At my stage in life/career, I am often asked: “What does it take to be successful”? I would often stumble with an answer and/or shrug my shoulders and say “hard work”. So, I decided to put together a better “answer”—knowing it really is not an answer—but more my advice. So, here it goes; Learn, Lead, and Leverage.

Expanding on that, these things must happen in order:

Learn.

When you are in your 20s, be paid in experience.

Lead.

Once you have learned you will probably be asked to lead!

Leverage.

Combine everything you’ve learned and the demands of leadership to begin your entrepreneurial journey.