Stop Chasing a "Career" and Start Building a Portfolio of "Projects"!
Let me tell you, what I'm about to share might just flip everything you thought you knew about your professional life on its head. For years, we've been conditioned by institutions, perhaps even our colleges, to think in terms of a "career". You pick a field – say, software development or civil engineering – and you’re supposed to stick with it, hoping for a steady, linear progression: a 30% salary increment here, a slightly better title there. But what if I told you that this traditional "career" mindset is actually limiting your potential for true growth and impact? The Trap of the Linear Career Path Imagine Sheila, a bright computer science graduate who becomes a software developer. Five years down the line, she's still a software developer, perhaps with a modest salary bump. Twenty years later? You guessed it, still a software developer. Her growth is painfully linear, devoid of the exciting leaps and diverse opportunities that define truly successfu...