Being a big fish in a small pond sucks—you will hit the ceiling on what you can achieve quickly, and nobody will care. Optimize at all times for being in the most dynamic and exciting pond you can find. (View Highlight)
Finally, every job you take and every role you fill will always be a tactical opportunity and a strategic opportunity.
The tactical opportunity is obvious: kick ass and take names—gain skills and experiences that will be valuable to you in the future, and do so well that everyone you work with is singing your praises for decades to come.
The strategic opportunity is less obvious and often overlooked. Every job, every role, every company you go to is an opportunity to learn how a business works and how an industry works. (View Highlight)
