I started as a salesman and ended my corporate career in senior management positions.
The acceleration came when I started applying this 3 steps philosophy.
1. It always starts with an intention.
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And the reflection that goes with it. If everything was possible (and it is), what would I want to do?
The answer gives your direction. But once you have it, don't let ambition blind you.
"Don't let ambition get ahead of opportunity. By fixating on a future job or project, you become impatient with where you are. You don't tend enough to the responsibilities you do have, and so ambition can become counterproductive."
—The Ride of a Lifetime by Robert Iger (Former CEO of Walt Disney)
To avoid falling into this trap...