Sort Your Career Out

9make more money (your new favourite hobby)

tl;dr

• If you hate your job, no amount of extra money will make you happy or satisfied.
• There are four main ways you can increase your income significantly, move to an uncapped salary or not be captured by normal market forces. They are: be a specialist, manage people and/or processes, be in sales or be a business owner.
• Confidence is a key part to seeing your cash increase.
• Negotiation is an art, and it's one you want to do with class. Don't be greedy. Look for win‐wins.
• Side hustles are a great option to increase your cash, but we'd only suggest doing so if a) you're paying off consumer debt, b) you're aiming for a certain goal, c) you're transitioning to running your own business or d) you just love a task/job/hobby.
• When negotiating pay for a new job, aim to have the discussion in the interview stage.
• The best steps to getting a pay rise involve preparing your business case based on amazing performance. Go in for ‘the ask’ and accept the response with grace (whether it's yes or no).

Glen in the driver's seat

Your career is single‐handedly one of the most effective ways for you to build wealth.

That's why investing in yourself — your work‐related training and career — is so important.

It's not just about being rewarded for the work you've done, although that is significant. It is also about creating the opportunity to ...