[ MUSIC ] The best advice I ever got was to bring my whole self. I think, sometimes, it's tough having this much hair and these big earrings, to bring all of that cuz it can be overwhelming. [ LAUGH ] But that's me, and it's like why wouldn't I wanna bring all of that. It's a unique thing, and so, and there's no one else who's me. So to bring my whole self to situations changed everything for me. Best advice I've been given would be to listen to all of the advice that you're given. And be very discerning about choosing which of it to follow. Just blindly following all the advice that you get, and you get a lot in this job, is probably a path to failure. The almost unanimous response from the people who I admire and respect, and adore the most is just be kind to people. Be kind and know that people are your power. What are my strengths? What are the things that I'm uniquely good at? What are the needs that exist? Ya know, where is the demand? And also, what do I love? And really, if you can find something that brings those three things together, then you're going to find a lot of satisfaction and you're going to do your best work. Once you finally get to a point where you feel like you got a deal you can do Do it. Don't fight that last inch, that last centimeter, for some extra little whiz bang in the deal terms. If you've just come through a really nasty negotiation where you've been yelling at each other, it's really Really hard to turn that around into a friendly warm fuzzy relationship to work together for the next few years. Never mistake vagueness for compassion. And I think there are many times where people muddle a hard message because they're Trying to cuz they want the best for that person, but actually sometimes the best for that person is actually being direct. [ MUSIC ]

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