CHAPTER 18The Fed “Get Ahead” Guide

“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”—SENECA

What is success? You’re successful at work when you’re doing the most interesting and important work possible, getting the recognition you deserve, and making as much money as possible.

This chapter is loaded with tips for achieving work success and accelerating your ascent. Some of them may be more appropriate for you at certain times than at others. So, as you review these tips and strategies, don’t pressure yourself to do them all at once, or even to ever do them all.

Instead, cherry-pick the strategies that suit you now, and then periodically review this chapter to remind yourself of strategies that will help you keep improving and advancing. ...

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