If you:
- Show up consistently
- Care
- Are aware that hard times are temporary and push through them
- Try to fix the things that are frustrating you first, before bringing them to a superior
- Encourage everyone around you
- Provide value outside of your W-2 employment (freelancing, teaching, volunteering)
- Learn continuously
- Socialize with people who have what you want
CONGRATULATIONS.
It’s highly likely that you’re in the top 1% of your profession.
You’re virtually invincible on your career path.
Keep it up.