Lenny Rachitsky: belief

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…I agree. Today is the first day of the rest of your life. And this is pretty much everything in your life. So ask yourself, knowing what I know today, would I do something different? Now, if the answer is yes, then do something different today. Don't wait until next life or next company or next relationship or next something. If you basically know today that you should be doing something different, then change. I think that's extra important because somebody will do that probably and compete with you and put you out of business, and it's better that you do that first. But this is true for everything in your life. Look, if you are working in a place and you are not happy and you suffer there, then I would say ... The guidance that I give to my children is very simple. If you're not happy at your working place, then ask yourself, is there something that I can do to change that? Then try to change that for the next three month. If you're unable to change that, then leave. You don't deserve to be unhappy. And you need to control your own destiny. For me, quitting your job, do you know what it means? You fire your own job boss, that's what it means. You fire your boss by quitting, that's it.…

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