HELLO KADETS

THINGS I'D SAY TO MY YOUNGER SELF 20 YEARS AGO

JAMES DENTON-CLARK

YOU WON’T REGRET JOINING THE STUPIDEST, MOST SATISFYING, MOST INSANE INDUSTRY. POPULATED BY THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY

PEOPLE YOU’LL EVER MEET

THE REST OF THE WORLD AND MOST PEOPLE IN IT AREN’T ANYTHING LIKE US.

WE LIVE IN A BUBBLE WITHIN A BUBBLE

YOU’LL BE JEALOUS OF HOW MUCH YOUR CITY MATES EARN, BUT THEY’LL

BE JEALOUS THAT YOU ACTUALLY ENJOY GOING TO WORK

NEVER LIE, YOU’LL GET FOUND OUT. ALWAYS TRY TO DO THE RIGHT THING, BOTH WITH YOUR CLIENTS AND WITH THE PEOPLE

YOU WORK WITH

THIS IS THE MOST INFURIATING JOB IN THE WORLD. YOU KNOW YOU’RE RIGHT, WHY

CAN’T THEY FUCKING SEE THAT! TAKE A BREATH, SMILE, IT’LL BE OK

THIS IS THE MOST REWARDING JOB IN THE WORLD. THERE’S NO FEELING BETTER THAN WINNING A PITCH OR DOING SOME WORK

THAT YOUR MATES TALK ABOUT

EVERYBODY THINKS DIFFERENT. YOU HAVE TO MAKE THE PICTURES IN YOUR HEAD

MATCH THEIRS.

TRY TO BE NICE. THERE ARE TOO MANY WANKERS ABOUT AS IT IS

YOU’LL DRINK AND EAT TOO MUCH, ESPECIALLY IF YOU SPECIALISE IN CLIENT

SERVICE. FOR GOD’S SAKE JOIN A GYM

MAKE SURE YOU ALWAYS HAVE THE FIRE IN YOUR BELLY. IF THAT EVER GOES OUT, MOVE

ON, DO SOMETHING ELSE, LEARN MANDARIN, GROW SHEEP, WHATEVER.

JUST DON’T BE CARRIED

NEVER TREAD WATER. WHEN YOU STOPLEARNING IT’S GAME OVER

SPEAK UP. THERE’S NO RIGHT ANSWER, JUST PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT SKILLS AND LEVELS OF EXPERIENCE. YOU’RE PROBABLY

RIGHT. IF THEY DON’T LISTEN, SHOUT

YOU PROBABLY WON’T CHANGE THE WORLD. BUT TRY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE

IN EVERYTHING YOU DO. THERE LIES SATISFACTION

DON’T MEASURE YOURSELF AGAINST OTHER PEOPLE IN THE INDUSTRY BUT IN

THE WORK YOU PRODUCE. PEOPLE WILL JUDGE YOU ON YOUR LEGACY

YOU WON’T BE DOING THIS JOB IN 20 YEARS TIME. BUT YOU WILL BE WORKING WITH THE SAME EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE

GOOD WORKS