I come across DMs/emails from a lot of young kids, seeking advice on how to grow in their career.
And it is understandable. Experience is usually a product of time and execution. When you are starting out, you have neither.
However, what you do have is gratitude for the things you are blessed with.
If you cannot afford to fly to a conference, you have the time to go by train.
If you cannot afford a gym, you have YouTube + managing your money to get weights at home.
If your parents never took you for a vacation, save from your pocket money and plan for one.
All of these are byproducts of looking for the best in the worst, and not being deluded by what you don’t have. Eventually “I do not have this” becomes a mindset despite of unlimited abundance, something that kills your positive mindset like cancer—slowly, invisibly, but eventually.
When you have nothing, you still have gratitude. It is the secret sauce to having everything. And keeps you grounded even when you have everything.