{"id":106074,"date":"2023-06-21T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=106074"},"modified":"2023-06-26T10:11:24","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T14:11:24","slug":"you-are-your-best-investment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/you-are-your-best-investment\/","title":{"rendered":"You Are Your Best Investment: Advice From Pitbull &#038; Qi Lu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Are you just getting started in your career (or a new career)? What are you willing to sacrifice now in order to succeed in the long run?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When author Alex Banayan wanted to find out how the people at the top got there, he set out to interview them. Here&#8217;s what he learned from musician Pitbull and executive Qi Lu: Work hard today for a payoff tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more to learn why you are your best investment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-you-are-your-best-investment\">You Are Your Best Investment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Several of Banayan\u2019s interviewees emphasized the importance of working extra hard early in your career, arguing that the long-term gains you\u2019ll earn are worth the effort and the sacrifice of short-term comfort. Two interviewees in particular who made that attitude a cornerstone of their careers were Grammy Award-winning rapper Pitbull and Microsoft executive Qi Lu. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/motivational-success-stories\/\">success story<\/a> of each one illustrates the concept that you are your best investment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-pitbull-always-be-learning\">Pitbull: Always Be Learning<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Armando Perez, better known as Pitbull, who has produced award-winning music in multiple genres and started his own charter school, told Banayan that his secret to success is his willingness to approach any new venture with the mindset of an intern: <strong>be willing to work a low-wage, low-level job to learn about an industry from the bottom up.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pitbull argues that when you do menial tasks and function as an assistant to others, you can get a foot in the door and gain access to insights and wisdom from experienced people. Even if you\u2019re already successful in a different field, you should be ready to start at the bottom in any new field you approach. By constantly learning in this way, you\u2019ll ultimately be a better executive because you\u2019ve learned how the business works at every level. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: Pitbull\u2019s advice is aimed both at people starting their first career and at people successful in one career and choosing to enter a second. As such, he emphasizes the importance of being open to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-learn-new-skills\/\">learning new skills<\/a>, but some experts note that when starting a new venture, you can use skills you\u2019ve already mastered to give you a leg up. In <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/managing-oneself\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Managing Oneself<\/em><\/a>, Peter Drucker encourages you to <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/managing-oneself\/chapter-4#the-advantages-of-a-second-career\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">apply skills you\u2019re already good at<\/a> in new ways. For example, if you\u2019re a corporate account manager, you can easily pivot to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/managing-rental-properties\/\">managing rental properties<\/a> on the side. Drucker focuses on those starting second careers, but his advice can help those starting from scratch\u2014think about what you know in other areas and apply it to your new work.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-qi-lu-be-disciplined\">Qi Lu: Be Disciplined<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Banayan asked engineer Qi Lu, who grew up in extreme poverty in rural China but rose to hold executive positions at Yahoo, Microsoft, and other tech firms, how he was able to achieve exponential <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/socioeconomic-mobility-in-america\/\">social mobility<\/a><strong>.<\/strong> Lu explained that he was extremely disciplined and that he sacrificed immediate comfort for long-term success.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He maintained a rigorous routine, running five miles every morning, eating small meals of fruits and vegetables throughout the day, and working 18 hours a day, six days a week. He also trained himself to sleep just four hours a night, giving him, over the course of a year, an extra two months of time (compared to people who sleep eight hours a night) with which he could learn new skills and work on projects.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said that his <strong>discipline allowed him to get more out of his day than others, and therefore he was more prepared to jump on opportunities when they presented themselves<\/strong>. For example, when he was a student, a professor asked him if he\u2019d done any research on a particular topic, and Lu was able to respond that he\u2019d already written five papers on it. The professor was so impressed that he helped Lu apply to Carnegie Mellon, which allowed him to fulfill his goal of moving to the US and starting his career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: It\u2019s not easy to adopt challenging, strict habits like the ones Qi Lu lived by, but in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/app\/book\/atomic-habits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Atomic Habits<\/em><\/a>, James Clear argues that if you view your habits as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/app\/book\/atomic-habits\/chapter-2#evidence-of-identity-and-the-feedback-loop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">extensions of your identity<\/a>, you\u2019re far more likely to stick with them. Clear writes that to successfully adopt new routines, you should envision the version of yourself you want to become, as this will encourage you to behave as that ideal version likely behaves. This advice aligns with how Lu approached his life: His goals reflected his desire to escape poverty, which gave him the motivation to adopt and stick to difficult habits. His image of himself as an accomplished person helped him <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-create-habits-that-stick\/\">stick to habits<\/a> that set him apart from other students and put him on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/your-path-to-success\/\">path to success<\/a>.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you just getting started in your career (or a new career)? What are you willing to sacrifice now in order to succeed in the long run? When author Alex Banayan wanted to find out how the people at the top got there, he set out to interview them. Here&#8217;s what he learned from musician Pitbull and executive Qi Lu: Work hard today for a payoff tomorrow. 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