The Best Career Path Isn’t Always a Straight Line @TED @TEDx #shorts #tedxtalks
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In squiggly careers, we need to
change our perspective on progression.
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The problem with career ladders is
that they only go in one direction,
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and you can only take one step at a time.
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If progression purely means promotion,
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we miss out on so many of the
opportunities that are all around us.
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We need to stop asking
only, "What job comes next?"
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and start asking, "What career
possibilities am I curious about?".
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Exploring our career possibilities
increases our resilience.
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It gives us more options,
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and you create more connections.
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In squiggly careers, there is
room for everybody to succeed.
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And no two squiggles are the same.
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The ladder has been holding
us back for far too long.
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But it's not easy to change something
that's been around for over 100 years.
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What we need now is more
than a radical rethink.
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We need a radical redo,
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and change comes from action.
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