I was a CEO for 16 years. Here's the best career advice I know.

• Work is different from school: You don't just keep getting promoted as you get older.
• So take control!
• Be the CEO of your career.

If you remember only one piece of career advice, I would suggest it be this: Be the CEO of your career.

What does that mean?

It means:

Take responsibility for the direction and progress of your career — for where you are, what you are doing, and where you are headed.