Crafting Your Own Career Fit with Misfit, Paul Kramer

Paul Kramer, a marketing and business development expert, shares his career journey and the importance of finding purpose and managing one's career. He emphasizes the need to discover and build new things that make a difference in people's lives, while also prioritizing flexibility and outdoor recreation.

Paul discusses the value of mentors, champions, and advocates in shaping one's career and offers advice on networking and personal branding. He encourages individuals to manage their careers actively and seek feedback from others to identify their strengths and areas for growth. In this conversation, Paul and Sarah discuss the importance of networking and self-promotion in career development. They emphasize the value of asking for advice instead of self-promoting, as it allows for feedback and promotes oneself indirectly. They also discuss the importance of effective networking, including having a concise value proposition statement and asking insightful questions.

 

Key Takeaways

• Seek mentors, champions, and advocates to support your career growth
• Manage your career actively and promote yourself
• Ask for feedback from others to identify your strengths and areas for growth instead of self-promoting, ask for advice to indirectly promote yourself and receive valuable feedback.
• Effective networking involves having a concise value proposition statement, asking insightful questions, and finding opportunities to help others.
• Feedback from others can help identify strengths and skills that may have been overlooked.
• Signs that it may be time to leave a job include having a bad boss and experiencing constant reorganizations.

 

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Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Paul Kramer's Misfit Career Adventures

03:11 Discovering Purpose and Building a Fulfilling Career

08:30 Developing a Purpose Statement

14:33 The Power of Mentors, Champions, and Advocates in Career Development

22:40 The Power of Asking for Advice Instead of Self-Promoting

25:36 Discovering Strengths Through Feedback

28:15 Signs It's Time to Leave a Job

31:19 Taking Ownership of Your Career

35:48 Quick-Fire Round

40:54 Sassy Summary