From a very early age we’re painfully aware of the importance of choosing the “right” path, the Career with a capital “C”. Unfortunately we often make the “wrong” choice, based on other people’s expectations and a misguided sense of what we “should” do. In this talk, I highlight the factors we need to consider when making these decisions and how to avoid making choices that we’ll regret further down the line.

1. How to Take Charge of Your Career
and Be Successful
Anna S. E. Lundberg
@annaselundberg
ACS Egham February 2017

5. Anna who?
• Marketing career at Procter & Gamble
• Business and marketing consulting
• Career coaching, writing, speaking

7. ponos
from Latin poena:
‘pain, torment’

12. What drives job satisfaction?
#1
#2
#3

13. The ideal fit?

14. 5 tips to take charge of your career

15. 1. Decide on your personal
definition of ‘success’

16. 2. Think projects vs a
conventional career path

17. 3. Take responsibility for your
own personal development

18. 4. Build your career capital

19. 5. Grow and nurture your
network

20. #4
5 ways to take charge of your career
1. Decide on your personal definition of ‘success’
2. Think projects vs a conventional career path
3. Take responsibility for your own personal development
4. Build your career capital
5. Grow and nurture your network
#1 #2 #3 #5

21. The #1 regret of the dying?
“I wish I'd had the courage to live a life
true to myself, not the life others expected
of me.”
Anna S. E. Lundberg
@annaselundberg
annaselundberg.com