Q: What's the best career advice you've ever received?

Jonathan Zuluaga
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We’ve all had moments in our careers where we have learned from advice we were given. So I’m curious:

What's the best career advice you've ever received? How has it impacted your professional journey?

Thread your responses below!

- Jonathan Z
    We\u2019ve all had moments in our careers where we have learned from advice we were given. So I\u2019m curious:<\/p>

    What's the best career advice you've ever received? How has it impacted your professional journey?<\/strong><\/p>

    Thread your responses below!<\/p>","quoteUsername":"Jonathan Zuluaga","translations":{"Common":{"like":"Like","unlike":"Unlike"},"Forum":{"Quote":"Quote","Share":"Share"}}}">

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    “It’s not enough to just market [the brand] externally, you have to market yourself internally.”

    Early on in my career, I thought all that mattered was being good at my job and delivering results. Of course, that matters. A lot. But it’s important to make sure your great results also are associated with you! It’s important to be strategic about positioning yourself as the expert, and as a person to work with that is kind and reliable.

    And I also love“hope is not a strategy.”You have to be vocal and advocate for yourself.

    \u201cIt\u2019s not enough to just market [the brand] externally, you have to market yourself internally.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>

    \u00a0<\/p>

    Early on in my career, I thought all that mattered was being good at my job and delivering results. Of course, that matters. A lot. But it\u2019s important to make sure your great results also are associated with you! It\u2019s important to be \u00a0strategic about positioning yourself as the expert, and as a person to work with that is kind and reliable.\u00a0<\/p>

    \u00a0<\/p>

    And I also love \u201chope is not a strategy.\u201d <\/strong>You have to be vocal and advocate for yourself.<\/p>","quoteUsername":"caitlyn.ahern","translations":{"Common":{"like":"Like","unlike":"Unlike"},"Forum":{"Quote":"Quote","Share":"Share"}}}">

    Jonathan Zuluaga
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    @caitlyn.ahernyes! Thank you for sharing!

    - Jonathan Z
    @caitlyn.ahern<\/user-mention>\u00a0yes! Thank you for sharing!<\/p>","quoteUsername":"Jonathan Zuluaga","translations":{"Common":{"like":"Like","unlike":"Unlike"},"Forum":{"Quote":"Quote","Share":"Share"}}}">

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