes of the corporate world for the first time.
You made tons of mistakes, so please be forgiving when you see the young 'uns committing the same mistakes you made 20 years ago. Point them out nicely; there is no need to scream at the top of your lungs like a witch, and don't make pointed remarks that sound like personal attacks because anyone could have made those mistakes.
Remember, the key to wining people's respect is by earning it; not demanding it. Good talent will walk out of the company's doors if there isn't a culture conducive to learning, and if feedback is not given immediately.
Even though people say that they can take feedback, nobody in their right mind likes to hear "THIS IS WRONG." Couch it, and demonstrate how the work should have been done instead.
Embrace people's strengths and weaknesses. If they don't know what their strengths are, empower them and help them discover them. If you're under an abusive boss, there's no way that you will be able to realise your strengths and potential, because they will be buried under an avalanche of weaknesses.
DON'T FORGET you wanted to give up, but didn't because of supportive family, friends and mentors.
Love,
Dorothy (2015)
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