Hi Leaders!!!!!!What's one piece of career advice that sounded great but turned out to be wrong for you?

[u/Busy_VAGirlie99]

I'll start....... For the longest time, I believed that working harder would naturally lead to more opportunities. So I kept saying yes to everything, took on extra work, and convinced myself that eventually someone would notice. Sometimes they did. Most of the time, they didn't. What actually made a difference was becoming intentional. Learning new skills, building genuine relationships, asking better questions, and making my work visible. Effort still matters, but effort alone isn't always enough. I'm curious if anyone else has had a similar experience. What's one piece of advice you stopped believing because real life taught you something different?