The year was 2005, and Lisa Feuer was at a crossroads. Having built a solid career in the advertising and marketing industry and achieving what most would consider a fair degree of success, she had every reason to feel proud of where she was and what she had accomplished.
The key to acquiring the career capital you need to buy yourself into the fulfilling job at the top of the food chain that you’ve always dreamed of is by applying what’s known as the craftsman mindset to your work.
While it’s true that you’ll eventually need to pick a field in which to accumulate your expertise, that doesn’t mean that you need to double down on something that clearly isn’t a fit for you. Continuing at plug away at something you hate isn’t a recipe for success, regardless of how good you become at it.
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Maybe anybody can do what he or she loves, but only the wealthy can avoid going into debt to pay for it.