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The only thing that really works is being at the right place, at the right time, knowing the right people… and/or sheer luck.
by withinboredom 4y ago
The only thing that really works is being at the right place, at the right time, knowing the right people… and/or sheer luck.
- sammalloy 4y ago> The only thing that really works is being at the right place, at the right time, knowing the right people… and/or sheer luck. I really think it’s this. There’s an almost measurable synergy that occurs when you put yourself out there.
- Cthulhu_ 4y agoI mean all the high-ranking politicians and businesspeople grew up under entirely different circumstances than the average joe. A bunch of the new tech billionaires had a different path, going through certain US universities at the right time for example. But nowadays there's also this new community of startups that happen to live in the right location and get the right amount of access to investors.
- 6stringmerc 4y agoThis I can affirm as well after years of personal study. Some are self-aware and humble, others, well, let them have their little reality distortion field. As long as it doesn’t seep into my “you know back in 1990 when I was alive and sentient there was still the threat of global nuclear war” context of history at any given point in time.
- dghughes 4y agoBeing tall and having hair also helps quite a bit. I've never known a manager or executive who wasn't tall and with a full head of hair.
- Spooky23 4y agoTotally true for dudes. I’ve noticed that women in similar roles are often noticeably shorter than average. It’s funny that the exceptions I can think of really stand out. One sales exec team I worked with consisted of short bald guys with similar names. It stands out a decade later! Even then, their boss was a Ivy League bro with a beard and good hair.