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11 ideas at the core of my broadcasting career. 1. Your next job will come from action not from complains. 2. Learn your craft but also the politics around your job. 3. Your days will be long, make them attractive and fun. 4. Respect and learn the ways others do their stuff. 5. Do the work if you want to climb the ranks. 6. Don’t let your role in the crew define you. 7. Care for your body and mental health. 8. Protect and plan your days off. 9. Be a nice person to be around. 10. Instead of criticizing, help. 11. Don’t idealize companies. What ideas guide your career? ***** 3504 received earlier today my free newsletter. Subscribe to “The Ministry of Broadcasting” using the link in my profile.

This video is so bad. But others have told me it is so good. My first videos make me cringe!! The audio is bad, I feel like I’m weird on camera. The video quality is totally off…. I could go on. But no one cares, or even seems to notice too much, except me. I have stopped and started with video more times than I care to admit it. It’s a love hate relationship. And it’s really, really hard. I started to create videos to help underrepresented job seekers. I wanted a way to reach more people. I want to help people achieve their dream careers. No matter their race, or where they’re from. But sometimes I lose sight of this greater purpose. And get hung up on the criticism. I have to remind myself. I started making videos to help people. Not to have perfect audio quality. Check out my cringiest YouTube video. Even though 12K people disagree with me. Link is in the comments.

#LessonFromToday: Being very social can cause you to be unable to concentrate on listening to other people... It creates a habit that damages your concentration. You probably have a lot going on and you might find yourself switching between job #1, job #2, YouTube, and reacting to every important message notification. Allow yourself to ignore the important message. When you're working on a task, train yourself to stick with it no matter how "burning" the next problem you need to solve seems.

There's so much free information out in the world. Especially if you are exploring ways to improve your career. How do you take it all in without getting overwhelmed? Here's the thing about all of that content: it's not for you. It's for everybody. You will read 99 posts, or video 99 videos for each one that speaks to your exact context. That is if you don't throw your hands up in frustration before finding The One. I encourage you to start your #careerexploration in conversation. Find people whose work interests you and ask them about it. You'll be amazed at how generous people are with their time when they receive genuine requests from curious people. After all, we're all hams. People love to tell their own stories, especially to help other humans. #career

Do you dream of blending your work and personal life so they are not opposites but parts of a whole? If so, you need flow. In a state of flow, you do more, create more, and persevere longer. My upcoming newsletter piece titled “Flow: A Key Component to Career Happiness” will be available tomorrow at 7:00AM here on LinkedIn. Stay tuned!

I tried to give 100% effort to everything, so I accomplished nothing. Here's where I went wrong and where I'm at now: In 2022-2023, my hours were spent... → working my 9-5 → writing LinkedIn content → creating YouTube videos → speaking at large corporate events → finishing some academic publications → contributing to panels, training, podcasts, etc but I WANTED to... → write a book → perform on stage → produce a short film → use my brain to create things Because of what I WAS doing, I never had time for the things I WANTED to do...I tried to force them in but ended up exhausted and disappointed. My new years resolution was to focus on *one thing*. Flash forward to now: I've been gigging regularly on the comedy circuit (that's code for 'someone is letting me hold a mic for 5 minutes in a basement of a pub') for four months. Everything else stopped (outside my 9-5, of course!). I finished my 20th gig last night... My day job is better (I'm focused and engaged) My relationship is stronger (I'm happy and time blocked) My mental health is rock solid (my brain is busy creating) I stopped trying to do everything for everyone, and I'm focusing on the one thing I really want to do. It's not the answer to everything, but I'm closer to daily happiness than I ever was while trying to do everything for everyone all at once. Here's a pic of me having a good ol' time. The point of this post: you're not too old and it's not too late. #careersandstuff

Over the years, I have read quite a few "self-help" books and here's my honest take - motivational Instagram reels with clips from your favourite movie and a good background music does a much better job. It is not to say that these books are pointless, but I've read more about how to improve myself (personally, professionally etc.,) than actually doing something. So, sometime back, I just started doing it. I know this might sound a little vague, but it is what it is. Just do it. You plan to upskill? You plan to switch jobs? You plan to get healthy and fit? Whatever the end goal is, know that it's a long process, a journey if you can call it one. Travel along each day, one day at a time. Invest in yourself, get at least 1% better than what you were yesterday. Don't bother too much about the results, build some confidence and build yourself. Go again. More to come from me on this.

Everyone’s different. Telling my story is therapeutic but also potentially opens wounds that have been healed. If telling my story helps one person with their recovery it’s worth it. I also understand keeping your victories to ourself. It helps avoid the “one upper” mentality that is often portrayed in the veteran community. Some people feel like their stories are minimal to what others have gone through but there are others that chase that clout. That will fabricate just to participate in the conversation. Don’t be that guy. Read the room; if it feels right to share do it! Share it with authenticity and empathy.

In my opinion

“People who are ambitious in their professional life tend to want to be ambitious in all areas of their life.” When recently chatting with Sarah Lennon, one of our lovely coaches and Founder of StoryCoach, she mentioned this line above. And how the desire to be ambitious ends up pushing new parents over the edge. As any newly minted (or even seasoned) working parent will tell you, it’s not possible to operate at the caliber of your pre-kid self, at least for some period of time. Sarah also shared that when she works with clients on thinking through the next step in their career journey, it’s also important to tackle areas like: > Identify shift post-kids > How to reduce your mental load > How to establish a fair play practice in your household > How to regain and maintain your energy and more > How to find motivation and permission to focus on yourself If any of this resonates for you today, the goal is to raise your awareness that what you’re carrying is a lot. It’s likely not possible to simply follow the general advice you find on the internet because your situation is more nuanced and complex. Give yourself some grace and take one step at a time. Also, probably take a nap when you can 😉 #Careers #CareerTransition #CareerClarity #Jobsearch