Here are the 25 things I’ve been paid to do:

1. Clean bums on a hospital ward
2. Influence government policy
3. Write newspaper articles
4. Research adult nappies
5. Sell advertising (I walked out)
6. Set business strategy targets
7. Improve books and reports
8. Sell double glazing (hated)
9. Make burgers
10. Appear on radio
11. Interview experts
12. Chair round tables
13. Evaluate train fleets
14. Photograph weddings
15. Support small business owners
16. Deliver speeches
17. Edit podcasts
18. Write books
19. Sell clothes
20. Speak on panels
21. Coach leaders
22. Train teachers
23. Help people career pivot
24. Teach children
25. Write poems

 

*not in chronological order.

The lesson?

My career isn’t a straight line. If yours isn’t either that’s ok.

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