Career Growth: A Journey to Zen
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A practical career framework: self-discovery, explore, position, land, accelerate with concrete moves—leaving a 20-year company for startups and later switching from product to customer success and back—plus one role running a 500-person IOS service provider roadmap team. Emphasizes writing a learn-and-contribute table, listing pros/cons, relying on mentors and sponsors, taking stretch assignments that teach real skills, and a vow to stop declining growth opportunities; continuous learning and stakeholder relationships are the tools.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Welcome and introduction
- 1:04Career journey and zen concept
- 2:53Self-discovery and career midlife crisis
- 7:27Overcoming fear of failure
- 10:21Continuous learning and mentorship
- 13:08Identifying your superpowers
- 17:05Finding new opportunities
- 18:31Decision-making framework
- 19:57Lessons from Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- 21:24Q&A on career confidence and skills
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