A short English monologue by Jeffrey Schmitz offering career advice that emphasizes curiosity about the business as a key driver of career mobility. Schmitz frames curiosity—asking why the company exists, who competitors are, and why the team wins or loses—alongside foundational traits (hard work, positivity) as behaviors that create more cross-functional opportunities.
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And the last one I say, for people like you and I who have nonlinear careers, is curiosity. And curiosity in the business. Like, if you understand. You know, I started out as an engineer. People often ask me, how did you take this next step into the business side of things? Because I went and learned and I asked questions and I was curious about the business, and I didn't know it at the time, but that natural curiosity turned out to be one of the most foundational elements for my career. And so I tell people, hard work is foundational. Being positive is foundational for success, whatever you define as success. And the last one is, if you want more opportunities to show up, be curious. Be curious about the business. What does your company do? Why do they do it? Who do they compete against? You know, why do you win? When you win, why do you lose? Knowing that enhances everyone's role. I don't care if you're in the people team in sales, finance. It always gives you more opportunities if you do. Yeah.