When I started my tech career, I used to listen to every influencer's advice. I later realised this was a road to confusion. So I picked 3 amazing people as role models. It's not about the amount of advice you have. It's the quality of the advice and how you implement it.

When you pick whom to trust, remember to think about competence *and* incentives.

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Nerd/ young professionals question thread: 1. Would you describe yourself as an ambitious person?

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Met a young Nigerian girl doing her Masters here in Cambridge. We met on the bus when she asked to sit next to me and I recognized her accent. I struck up a conversation with her and asked: "how has it been for you here?". She said "its been very hard. It is a struggle"

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thinking: the people whose careers I admire most have learned to capitalize on their difference

Yes! Going deeper 💡 It takes time and energy to reflect on what we really want, and effort to actively go there. Scroll for inspiration 📱 Contemplate for insight 💭 Implement for progress ⏩

What a wonderful answer Liz! 'Reputation' indeed - like your shadow analogy, we all have a reputation among those who know of us, whether accurate or not. "What can I say about myself to help people who don’t already know me know more about where I’m headed?" GREAT question 👍

Such a delight to collaborate with the IFoA Foundation and support its global beneficiaries to build their professional careers and community 🌏

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Great points Sumit - it's wonderful to work with you as a professional mentor! Learning from different professions 👍

We're delighted to be working with the IFoA Foundation to offer mentoring to their beneficiaries around the world 🌏 Could you sponsor a mentee so we can expand the programme even further? #ActuariesSupportingOthers

Take a look at our article about the impact of #mentoring in the The Actuary magazine and find out how YOU can support this global initiative through our Sponsor a Mentee campaign. theactuary.com/2023/09/05/mor… IFoA Protagion: Professional Inspiration 🌠 #ActuariesSupportingOthers #actuaries #actuary

Applications open - great to be working with the IFoA Foundation on their international group mentoring programme 2023/2024

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Message this week from a protege experiencing rocketship growth (again)🚀 in another venture he started: "Thank you! After exiting [my venture] the reality of that success was hard to deal with... You helped me get my strength back & focus on what I am actually good at again" 🏋️‍♂️