Early Career Advice
Career advice for young people and/or people early on in their career
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Early Career Advice
I’m rejecting the career ladder metaphor in favor of the career river. Here’s why:
1. The ultimate goal of the career ladder is: reach the top.
The ultimate goal of the career river is: reach your ocean - a thriving, wide-open ecosystem fed by other rivers to explore. /
Bret Victor - Inventing on Principle
youtube.comPersonal brand with Brian Lovin // Metamuse podcast episode 51
museapp.comThe purpose of a job is not like your eye color or height. You have the ability to craft what a job means to you. And as the research shows, that “crafting” plays a key role in your satisfaction.
Simone Stolzoff • How to Find Clarity When You’re at a Career Crossroads
Make sure your job has clear price signals for success and failure. Be suspicious of roles that compensate you with status or non-financial rewards.
Brian Timar • Mimetic
28 Pieces of Life Advice
Perhaps the best career advice I’ve heard is to lower the stakes. When we loosen our grip on the “right” path to pursue, we open ourselves to what the universe has to offer.