A short YouTube monologue by Nick Kugelman arguing that your 20s should be a time to ask for what you want and show ambition. The speaker contrasts a 20-year-old who asked for recognition and pay (and therefore received opportunities) with a talented 40-year-old who never asked and was passed over. Core advice: proactively ask for recognition, volunteer to do work before being asked, and avoid passivity in your 20s.
Your 20s is asking for what you want. My problem is when a 20 year old thinks that it's other people's responsibility to make their work awesome what would make your work awesome? Be recognized for my work Ask for it get paid more Ask for it I remember I had a 20 year old and a 40 year old on my team the 40 year old was incredibly talented never asked for anything the 20 year old wasn't talented because he had no experience but he asked for things that guy got more than the 40 year old he said what makes him deserving this? I said he f cking asked bro, your level of ambition is stunted the 20 year old stepped up and every time he did the work before he was ever asked to do it you said I'll do that work once I'm paid for it he said I'll do it hopefully eventually you pay me for it Stop wasting your twenties just doing you hate to look successful.
