Pivot: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One

Early on in my journey, I realized that my entire goal was to stay on the pathless path indefinitely. This is what author James Carse calls the “infinite game”: “A finite game is played for the purpose of winning, an infinite game for the purpose of continuing the play.”⁠2 By working backward, I realized that the biggest risks for me are spending m

The seminal change in the business from then to now is that a young person should view the career pyramid differently rather than traditionally. Put the point at the bottom where you are now (at the start of your career) and conceive your future as an expanding opportunity horizon where you can move laterally across the spectrum in search of an eve

If you have made the decision to move away from a dead-end career and into a profession that offers a real chance at upside in the short-to-medium term, now comes the fun part. You are now entering a world where results matter, not just showing up and doing what you are told.

pivoting is an act of will that in the space of a single second, changes the direction of our energy from a downward arc to an upward spiral.