Next Move, Best Move

Chapter 13Put It All Together

Career Affirmation: I must believe in myself and my vision; when I do this, I will manifest the career I desire.

You've made it to the end! Now, I invite you to write your strategy directly into this book, go to nextmovebestmovebook.com to download an editable copy of the template, or use the next few pages as a guide to copy your strategy into your favorite notebook or planner. Unlike a vision board that may be collecting dust in the corner of your room, I ask that you pull out this document and keep it someplace you will see every week. Check back in with your plan, and continue to refine and edit this document as you grow. A career strategy is not a document that you put together once and wait for the magic to happen. Think of a career strategy as a fluid body of work that you will continue to reflect on, edit, and revise based on how your career progresses.

We spend 40‐plus hours at work each week, and many of us cannot say that we spend even four hours a week working on our own personal and professional development goals. We end up focusing our energy on our current role, company, or industry situation versus our own experience in the workforce that we are able to control.

You cannot control your boss, co‐workers, or even your workload, but you can control your thoughts, reactions, and actions you take. As I mentioned earlier, back in 2012 I had the unsavory conversation with a former supervisor that literally changed the trajectory of ...