From Omar's Desk: 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘎𝘰𝘵 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘎𝘦𝘵 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦

“What Got You Here Won’t Get You There.”

A slap to the ego—and the single best career advice I’ve received.

What shocked me? Not what I didn’t know—but what I 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 I did.

5 career lessons that still hold true (20 years into my career as a Director):

— 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵.
You may have succeeded 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘦 your behaviors, not because of them.
Identify these and shed them.

— 𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱.
Try 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥: “What’s one thing I could do better next time?”
Critique looks back. Progress looks forward.

— 𝗡𝗼𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘁.
If you’re evolving silently, don’t expect recognition.
Say what you’re working on—let others hold you to it.

— 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗽𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘆.
It’s a system. Leaders fail more from inconsistency than ignorance.

— 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗴𝗼 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲.
You can’t outgrow what you can’t see. Ask others.
Follow up. Build in public.

Based on 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘎𝘰𝘵 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘎𝘦𝘵 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 by Marshall Goldsmith, and brought to you by Omar’s Desk.

👉 What’s one belief you had to unlearn to grow?