What sets high achievers apart from everyone else, Fuller has discovered, isn't their confidence or business acumen — it's their adaptability.
"They're not wedded to some predetermined career path that they set when they were a student or starting their first job," he tells CNBC Make It.
It's great to set career goals and create timelines for achieving them.
In both cases, "you're ignoring what motivates or interests you, and instead letting rigid expectations guide your career," says Fuller.
If you fixate on a specific career path, you risk overlooking other fulfilling options for your professional life, Fuller adds.
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Harvard Business School, Fortune, CNBC