I need a bigger coffee

My friend’s been out of work for almost a year.
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I had a coffee with him yesterday.
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We talked about his background and what he wanted to do.
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I suggested he try shifting more to marketing
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I took a sip of my too-small Cortado, and his reply -
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"I don't know anything about marketing".
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He was selling himself short - Shorter than my coffee.
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After 20 years in corporate communications, you likely know something about marketing.
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I'm sorry, its true.
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Often, you don't give yourself credit - as if you can only know something if you've done it as a job with a title and all that.
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But it's just not true.
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Your experiences, your background - your lens
bring perspective to others that they have been lacking for years.
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I told him - you know marketing plenty.
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I made him say it back.
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He realized it was true.
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Sometimes all we need is someone to give you that extra perspective and push
that you have missed for years.

- Matt
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PS: I'm running a workshop in 2 weeks to help people figure out what's next. Want to join me?
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​https://www.obviouschoicesystem.com/workshop