Former S&P employee. The incoming CEO is ex Accenture. Friends rewarding friends :)

With the most likely outcome being 0.

Already posted 3 months ago https://www.buysellstartups.com/

this made me chuckle

I'm stuck in a similar rut. And yes, I know there are people out there way worse off than me.

It's okay to be like that. Just take a small step towards something you'd like to achieve. It's okay if it doesn't work out, be proud that you've taken that small step. That's how many success stories actually started, from small steps combined with a huge amount of luck - but few will admit. And you might not succeed no matter how many times you do it - you should still be proud that you tried.

And remember - you only hear of success stories in social media.

> being relentlessly helpful to others, even in things that aren’t strictly your responsibility, keeps you as someone everybody wants on the team

I often see this advice, but to me sounds like a speed run to burnout. I've seen tech leads leaving the industry because of this too.

Proper boundary setting and negotiation is an important soft skill.

The takeaway from this advice is not to overdo it and burn out, but to recognize that not every responsibility needs to be delineated by bright line rules. Cultivating relationships with your team can take precedence over things that are strictly “not your job/responsibility”.

It isn’t an either or proposition.

Everyone is different- I absolutely love helping people. I could spend all day helping teammates and feel super energized by the end of the day.

Having said that, this advice is actually a bit problematic for me. I am over eager to help my teammates as well as those on other teams. I make a lot of connections that way, but the connections are almost always peer or lower on the ladder. They aren’t the connections that help as spoken of in other areas of this article. Also, with the time I’ve spent helping others, it’s less time I’m delivering something of value. I enjoy helping others, so I do it, but I try to keep it in moderation and keep in mind my priorities.

> speed run to burnout

This is especially true when you're working at the extreme ends of the spectrum. Whether it's a startup or shithole corporate environment full of lazy shiftless bastards, picking up slack for incompetent management is not ok.

I'm saying this for the benefit of probably about half the people reading this right now. Enough is enough in this industry.

Can't be bothered paying for the games, buying gaming rig abd investing time.

A blog/newsletter of TikTok content ideas that have proven to work on the platform: https://tiktokexamples.com

Would be nice if it was mobile friendly.

You've got further than me! I've spent evenings and weekends over the past 15 months trying to start an online business with 0 revenue to show.

I've also been burned out trying to follow what I've seen other people on Twitter, or even those in my local meetups.

I've come to accept that there's no single set of steps that will guarantee me success. I have to keep trying and seeing what sticks; I still look at what's worked for others, but I also consider my circumstances and adapt to them.

You have to enjoy the journey as well. Just look back at how you were 8 months ago; I'm sure you'll feel proud of all the things you've learned!

Thank you kind stranger.

I do look back occasionally and realize that I made a huge leap. Nevertheless, I'm not at a place I thought that I will be. Does not mean I'm not grateful for what I have.

Mind sharing what are you building and how it is going? You can DM me (social are in links in profile) if you don't want to make it public