I don’t see a lot of things as a challenge. I view things as an opportunity. One thing that I’ve mentioned, you have to keep moving. You need to keep those writing/communication skills fresh and be a student of the game all the time.
That can be a challenge when you’re at the beginning of your career because you need to understand businesses intimately to be really good at what you do. It’s hard to get better at lower levels because you’re not in the conversation. So, what I would say is, it’s critical to have that mentor within the organization or within your team at higher levels; who can explain what’s going on with the business. This helps you understand what you’re writing and what you’re pitching.
The beginning of your career is the hardest part. It’s difficult to write about something that you don’t understand. It’s even harder to pitch something that you don’t know a lot about. So, I think it’s really about having the right mentor, the right person to help you understand that business and that industry.
