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The Tyranny of a Happy Accident
Manage episode 196270199 series 1952309
Although I didn’t know it until now, how one great month in my early twenties pretty much ruined my career.
For one brief, shining moment when I was in my early twenties, the sun and stars and all the planets aligned and I was able to bill $5,000 in one month. In 2017, that’s the equivalent of over $15,000 or, if you prefer, $180,000 a year. Through what turned out to be a happy accident, I believed I had officially hit the big time.
It turned out to be a disaster...
Listen to the rest by clicking the play button, above. The text version of this essay can be found on Medium where it was originally published on April 29th, 2017.
49 episodes
Manage episode 196270199 series 1952309
Although I didn’t know it until now, how one great month in my early twenties pretty much ruined my career.
For one brief, shining moment when I was in my early twenties, the sun and stars and all the planets aligned and I was able to bill $5,000 in one month. In 2017, that’s the equivalent of over $15,000 or, if you prefer, $180,000 a year. Through what turned out to be a happy accident, I believed I had officially hit the big time.
It turned out to be a disaster...
Listen to the rest by clicking the play button, above. The text version of this essay can be found on Medium where it was originally published on April 29th, 2017.
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