When you are enter a new role or start learning a new skill, everything will always seem difficult or overwhelming at first. However, as time passes and you understand more about the subject, it seems to become easier. This change in perception has huge implications as the difficulty of the subject never changed, only your perception of it. So the next time you feel the subject is too difficult, perhaps you have just not understood it enough yet, so don't give up and keep on trying!

The most important thing I have learned in my career by far, is to be open-minded and have a growth mindset. When I first started as a data science engineer, I was obsessed with the idea that I need to be working on those fancy ideas that allows me to apply the cutting-edge data science technologies, and I would be demotivated when assigned to other tasks like data engineering. Gradually, I found that actually all my experiences, no matter how big or small, will make me unique and become useful at some point in time. For example, if I did not have hands-on experiences on the data engineering tasks in the beginning, I would not be able to lead my team and give them good guidance. So my top advice is to be open, positive, and embrace the growth mindset!

Unlock your fullest potential by pushing yourself out of your boundaries learning with a grow mindset.