(1-3 below are a reframe of Charlie Munger’s 3 rules for career satisfaction)

#1 Work for people you respect and admire

Your leaders will shape you. Ensure your values are aligned.     

#2 Work with people you enjoy

The people you work with motivate, uplift, sustain, and replenish you. 

In small ways, they make a big impact. 1 + 1 = 3.

A third of your life is spent at work. Surround yourself with those that help you pass the time well. 

#3 Build products you believe in

Your work is the product of your life energy. It is a reflection of you. 

Ask yourself: What kind of impact do I want to have on the world? 

My dad’s motto was “leave it better than you found it”. (Something incidentally, he still preaches to this day).

If you want to push the world forward, choose good quests.    

#4 Be useful

This is a principle I absorbed as a kid. 

Everyone around me always helped out. No one had to ask. People saw a need, and rolled up their sleeves. I followed the model. 

The result? I learned.  

To embrace new challenges 

To be situationally aware

To adapt 

To anticipate needs

To love learning 

Continually develop your utility as a strategic asset. It opens doors, even to the most exclusive rooms. 

#5 Stay curious

Curiosity is our default state, and then the brain simplifies for objective function. 

Unguarded, efficiency can become atrophy. Exercise your mind.

Focus your attention. Pause and think. Ask why. Dive deep. 

The world is beautifully complex. Maintain your sense of wonder. 

#6 Treat people (and all things) well

Same concept as #3. How you show up is how you will be remembered.   

With everyone and everything, walk gently. Be kind. 

Create, expand, spread light. 

#7 Do the right thing 

Simple in principle, difficult in practice. The hard thing and the right thing are often the same. 

The "right thing" can seem nuanced, subjective. But it isn't. 

The framework? Objectivity + compassion. Least harm + greatest good. 

Attune to this mindset, then trust your intuition.