CEO of Your Own Sh*t
Take Charge of Your Career
Hello Peaceniks! It’s cold outside…
In the last two years, Media & Entertainment has shed 36K jobs. Due to mergers & acquisitions, the contraction of the entertainment industrial complex, and Big Tech austerity, 2025 looks to portend more of the same.
What's a talented Media Maven got to do to survive AND thrive in 2025?
I meet with a lot of folks across the spectrum of their careers - newcomers, mid-levelers, and vets - at various parts of their journeys: Looking for a new job, bored at their current gig, laid off as part of the C-Suites latest round of BS.
The best ways to get to where you want, to prevent ending up on the outside looking in, and to ensure YOU are in charge of your career, not your employer:
Set your own priorities, regardless of where you work
Understand WHAT you really want to do, and WHY
Have a PLAN - both LONG and SHORT term
Create YOUR OWN BRAND
Invest in YOURSELF
So many talented marketers spend ZERO time branding themselves. So many kick-ass execs don't have a three year plan for themselves. TOO MANY of our peers have given everything to their employers, without investing nearly enough in themselves.
I’ve written/posted A LOT about career sustainability, about being CEO of Your Own Sh*t, and about pivoting: here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here. I also created a handy-dandy career workbook you can download here.
I talk to many members of our community who are facing career roadblocks. I created these resources based on all our experiences.
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If this is a topic that affects you, the most important thing to know, is that you are most definitely NOT alone.
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