How To Win The Game of Career Musical Chairs
Look to the chair on your left, now look to the chair on the right. One of you will be gone in the next year through attrition and renewal cycles. Here are the 5 things you need to do to win the game of career musical chairs
1. If you wake up everyday thinking you are going to be discovered, you're not. Budget time to manage your career, it's an investment. It's a full time job to find your next job.
2. Make an assumption that everything you see is intentional. Become a better student. Be perpetually curious and intentional. Learn one new thing everyday. Intentionally manage your brand via your social media.
3. There is a fork in the road ahead! You better identify multiple paths and contingencies. Your employer could be acquired, buy a competitor, or file bankruptcy. Are your skills timeless? Transferable? The thief always comes in the middle of the night.
4. A career is not a sprint, its more like a marathon, 35 different yearly sprints, one after another. They all will require grit. Look, at 32 years old you are less than 1/3 into your career. Embrace the 'suck' and move forward with courage, not ego. There is no shame in moving laterally.
5. A career is full of 'Push and Pulls'. The most important concept on this page is the need to invest in your network, cultivating sponsors, and advocates. You need to manage both the push and the pull to your next role.
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