Top Career Lessons from The Great Gatsby

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Iโ€™ve always been a fan of author F. Scott Fitzgerald, and one of my favorite classics by the writer is The Great Gatsby. As a child with what many people would describe as an โ€œold soul,โ€ I always loved colorful stories set in the past, whether it was the Bible days, Medieval times, the Roaring โ€™20s, liberated โ€™60s or the psychedelic โ€™70sโ€” especially if they were true or based on what was really going on at the time.

Since the movie premiered, I felt inclined to revisit an old favorite of mine. In doing my research, I found that Fitgerald, in the way that great innovators of communication and story-telling do, included timeless themes that are still relevant decades later and can fuel the imaginations and critical thinking processes of generations to come.

(Wait, I promise you, no spoilers here. I havenโ€™t even seen the movie to spoil it, but the book, well, thatโ€™s been in existence for decades.)

Here are a few career-related lessons from the classic that can help you avoid career ruin.

Read them at Black Enterprise.

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