1. Long time ago, I decided to free myself from these social norms:
- Being genius means going to X school
- Being successful means working in X, Y or Z industry
- By the age of X, have the title of Y and earning level of Z
- Get married before the age of X, then have kid before the age of Y
Does it sound familiar to you?
Don't let these stereotypes/social norms define you.
Please create your own formula of success!
Many years ago, my dad once said if I could get a job in banking with a starting salary of 20mil VND/month (~1K USD at that time) then he would be very happy for me.
I'm glad I didn't follow that suggestion and created a new career path for me.
2. When working with my mentees, I noticed many people hesitated having a career change after having a few years of working experience.
My advice is that finding what you want to do matters more.
You'd better do it sooner than later.
Adam Grant once said:
If you're considering a career change but worried about taking a step backward, remember this: It's better to lose the past 2 years of progress than to waste the next 20.
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