Claire Wasserman

I was a friend of mine who said this to me. So that'd be the first step. Second step is what are you curious about? This is all about learning. I like to think about work as if it were school and not school in like a school because I actually really didn't like school that much, but more school of life. Like we are getting our MBA. And it is now our time to write up the curriculum.

What do we want to learn in our MBA? And here's what's kind of awesome is instead of us paying for the MBA, they're paying us, right? Like you were getting paid to go to school. That's how I think of work. Like you were just here to learn. And in learning, you have to deliver. You're doing projects. You've got senior thesis, right? Like you've got teams, you know?

What do we want to learn in our MBA? And here's what's kind of awesome is instead of us paying for the MBA, they're paying us, right? Like you were getting paid to go to school. That's how I think of work. Like you were just here to learn. And in learning, you have to deliver. You're doing projects. You've got senior thesis, right? Like you've got teams, you know?

What do we want to learn in our MBA? And here's what's kind of awesome is instead of us paying for the MBA, they're paying us, right? Like you were getting paid to go to school. That's how I think of work. Like you were just here to learn. And in learning, you have to deliver. You're doing projects. You've got senior thesis, right? Like you've got teams, you know?

You're getting your, you know, an A plus or not, right? You're We want to build the curriculum. And this is a cliche, but I'm going to say it anyway. You don't know what you don't know. You don't even know what opportunities are out there unless you put yourself out there. Unless you get exposure somehow to something or somebody who's simply interesting to you. And let yourself be open-minded.

You're getting your, you know, an A plus or not, right? You're We want to build the curriculum. And this is a cliche, but I'm going to say it anyway. You don't know what you don't know. You don't even know what opportunities are out there unless you put yourself out there. Unless you get exposure somehow to something or somebody who's simply interesting to you. And let yourself be open-minded.

You're getting your, you know, an A plus or not, right? You're We want to build the curriculum. And this is a cliche, but I'm going to say it anyway. You don't know what you don't know. You don't even know what opportunities are out there unless you put yourself out there. Unless you get exposure somehow to something or somebody who's simply interesting to you. And let yourself be open-minded.

Let yourself be curious. And if there's, let's say, a person at your company, you just kind of admire them. Like they've either risen up in the ranks or they totally pivoted or came from a different background or feel similar to you. There's somebody. Start there, especially a person who has changed or has done any kind of path that looks somewhat similar to you or something you admire.

Let yourself be curious. And if there's, let's say, a person at your company, you just kind of admire them. Like they've either risen up in the ranks or they totally pivoted or came from a different background or feel similar to you. There's somebody. Start there, especially a person who has changed or has done any kind of path that looks somewhat similar to you or something you admire.

Let yourself be curious. And if there's, let's say, a person at your company, you just kind of admire them. Like they've either risen up in the ranks or they totally pivoted or came from a different background or feel similar to you. There's somebody. Start there, especially a person who has changed or has done any kind of path that looks somewhat similar to you or something you admire.

I would love to hear from them how they did it. And then I want to hear more about their job, right? What do they do and what do they not like about what they do? What skills and strengths and expertises do they really leverage in that job?

I would love to hear from them how they did it. And then I want to hear more about their job, right? What do they do and what do they not like about what they do? What skills and strengths and expertises do they really leverage in that job?

I would love to hear from them how they did it. And then I want to hear more about their job, right? What do they do and what do they not like about what they do? What skills and strengths and expertises do they really leverage in that job?

Gathering this kind of information will help you, A, make a better decision about what your next move will be, and B, how to make a compelling case that you are indeed ready for this. Or C, you'll discover, actually, I want this. I'm not ready for it. Okay, now we can make a plan for how to get ready for it. Based off of all that, tell me what you're thinking, what you're feeling.

Gathering this kind of information will help you, A, make a better decision about what your next move will be, and B, how to make a compelling case that you are indeed ready for this. Or C, you'll discover, actually, I want this. I'm not ready for it. Okay, now we can make a plan for how to get ready for it. Based off of all that, tell me what you're thinking, what you're feeling.

Gathering this kind of information will help you, A, make a better decision about what your next move will be, and B, how to make a compelling case that you are indeed ready for this. Or C, you'll discover, actually, I want this. I'm not ready for it. Okay, now we can make a plan for how to get ready for it. Based off of all that, tell me what you're thinking, what you're feeling.

Yeah. But I think you bring up a very valid and important point, which is people are busy and we don't want to bother them. So I want to actually work backwards from that for a second. When you reach out to somebody who I'll just say has influence, right? or somebody you want something from, and you're like, oh, I know they're busy or whatever.

Yeah. But I think you bring up a very valid and important point, which is people are busy and we don't want to bother them. So I want to actually work backwards from that for a second. When you reach out to somebody who I'll just say has influence, right? or somebody you want something from, and you're like, oh, I know they're busy or whatever.

Yeah. But I think you bring up a very valid and important point, which is people are busy and we don't want to bother them. So I want to actually work backwards from that for a second. When you reach out to somebody who I'll just say has influence, right? or somebody you want something from, and you're like, oh, I know they're busy or whatever.

Well, first of all, before you reach out, think about, is there anything that you can do for them? Now, in your case, it's a little bit different because it sounds like you already are just sort of a helpful person to her anyway, and you have somewhat of a relationship, right? So this is maybe a different use case than a person who wants to reach out to somebody they've never met before, right?