The Compounding Career

8 months into my SDR role I was done. Done with burnout. Done with doing boring work. Done with this career identity crisis. On paper, everything looked right: I had a decent income. I broke into the tech industry. I was improving my family’s life. But I felt stuck. And super frustrated. “What if there’s a better fit outside sales?” I asked myself. What if I could pivot to a role that would fulfill me? A role that would make me happy, feel challenged, and where I could thrive? So I set out on...

Hey Reader, I wanted to say hello.If you are new to the group then welcome!We briefly took a hiatus from our regular scheduled programming to help you grow your career every week.So what have I've been to in the last 6 months? Traveled to Japan and the Philippines with my family. Finally got some new branding and logo work done. Launched my 1:1 coaching program with new clients. Island hopping in Philippines Client wins! Things are starting to click. And the best part is that I'm re-energized...

Do what you have to do until you can do what you want to do-Oprah Winfrey 👋🏼 Weekly Tip: Let's finish 2023 strong. Alright my friend.The time has come for me to say goodbye.But it's only until 2024. I'll be hitting pause on the weekly newsletter until next year. There will be some design changes, email formats, and new topics so I'll be working on that in the background. I want to leave you with some end-of-year tasks to help you start 2024 in the right direction.Things you should check off...

"Don't worry when you are not recognized but strive to be worthy of recognition." -Abraham Lincoln 👋🏼 Weekly Tip: Becoming the "Go-to" person in the workplace. Everyone plays a role at work.But the people who grow their careers faster than everyone else have mastered a specific skill.They are known for a unique skill that no one else has in the organization.This could be knowledge of how your product works.This could be a process that is only in their head.Hell, I even saw someone be known...

Feeling confident – or pretending that you feel confident – is necessary to reach for opportunities. It’s a cliché, but opportunities are rarely offered; they’re seized. – Sheryl Sandberg 👋🏼 Weekly Tip: Take action in your first 90 days of any role. Entering a new role can feel like you've landed on a foreign planet.You're unfamiliar with the terrain, the customs, and you're not even sure if you speak the language.You question if you made the right decision. But this confusion often causes us...

“You don’t learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing and falling over.” –Richard Branson 👋🏼 Weekly Tip: Grow your skills through failing and working on company wide problems. When I graduated from college in 2016, the cool thing to do was to get a job at a large tech company.You've heard of them all. The Tech Giants.Facebook.Google.Netflix.Amazon.Mircosoft. These tech companies paid well and you get a badge of honor on your resume for the rest of your career.But what you got in...

The things that make us different, those are our superpowers.-Lena Waithe Hey Reader,Thanks for joining us this week!Let's jump right in: 👋🏼 Weekly Tip: Find your superpower and double down on it. This is the best piece of feedback I've ever received in my career."You're very curious and you take initiative. Never stop doing that."My manager at the time didn't realize that her advice would be on repeat in my head for the next 5 years.I come back to those two specific words...

“According to the calendar, seasons change every 3 months; But in life, a single season can be years long…Embrace each season.”-Tshepo H. Maloa 👋🏼 Weekly Tip: Which Career Season Are You In? Every Monday, I listen to a podcast called My First Million by Shaan Puri and Sam Parr.In this week's episode, Shaan breaks down the three chapters of your career. Learning Earning Legacy I'm currently in the Learning phase of my career.My primary focus in this phase is to accumulate as much knowledge,...

“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.” - Rumi 👋🏼 Weekly Tip: The more career pivots the better. The professional world wants you to believe that sticking with the same job is good.This is how you master anything."10,000 hours" of hard work to become an expert. Well, who the hell wants to do the same thing forever?That sounds like cruel and unusual punishment.But it's considered "normal" in today's society. Here's what you need to...