A little over 2 years ago after my first encounter with the musings of Marci Alboher, I reflected in Stop Obsessing on Perfect Job, Slash: 'One Person/ Multiple Careers' on how "even though most financial advisers preach the gospel of
diversification, in our professional life we tend to bet everything on
one number".
That number is that one job or source of income whether it is a main account or project that pays the bills (and a bit more hopefully).
Could we protect ourself by hedging as Your Job, Your Investments, and Total Diversification(Free Money Finance) suggests?
In essence it amounts to taking an insurance policy against downturn by betting against your job or trade.
Would it be more productive to ask people we know for advice on new avenues to explore and ways to get more mileage out of what we already do?
Could for example someone reading my prose see some ways I can monetize the knowledge I have gained (hopefully) in 4 years of writing 'Serge the Concierge'?
This brings me to Marci's piece on Why you should be collecting mentors (July 27).
Thinking out loud for Monday Work Etiquette # 102
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