1. Always introduce yourself.
2. Be mindful of the language you use in emails.
Mails are like evidence (full stop).
3. Gather witnesses.
Further to the point above. You're dealing with an uncooperative client, team member or superior? Just send him/her a really sweet email copying your Manager and his Manager in the thread.
4. Find out what actions of respect are acceptable/ liked.
5. Understand the people you work with.
The way you need to understand your significant other, your parents in order to have a seamless relationship, is the same way you need to understand the people you work with. Not necessarily in depth but perception is important. Even something as little as knowing your Partner likes the AC off can go a long way.
6. Breakfast is not the most important meal of the day for fun. Have it!
7. There is A LOT to learn; as much as you want to "show yourself", these people are ahead of you for a reason. Just calm down and learn as much as you can from them.
8. Don't talk too much about yourself no one really cares. Yes, maybe they care about you as a person, just don't push it.
9. Its hardly ever personal.
Your Team Lead literally tells you the report you spent all night preparing for him is "nonsense"? Don't take it personal. Really. He's probably getting fire from the top too.
10. Its not okay to be a mess at any age.
I've read a number of articles saying how its okay to be a mess in your early 20s, etcetera etcetera. That is just crap, true, you don't have to have it all figured out. Heck no one has it figured out, we're all just winging it. Its just not okay to wallow in your confusion at any age.
11. Embrace difficulty.
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Really, nothing good comes easy in real life. Success on all fronts: workplace, relationships, comes with commitment and hard work. There were times I had to work weekends to get things done when I'd rather be chilling. The beauty is that the process of hard work is a value-adding process. So even if it doesn't work out, you come out more refined.
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