If I could wave a magic wand and put you exactly where you want to be five years from now, where would that be?” You’d be amazed how many of them have no clue. And, to be fair, it’s hardly their fault: their entire lives, they’ve been trained to think only of the next step. When they’re in high school, they’re told to focus on college. When they’re in college, they’re encouraged to think about their summer internships. As summer interns, they obsess over jobs. Then they get these jobs and worry about promotions. It’s a vicious cycle, and not because it’s a rat race. I’m pretty sure that some
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