check out Do What You Are, which uses the Myers-Briggs framework to break down hundreds of career options by personality type. Even if you aren’t moved by Myers-Briggs, it’s a useful compendium of every way imaginable to make a buck.

Character doesn’t just aid in creating wealth, it’s the key to protecting it.

“If you want something done, give it to a busy person.”

Focus is saying “no.”

Any time you play the odds, quitting should be an option. In tech, we rebrand quitting as “pivoting” to make it more palatable. Great gamblers are great quitters—Kenny Rogers’s signature song28 reminds us we have to “know when to hold ’em and know when to fold ’em.” Poker champion Annie Duke wrote an entire book about quitting;29 she makes a compel

We’re still going to make plenty of bad decisions, however, and part of this essential life skill is knowing how to handle mistakes.

Courage is our persistence, what modern thinkers often term “grit.” We have courage when we do not let fear guide our actions: fear of poverty, fear of embarrassment, fear of failure. Instead, we are industrious, positive, and confident. Marketers are masters of exploiting our fears and insecurities. Courage is cheaper than Chanel, and it works bet

As you build up your career, build a kitchen cabinet of people who can elevate you but also ensure you’re grounded (see above: be honest with you). These should be people you trust, people who have your best interests in mind, and people who aren’t afraid to tell you when you’re being an ass.

we are bombarded with messages that there are shortcuts to closing the gap between intentions and actions.