Stay Curious

I had two interviews today and a random conversation with a colleague - yes, I go into the office on a Friday. Across all three conversations, I found myself repeating the same thing: stay curious.

The first time was in response to a question about the principle that has guided my career moves and growth.

Curiosity is a simple, yet powerful thing.

It’s simply about asking questions and being genuinely interested. When I was a Product Marketing Manager, my focus was on user insights. This meant countless interviews and analysis to deeply understand what users wanted. Sometimes, we would propose changes backed by solid insights and still get a “no”. I became curious about why that is. I asked myself, how do business leaders think through these kinds of decisions? What other factors are they looking at? This was what drew me to Strategy and Operations. I was just interested in understanding the business side of things.

It’s powerful because of what it can become. Curiosity births passion, and passion births outsized impact. When you’re deeply curious about something, you don’t stop at surface-level answers. You go deeper. You get a little obsessed. This is the bedrock of innovation. Even breakthroughs in AI came about because some people were curious and obsessed enough about it to keep pushing.

Stay curious. Let it guide you.