The Job Hunting Podcast A Harvard Expert is Asking you to Re-Imagine Your Career and Your Relationship to Work (Ep 231)
Christina Wallace is a veteran when it comes to following a diverse career path. Starting in the arts, she learned early on the necessity of juggling multiple roles - musician, theatre artist, and, later, various roles in theatre production. This experience laid the foundation for her career philosophy: versatility as a survival and success strategy.
In our conversation, she shared her insights on the emerging trend of leading a portfolio life and career. This interview unearthed valuable insights into how a diversified career path offers resilience in an unpredictable job market and caters to the multifaceted aspirations of today’s professionals.
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Timestamps to guide your listening:
- 01:20 The Genesis of a Portfolio Career
- 03:49 Navigating Work and Identity in a Traditional Family Setting
- 06:36 Embracing Flexibility and Novelty in Work
- 11:32 Learning from Failure: The Value of Fast Failures in Business and Life
- 15:44 Balancing Work, Family, and Personal Goals
- 25:30 Addressing Career Paralysis and Identity Crises
- 25:52 Unraveling Identity and Career Choices
- 26:36 A New Approach to Identity
- 28:42 Case Studies: From Physics to Origami and Beyond
- 33:41 Redefining Ambition: Beyond Career Success
- 36:25 The Power of Long-Term Vision in Career Planning
- 47:48 Strategies and Insights
Links mentioned in this episode:
- Connect with Christina Wallace on LinkedIn
- Get Christina's Book here: The Portfolio Life
- Episode 126 - I Have Noticed That Professionals Fall into the Sunk Cost Fallacy When They Continue a Career Track
About the host, Renata Bernarde
Hello, I'm Renata Bernarde, the Host of The Job Hunting Podcast. I'm also an executive coach, job-hunting expert, and career strategist. I teach corporate, non-profit, and public professionals the steps and frameworks to help them find great jobs, change, and advance their careers with confidence and less stress.
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