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On my way back to Tampa, I was sitting right next to an old man. He asked me if my flight got delayed, and from there, we ended up talking for 1.5 hours. He was asking very specific questions about what I study, what I do, and the like.

I was passionately answering. Then, It turned out he did a “business” trip to Central Asia, and had paid a visit to UzAuto Motors in Uzbekistan (formerly GM) to make a contract for future consulting services provision.

That’s the point where I asked what he does. It turns out he teaches Corporate Finance at an MBA level at Wharton, and graduated 35 years ago from UPenn with a degree in Finance and Accounting. For 10 years, he worked for McKinsey&Company as a strategy consultant.

As his flight was nearing, we shook hands, and he told me the following words:

“Look son, you have a brilliant mind. Kid like you must be noticed and will be noticed. Keep putting yourself out there and shoot me a message when you land. We can continue our conversations”.

The takeaway: Put yourself out there, bravely and confidently.

Yesterday, I met some good people too. Like my mentor Mukhammad aka said, “the world is a small place”.

Good night 😴