Comments on: CAREER PLANNING FOR THE CONTENT EMPLOYEE http://thinkasinc.com/career-coaching/career-planning-for-the-content-employee/ Your Life Is Your Business, and You Are Its CEO Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:31:48 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Caroline http://thinkasinc.com/career-coaching/career-planning-for-the-content-employee/comment-page-1/#comment-232 Caroline Sun, 07 Mar 2010 14:08:07 +0000 http://thinkasinc.com/?p=193#comment-232 Stan, to point 1: spending time to know yourself better is essential and a very good use of time. To point 2: networking both inside your current industry, company and focus, as well as expanding your network to include a side business or something outside your immediate area are both critical. Whole industries, companies and areas can disappear or seriously restructure in an instant so it's smart to diversify. If you have any other questions, why don't you join one of my weekly small group calls on Monday's at 9p ET. The first call is always complimentary http://tinyurl.com/sfs-gym-pass. Stan, to point 1: spending time to know yourself better is essential and a very good use of time. To point 2: networking both inside your current industry, company and focus, as well as expanding your network to include a side business or something outside your immediate area are both critical. Whole industries, companies and areas can disappear or seriously restructure in an instant so it’s smart to diversify. If you have any other questions, why don’t you join one of my weekly small group calls on Monday’s at 9p ET. The first call is always complimentary http://tinyurl.com/sfs-gym-pass.

]]> By: Stanley Lee http://thinkasinc.com/career-coaching/career-planning-for-the-content-employee/comment-page-1/#comment-231 Stanley Lee Sun, 07 Mar 2010 08:53:01 +0000 http://thinkasinc.com/?p=193#comment-231 Very succint reminder about the necessity to always plan the next move, even when being content, to avoid getting screwed when transitioning to not being content with the situation, or with layoffs and what not coming. I have a few questions for you that would be beneficial to clear up: 1. Personal R&D is mentioned (btw, it should be 2010, not 2006 career plan). Does it include finding out new things I like and learning new things that may be useful for myself in any way in the future? 2. When strengthening the foundation, I have realized many people are dependent upon their jobs to the point where they are slaves to them. While growing a network (like what you see a lot of young people are doing on BC network) is a great way to build leverage to the point where the employer would be in a worse position than I am if I'm let go, do you think starting a personal side venture that has nothing to do what I do on my day job would be another good way to strengthen my financial foundation to a point where I do not absolutely need to work in a particular job? Thanks in advance. Very succint reminder about the necessity to always plan the next move, even when being content, to avoid getting screwed when transitioning to not being content with the situation, or with layoffs and what not coming. I have a few questions for you that would be beneficial to clear up:

1. Personal R&D is mentioned (btw, it should be 2010, not 2006 career plan). Does it include finding out new things I like and learning new things that may be useful for myself in any way in the future?
2. When strengthening the foundation, I have realized many people are dependent upon their jobs to the point where they are slaves to them. While growing a network (like what you see a lot of young people are doing on BC network) is a great way to build leverage to the point where the employer would be in a worse position than I am if I’m let go, do you think starting a personal side venture that has nothing to do what I do on my day job would be another good way to strengthen my financial foundation to a point where I do not absolutely need to work in a particular job?

Thanks in advance.

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