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Your Early Career Should Be Messy

May 13, 2026 / 00:56

This episode discusses career phases, focusing on the early and middle stages. Key topics include finding the right fit in an organization, building skills, and taking risks.

The guest emphasizes that the early phase of a career is crucial for self-discovery and skill development. They suggest that individuals should not fear making mistakes during this time.

In the middle phase, the focus shifts to settling into the right organization and building a long-term career. The guest highlights the importance of finding a good fit to achieve success.

TLDR

Career phases are crucial; early stages require risk-taking and self-discovery.

Episode

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I think about a career in phases. There is kind of the middle of your career, actually you're going to do better by

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finding the right place and kind of settling there, staying there, building a career there. That's what you're often

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aiming for. The people who do well are the people who really find that right fit with an organization, build their

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career there. The early stage of your career are about trying to find that. And so, I think

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in that early phase you're establishing yourself, you're learning about who you

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are, what kind of organization you want to work for, and you're starting to build the skills

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and the reputation that will make you attractive. And so, it's an important phase in your career, but it's probably

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more than any other time a phase where you don't want to be too afraid of making mistakes. It's a good time to

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take risks, learn about yourself before you start a kind of that long climb afterwards.

Episode Highlights

Building Your Career
Establishing yourself in the early phase is crucial for future success.
“The early stage of your career is about trying to find that fit.”
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May 13, 2026

Episode Quotes

It's a good time to take risks, learn about yourself.
Your Early Career Should Be Messy

Key Moments

Finding Fit00:03
Taking Risks00:45