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Career savings account -- Do this first -- Investment 1: Relationships: -- You don't know who you know -- Give your foes what they need most -- Casual counts -- Great careers take great advocates -- Don't burn many bridges -- Community shines brightest in the darkness of a career bump -- Investment 2: Skills: -- You have more skills than you think -- Master the invisible skills -- Never become a dinosaur -- Win the way you won before -- Kick-start your new skills with something fun -- Skills get sharp slowly and dull quickly -- Grab the right kind of hammer for your career ceiling -- Investment 3: Character: -- Plant an orchard -- Generosity is a game changer -- Empathy, no longer just for people who like to cry with friends -- Be present -- Never jump without character -- Investment 4: Hustle: -- Grit is a choice, not a feeling -- Hustle has seasons: use awareness to recognize them -- Career yoga -- Always use this to multiply the moment -- Three final words you'll tell me someday soon.

"Starting on the first day you got paid to scoop ice cream or restock shelves, you've had the chance to develop the four elements all great careers have in common: relationships, skills, character, and hustle. You already have each of those, to one degree or another. Now it's time to amplify them and apply them in a new way, creating a Career Savings Account"--Amazon.com.