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Don't float. That’s my single biggest piece of advice to anyone in their 20s or early 30s. I know, because I lived it. Let me back up. I floated through the first 5-6 years of my corporate consulting career. I was “working for the weekend.” Doing a good job, but not a great job. Trying hard when I was at the desk but never going above and beyond. Partying every weekend. In many ways - doing the bare minimum to get by. Then the lightbulb went off for me around age 28. If I was going to keep doing this, it was time to stop floating. I started working harder, doing the extra stuff. Finding out what my boss needed and taking it off their plates. Taking speaking engagements. Leading internal projects in addition to client work. Building products in my spare time. And it paid off. Within ~5 years I jumped from Consultant to Partner-elect (I left before becoming a partner to pursue web3 full time - a story for another day). It worked. Was I stressed at times? Sure. But it was good stress. And I was generally much happier in my day-to-day life. My primary takeaway from this (which might be a hot take) - It’s easy to be above average. Because not that many people try. Very few people put in the work to go above and beyond, consistently and over long time periods. Many are content living the 9-5 life and going home and watching Netflix every night. But I can tell you with certainty, that lifestyle will lead to discontent and regret. And if you want to fix it - then make a change now. Find a strategy to get ahead in your life, and then put in the work to execute it. Network, and solve problems for people above you. Mentor, and build a support system for yourself to help growth and scaling. Do the things no one wants to do (read the white papers). And on top of that - be likable. So people want to work with you (and for you). These lessons apply to the corporate world but also to the crypto space. Reflect on where you are at, as a trader, creator, host, PM, etc., and ask yourself the tough questions. Are you really working that hard? Could you be working harder? Are you doing the right things? Answer those questions and then make a change. You will never regret working too hard to accomplish something important to you. But you very well may regret the opposite. In my experience the biggest driver of happiness, of fulfillment, is not money, or status, or even freedom. It’s a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment. The feeling you get when you reach a goal, finish a hard task, hit a new milestone - where real effort was required. That’s hard to beat. You aren’t ever going to get that feeling if you float through life. So stop floating. And get to work.