I’ve learned the importance of having a growth mindset. Understanding these fundamentals has given me a lot of perspective and conviction. But I've found that the basic principles of business and human behavior largely stay the same. Our industry is a whirlwind the battlefield is always changing. Reading about business and about how the world works in general has been critically valuable to me. Sign up here to get top career advice delivered straight to your inbox every week. Subscribe To The Forbes Careers Newsletter But it’s also uncomfortable: you keep getting thrown into new roles you’re totally unprepared for just as you’re starting to get the hang of the last one. It’s exhilarating - I can't think of any job that forces you to grow as quickly, and I personally love the variety of challenges. Your job changes every 6 to 12 months, and as the company scales what made you effective in one phase often becomes a liability in the next. Houston: A friend once told me that being a tech CEO is an evolution from coder to psychiatrist. Schawbel: What have you learned about yourself, and the business world, as you've grown Dropbox into a billion dollar company? I've been fortunate to have mentors and friends who have gone through the same journey and have shared what they've learned. And today's founders have access to more help and resources than at any point in history. It was a relief for me to realize that no one is born a CEO all CEOs learn the job by doing it.
I'm now ten years in but I still keep this mindset. The biggest challenge for a first-time CEO (at any age, but particularly when young) is keeping your personal growth curve ahead of the company's growth curve.
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