The Unfair Advantage: How You Already Have What It Takes to Succeed

by Ash Ali

All of what you earn through effort comes from a base of what you’ve lucked into, whether that’s your place of birth, your good fortune to be born in this time in history, the love you’ve received growing up, the education you’ve received from childhood, the relationships you developed or grew up with, your health, and even your innate personality, including your inclinations and talents.

Lifelong learning is probably needed more now than at any other point in history.

It’s said that you become the average of the five people you spend the most time with,

You’ll be more likely to notice opportunities if you try to, and expect to, notice them. This is also part of optimism, which is very powerful.

I think there's a lot of power and truth behind this

Do more things. Meet more people. Go to more events. Blog about your startup. Produce things and publish them. Get feedback. Put more stuff out into the world.

I've been trying to do this over lockdown with my YouTube videos, website, and soon to be live blog

If you grow up in a home where your parents aren’t entrepreneurs, and don’t know any, it can be a harder career option to imagine.

Be sure to love yourself for where you’re at in life at this moment.