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Question of the week: What's the best career advice you ever received?

The best career advice I ever received was: "Don't be afraid to ask for opportunities and put yourself out there. The worst that can happen is that someone says no."
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Max
Back in my visual effects days my creative director always used to say "Suggest 3 options to the client. The one they reject, the one you're okay with doing and the one you would enjoy doing. When they land on a second one, you can convince them the third one is better".
Karming Chin
You miss 100% of the shots you don't take
Khalil Hanna
The best advice I received is from one of my best friend, " Don't say you can't do this, you have a ​brain, time, and motivation. These are the main ingredients for Doing."
Emin Henri Mahrt
Always come with at least one suggested solution for a task given, not with a problem.
Shuying
"Always get prepared."
Raja Ram
Kevin
similar to @syswarren "Asking won't hurt you." -> I've always been curious and straightforward asking people (even CEOs) for jobs/help. Also: "Job titles are useless in your next job, the only thing that counts is your track-record." (speaking of "Head of xyz" as a 1-person-"department")
Diogo Beltran
"You never get what you deserve. You get what you negotiate."
LyondhĂĽr Picciarelli
“Never fear being expensive. No financial metric can account for your utmost dedication and all-in skillset. There is no possible price for real problem-solving worth and contributing value. Know yours profoundly and truthfully. Negotiate by these terms, not by coins”.
Ayodele Patrick Ogunlana
(1) "If you try to make it perfect, you'll never get to launch." ~Nothing is ever perfect, that's why software keep releasing new versions and gadgets and devices gets replaced all the time.~ (2) "You should never be afraid to make mistakes, cause its the one thing that's inevitable in the life of an entrepreneur." ~Hopefully, you get to realize this soon enough so you can stop beating yourself too hard for an error.~
Kavir Kaycee
"Face all odds bravely in life"