Chapter 9: What's Next? 🚀¶
The paths onward are loosely defined.
Your Career¶
Many of the most interesting places can only be seen if you leave the trail. It's OK to trailblaze.
What's important to you?¶
- 📚 learning
- 🏆 being challenged
- 🎉 helping others succeed!
What do you need to invest in?¶
- building skills
- building a network
- building visibility
Let's say you have a finite number of skill points that you earn every year. What will you spend them on?
- choosing roles and projects deliberately
Your Current Role¶
Five Metrics to Keep an Eye On¶
- whether you're learning
- whether you’re investing in transferable skills or navigating dysfunction
- how you feel about recruiting other people to your team
- How confident you feel
- How stressed you feel