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I got fired twice before I turned 30. It was the best thing that happened in my career.

First publishedAug 3, 12:35 UTC
Last updatedAug 3, 17:18 UTC · 8m ago
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Alex Stephany was fired from roles as a lawyer and a consultant.The experiences were terrifying, and he worried he didn't have the skills he needed to succeed.When he became an entrepreneur the difficulties of being unemployed helped him get ahead.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Alex Stephany, founder of Beam. It has been edited for length and clarity.I was always a good student, but when I graduated from Oxford and entered the workforce, I immediately felt like a fish out of water.

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Alex Stephany was fired from roles as a lawyer and a consultant.The experiences were terrifying, and he worried he didn't have the skills he needed to succeed.When he became an entrepreneur the difficulties of being unemployed helped him get ahead.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Alex Stephany, founder of Beam. It has been edited for length and clarity.I was always a good student, but when I graduated from Oxford and entered the workforce, I immediately felt like a fish out of water. One of my first weekends working as a lawyer, I went on a corporate retreat. I remember feeling that everyone else in the room was much better suited to the work of being a lawyer than I was.Two years later, when my contract was up, I wasn't surprised that my employer didn't renew it.

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Alex Stephany was fired from roles as a lawyer and a consultant.The experiences were terrifying, and he worried he didn't have the skills he needed to succeed.When he became an entrepreneur the difficulties of being unemployed helped him get ahead.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Alex Stephany, founder of Beam. It has been edited for length and clarity.I was always a good student, but when I graduated from Oxford and entered the workforce, I immediately felt like a fish out of water.
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