Louis CarterFounder and Chief Executive Officer, Best Practice Institute · Founder and CEO, Best Practice Institute - Most Loved Workplace® | Organizational Psychologist | Creator of AI Workplace Intelligence and Employer Branding Platform

Temple Grandin: Seize 'Back Doors' to Career Opportunities! #shorts

4 Apr 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief interview excerpt, Temple Grandin explains how she deliberately sought out and used “back doors” to advance her career in the livestock industry. She recounts approaching the editor of Farmer Ranchman magazine, securing his business card, and writing for the publication, which earned her a free press pass to attend costly national meetings. She then repeated the strategy with the National Cattle and Industry magazine. Grandin emphasizes that recognizing and exploiting such hidden opportunities can be pivotal for professional growth, a tactic many overlook.

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The other thing I did is I saw doors to opportunity. There's a very important scene in HBO movie, which is true, where I went up to the editor of the Farmer Ranchman magazine and got his card because I knew if I wrote for that magazine, that would help my career. That got me a free press pass to get in big expensive national meetings. And then I got the card for the National Cattle and Industry magazine. And I wrote for them. This was a very important part of my career. Often people don't see back doors to opportunity.
In these doors that you identified, they're really these pivotal moments