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- Do the work even when you don't feel like it.
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Locally archived YouTube transcript with timecodes. Speakers are assigned heuristically and may be corrected editorially.
0:00You must first become misunderstood before you can become great. The fastest way to stand out is to put in more effort than everyone else. Show up early, use names, do your research ahead of time, smile when you greet people, do more than your fair share, follow up quickly. Work ethic is the universal currency of respect, and it costs you nothing, but can give you everything. If you're in your 20s and want to stand out, do what you say you're going to do, even if no one is there to give you applause. Do the work tired. Do the work nervous. Do the work imperfectly. Do the work even when you don't feel like it.
0:26Because no matter how bad you feel when you start, you know exactly how you feel when you …