Career Success and the Proximity Principle

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I was stuck in a job that I couldn’t stand.

I wanted out in the worst way.

Not because I wasn’t making enough money. I was.

Not because I hated my boss. I didn’t.

But because I wasn’t doing what I was meant to do. And I could no longer convince myself otherwise.

Every day, every week, I experienced the slow death of boredom, counting down the clock to Friday, dreading Monday.

It was no way to live.

My story is hardly unique. It may even describe you.

And if you haven’t yet started your work life, it might describe what you fear most.

But I have some good news, a way for you to take control of your future.

I know this idea works because I used it for my own career and have helped countless people use it for theirs.

The idea is called the Proximity Principle.

It’s deceptively simple:

In order to do what you want to do you have to be around the people who are doing it and in the places where it is happening.

That’s the Proximity Principle.

So, how can you put the Proximity Principle into practice?

The first step is to seek out five types of people. Each one has an important role to play in helping you move forward toward your goal — your dream job.

One, “the professors.”

I don’t mean actual professors, but people who know their stuff. They are scholars of your desired field; they love to teach, and they are willing to teach you.

Two, “the professionals.” These are the people who have made it. There’s a reason for that. Read their biographies and