How to Make the Perfect Career - Panel Talk

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Enjoyed the @ypthrive impact talk. I had several takeaways from the panelists and the conversations. Most questions did not have a one size fits all solution. Everyone is unique so the journey is unique.
A quick summary is below.
1. Personal development. The best investment we can make is in ourselves. Everyone had a different way about doing this.
My learning has evolved over the years as a lot of my development comes from every day life. I still lean into reading and course work.
We spoke about reading and the importance of ideas and perspectives. Leaders take advantage of coaching, courses, and communities to grow.
My favorite book is definitely Shoe Dog.
2. Mentorship. We talked about finding mentors and also getting to a point where confident to share what we know.
We discussed becoming the mentor. That said the secret is that everyone is still learning and striving.
This is a life-long process regardless of industry. In fact sharing more of what we know accelerates our growth.
There won't be a magic moment when this switch happens from follower to leader. The truth is you can start where you are now.
3. Life. The topic of work life balance came up and everyone agreed that family is a critical part of the journey.
There will be difficult decisions to make and we all have different ways of handling.
We can always do more but what are we doing with what we have? How do we make the time we have count?
I pondered these questions after.
What are your top ways that you develop your career? Leave your strategy in the comments. :)