#8: Don’t Count on Anyone to Watch Over Your Career
Even if you have a mentor or coach who is sworn to advise you every step of the way or a supervisor who’s a big believer in career planning, don’t count on it. Have you noticed they’re just as swamped and stressed out as you?
Cultivate a new habit that will keep your career as safe and secure as a career can get these days: the “Keep a Watch Over Yourself” habit.
It is based on the fact that everyone else is too busy with their own problems to worry about your career.
The issue of where you’re headed and how you’ll get there is your baby. The only way to make sure you are getting where you want is by keeping a watch over yourself.
Buy a “Watch Over Me Notebook” (or create a folder on your computer) ...
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