11Imagine the Unimaginable

In a nutshell: Why not do something that pays more, is more interesting, and takes less time than your current job? That seems impossible, but maybe it’s not. The same goes for that really big role. Why not you? How hard could it be? The person doing it now is also a mortal. Setting your sights on the unimaginable will give you impetus for change and getting there.

The Biggest Job

When you talk to people who have really big jobs, they will often say that before they took on the role they weren’t sure they could do it.

“When you’re looking further up the ladder, you always think, ‘What is it that they’ve got that I haven’t?’ Well, there’s not anything. Probably just experience and confidence,” said Jenny Scott, executive ...

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