If you’re mentoring people, don’t lie to them, don’t tell them the cream rises to the top, and definitely don’t say “you just need to be patient, your time will come.”

Patience doesn’t pay bills, and it certainly isn’t how people get where they want to be. https://t.co/aWhNYFuBN5

— Milena Rodban (@MilenaRodban) January 20, 2020

Agreed. Pretty much told the same to the intern I was mentoring. The cream does not rise to the top. Opportunity does not in fact knock. You have to chase that motherfucker down and tackle it.

She dreamed of working at Google but was scared to apply. Thought she wasn’t good enough. I knew she was, so I needled her (in a paternal way) to apply so she did. Now she works at Google. That’s one good thing I did in the world, at least.