103. Getting Fired, Figuring Out Your Passions, and Working in Artificial Intelligence with Abraham Daniels

Careers

Oct 11

#103: In 2016, Abraham lost his job, his girlfriend, and his apartment all in a 4-month span. Abraham shares how this affected his ego, gave him humility, and led him to the success he has now.

Abraham was born and raised in the prairies, but recently moved to Toronto to further explore his career in the tech space and completed a master's at Queens University. In the next couple months, Abraham will be moving to Boston for a job in Artificial Intelligence at MIT.

Abraham's Ebbs

Navigating his interests/passions
Changing careers
Losing his job
Losing his apartment
Breakups
Living back in his parents basement after losing his job
Changing industries and pivoting careers

Abraham's Glows

Having humility
Finding his passion in Artificial Intelligence
Accepting a job in Boston to work at MIT
Learning what he is capable of
Learning to deal with the fear of failure

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