get the survey resultsWhat is the best advice you've ever received? Career advancement and success in life are common topics at libraries and bookstores. Digital resources for reaching your full potential are just as numerous.

And yet, sometimes the most impactful advice comes from someone we know.

We asked our Ivanti customers what has been the best advice they've ever received in regards to "leveling up" either professionally or personally. Here are their responses.

  • "A great leader cares about his people." — Eric, Tier 3 Support
  • "Advice is free, experience is earned." — Mike, Desktop Support Analyst
  • "Always do something that makes you happy. Don't continue to do something that makes you unhappy." — Ivanti Insider
  • "Always give others the benefit of the doubt." — Ivanti Insider
  • "Always make eye contact." — Ryan Black, Systems Administrator
  • "Be the change you want to see." — Ivanti Insider
  • "Do the study you want; you can work all your life." — Alex, Functional Application Manager
  • "Do what's best for you." — Ivanti Insider
  • "Do your best." — Thomas, Director, Telecom and IT Support
  • "Don't do just 100%, but do 1000% so no one can say you just the minimum." — Ivanti Insider
  • "Don't eat yellow snow." — Jeff, IT Analyst II
  • "Don't take things too seriously." — Ivanti Insider
  • "Don't take your work problems home." — Ivanti Insider 
  • "Go early to bed." — Ivanti Insider 
  • "Go on a gluten free diet." — Ivanti Insider 
  • "Happy wife, happy life." — Jeremy, Network Administrator
  • "If a miracle happens within five meters of you, take the credit." — Ivanti Insider 
  • "Interviews go both ways." — Daniel, Systems Developer
  • "It all pays the same." — Robert, Systems Architect
  • "Just keep swimming." — Ivanti Insider  
  • "Learn to see yourself outside of yourself." — Andrew, Help Desk Analyst
  • "Listening and understanding will make you a lot more successful than talking." — Ivanti Insider 
  • "Live third, meaning you put God and family before yourself." — Adam Howard, Systems Administrator
  • "Never give someone a task that you wouldn't do yourself." — Ivanti Insider 
  • "People who buy things are suckers." — Ivanti Insider 
  • "Relationships transform. Emails, paperwork, and processes can wait and be done remotely and after-hours. During office hours, be present and visible—build and strengthen your relationships." — Paul, Team Leader
  • "Run for your dreams." — Ivanti Insider 
  • "Set up your own business." — Thomas, Managing Director
  • "Smile and keep them guessing." — Gregor, ITxM Project Manager
  • "Study." — Ivanti Insider 
  • "Trust nobody." — Alejandro, Avalanche Admin
  • "Trust nobody, not even your printer." — Ivanti Insider  
  • "Work smarter, not harder." — Patrick, Sr. Systems Administrator
  • "You can only ever control your own actions and what you're responsible for." — Jason, Sr. Systems Analyst
  • "You can't control events, but you can control your reaction to them." — Ivanti Insider  
  • "You do 'you' and remember no one else can." — Kelly Ruston, Technical Support Specialist
  • "You're not management material. (Motivation to prove them wrong.)" — David Jimenez, Operations Engineer