Here’s some unlikely advice you really ought to take
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`Don’t listen to your parents’
Brian Chesky Co-founder, Airbnb
In an interview with The New York Times, Chesky said recent grads shouldn’t listen to their parents. “They are the most important relationships in your life, but you should never take your parents’ career advice, and I’m using parents as a proxy for all the pressures in the world. I also say that whatever career you’re in, assume it’s going to be a massive failure. That way, you’re not making decisions based on success, money and career. You’re only making it based on doing what you love.“
`Embrace the wisdom of uncertainty’
Deepak Chopra Founder, The Chopra Foundation
In a LinkedIn post, Chopra, also a popular author, said that he wished he embraced the wisdom of uncertainty at a younger age. “At the outset of my medical career, I had the security of knowing exactly where I was headed,“ he wrote. “Yet what I didn’t count on was the uncertainty of life, and what uncertainty can do to a person. If only I knew then, as I know now, that there is wisdom in uncertainty -it opens a door to the unknown, and only from the unknown can life be renewed constantly.“
`Being a superstar can hurt your career’
John Chen CEO, Blackberry
“Most employees think that the best way to show value to their boss and get promoted is to aggressively claim cred it and ownership over everything they do,“ Chen wrote in a LinkedIn post. “While it’s important to be recognised for what you do and the value you add, grabbing the glory is going to turn off your co-workers. It can also turn off your boss. Trying too hard to show you’re a superstar tells me that you only care about what’s best for you, and not the company as a whole.“
`Don’t work too hard’
Arianna Huffington Co-founder, The Huffington Post
In a LinkedIn post, Huffington revealed that she is often asked if young people pursuing their dreams should burn the candle at both ends. “This couldn’t be less true,“ she wrote.She says that she wishes she could go back and tell her younger self, “Arianna, your performance will actually improve if you can commit to not only working hard but also unplugging, recharging, and renewing yourself.“
`Be nice to everyone’
Rick Goings CEO, Tupperware Brands
Goings’ favourite pearl of wisdom: “Be nice to everyone when you go on a job interview.”
“I like to check with the driver, our receptionist, and my assistants on how the candidate interacted with them. How you treat others means the world,“ he said.
`Say yes to more things’
Eric Schmidt Executive Chairman, Alphabet Inc
In her book, The Best Advice I Ever Got, Katie Couric quotes Schmidt as advising: “Find a way to say yes to things. Say yes to invitations to a new country, say yes to meet new friends, say yes to learn something new. Yes is how you get your first job, and your next job, and your spouse, and even your kids.”
