Good morning from New York City this morning. I’m sitting here thinking about the woman from one of those services – this one’s called the Real Real – that resell your clothing online. She was going through my closet with me, and we were having fun banter, mostly because I worked in the fashion business for 20 years and I am making sure that she knows the details so we can get the highest price, right? This is a limited addition pair of shoes from Gucci, or this is a double-faced cashmere coat from Jill Sander. I was giving her very specific details.

We ended up having conversation about fashion and I offered to make her a cup of coffee. We started talking and I turned the conversation onto her. So what’s your job? What else have you done?etc She was working at Restoration Hardware pre Covid, and it seems that since then she’s changed jobs many times. I could tell she was a little shy to talk to me and I said to her, listen, I work with a lot of young people, so this is your chance as we’re having coffee. Tell me your story. Let me see if I can help you imagine what might be next for you.

We got into the details of her story and it turns out she’s changed jobs many times since Covid. I was asking her questions about what her favorite job was, and why it was her favorite job. I was trying to get to the heart of the matter of what she really loves, right? It’s clear she needs to work and make money. We all do. But what is it that she really loves? What is it that brings her alive? That’s how I was trying to direct the conversation.

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