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This Question Helped Me Become a Better Leader, Father, and Husband
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A common question we hear when we're growing up is "What do you want to be when you grow up?" |
Ted Prodromou
Join 60,000+ seasoned professionals who are done with the corporate world. Epic Encore is an almost daily newsletter with inspirational stories from leading experts. Your Epic Encore is about turning your lifetime experiences into the cornerstone of the rest of your life. It represents your audacious leap into entrepreneurship, fueled by the wisdom and tenacity you've garnered in your successful career. This isn't about playing catch-up in business and building a 7-figure business. It's about forging a unique path, using your distinct perspective, seasoned judgment, and invaluable insights that can only come from years of life experience.
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In 2001, my 20+ year tech career ended abruptly. I was a casualty of the dot com crash. For over 20 years my intuition guided my career and kept me ahead of the curve. In 1980 I landed my first job in the computer industry long before most businesses used computers (long before fax machines). I learned computer networking as it was being invented. In 1989, I was employee number 40 at Cellular One as the cellular industry was just starting. Cellular One used to bring in coaches (before they...
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