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Do you sometimes wish you had a career plan?
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I've been freelance for three years now, and I admit it: I haven't had a very cohesive plan. I've been reactive, saing Yes to all the things and going where the wind blows me. Since then, I've been doing a whole series of exercises designed to help me decide what I should be focusing on - based on my strengths and previous successes. I've also been telling people this process was "nearly finished" for flippin' ages now. And that when it was finished, I would present the results to anyone who was interested. Then I realised it was never really going to be finished. So some time during the week after next (the week beginning Mon 9th June 2025), I'm going to give a high level summary of what I've been up to and what conclusions I've reached so far. 2. It'll give you a chance to vote on the date / time of the session. My plan is for the session to last an hour and a half, but I'm going to book out a two-hour time slot to leave room for general chat for the last half hour. |
Clare Sudbery
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