Gil Bialik Didn't Have To
Early in my career — when I was unknown, untested, and frankly not even sure what I was doing — someone gave me a chance. His name was Gil Bialik.
He could have ignored me. Could have hired someone with a track record. Instead, he saw something and took a risk on it. That risk changed everything about what came next.
The Thing Nobody Talks About
You don't get anywhere interesting alone. Every person you meet who's built something real has someone in their past who believed before they had proof. Someone who gave them a shot.
Gil didn't have to. But he did. And I'm not special — he probably did that for other people too. That's what people like that do.
The Question for Right Now
Who gave you a shot? Not who hired you for a job — who actually believed in something you hadn't proven yet? Who took a risk on your potential?
And more important: are you doing that for anyone else? Or are you assuming the people coming up should just figure it out like you did?
The people who pay it forward are the ones who get to keep that luck going.