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I recently re-watched The Godfather Part 2, one of my favorite movies, and realized there are many career lessons to be learned from the character Fredo Corleone's fatal blunder. In this episode, I'll start by providing a brief background on The Godfather and Fredo Corleone for context. Then, I'll talk about what I think are important, universal career lessons from Fredo's mistake that could help us grow including (1) avoiding the attribute trap, i.e., don't let your attributes like job title prevent you from doing what it takes to make smart career moves, (2) understanding your strengths and how you can leverage them, and (3) pursuing landscape shifts to identify new opportunities for you to succeed in. I'll also discuss some examples where I've encountered and applied these lessons over the years.

In this episode, I will talk about what you SHOULD and SHOULD NOT do when planning your career in the face of technological disruption.

Every interaction you have with a colleague or customer can be MAGIC or TRAGIC. This motto drives Disney's success at their amusement parks and cruise line, but is applicable to ANY career or business area. In this episode, I talk about this piece of career advice I got from Disney and why it's SO important. I'll discuss how I applied it in my career to drive successful outcomes.

In this episode, I'll share why it's important to work for yourself for free to achieve the reward you want in the long run. I'll outline the steps you can take toward these ends. To illustrate, I'll also discuss an example where this approach worked in my career.

In this episode, I'll share the best career advice I received as a fresh grad, along with how I applied it both early and later on in my career.