An Exciting Career Path for the Entrepreneur! What is a Portfolio Career?


by Chris King - Date: 2007-04-08 - Word Count: 300 Share This!

If you have many different interests, you may find that having a "Portfolio Career" - consisting of many different careers - would offer the perfect choice for you. I have had a "Portfolio Career" for years. I love the variety, the challenges, the pros and the cons (addressed in additional articles).

It is believed by career forecasters that before long people who work one full-time job will be in the minority. As management guru Peter Drucker put it, "Corporations once built to last like pyramids are now more like tents .... You can't design your life around a temporary structure."

To become a portfolio person, we must stop thinking in terms of having or not having a job. We need to take control of our life, make flexibility our credo and develop a portfolio of skills and activities, some for sale and some to be given as gifts. A portfolio is a collection of different items, but with a theme. Rather than working for one company, you take on various projects and cultivate several clients. A successful "Portfolio Career" fits together bits of work in our life to form a balanced whole.

What Are the Different Possibilities and/or Types of Portfolio Careers:

Working as an independent contractor for a specified length of time. And, then on to another career! Working full time in one career, and adding on another or more part time careers. Having a variety of part time careers.

Start making lists to help you put together a portfolio career that would work for you! Be completely honest with yourself and your choices Work I enjoy: What would I change: My skills and talents: My major accomplishments: What motivates me: My early ambitions: My preferred work style: Self-description in power words:

Good luck! You are now on your way to an exciting and rewarding future!


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Chris King is a free agent, professional speaker, storyteller, writer, website creator / designer, and fitness instructor. Chris has what she calls a "Portfolio Career" -- many different careers at the same time. If you wonder if you could handle and love having a "Portfolio Career" you will find a free assessment to take at http://www.creativekeys.net/portfoliocareertest.htm Sign up for her eclectic E-newsletter, Portfolio Potpourri, at http://www.freelanceliving.com You will find Chris' business website at http://www.creativekeys.biz

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