Comments on: A Guide to Having a Crisis-Proof Career

By: Donald Latumahina

Donald Latumahina — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:53:12 +0000

Vipin,

If we are not changing with time then time will leave us far behind

I like the way you put it. Glad you like the article, by the way.

Steve,
Your idea of 1% improvement per day is interesting. It could open the way to exponential growth.

By: Steve-Success Factors

Steve-Success Factors — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:59:46 +0000

Excellent point! I have always believed this. The key here is to become aware of your competencies, and to have a learning plan to systematically build the ones that you have, and then to systematically build others. Add to this the goal of 1% improvement per day in your key competencies, and you will be on your way to a well diversified competency portfolio.

By: Vipin

Vipin — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:29:09 +0000

Hi Donald, I just love this article …. when i compared this article with the changes in the contemporary era i found that life is just direclty belongs to your article , if we are not changing with time then time will leave us far behind …… very nice article …. keep it up … and thanks again for such splendid thoughts….

By: Donald Latumahina

Donald Latumahina — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:02:30 +0000

Mark,
That’s right. Unfortunately, it’s easy to be comfortable with just one thing, especially if it now works.

J.D.,
I agree completely with you. What’s the point of being good at the wrong things? Thanks for bringing it up!

By: J.D. Meier

J.D. Meier — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:25:46 +0000

I’m a fan of versatility. I think building anticipation skills helps a lot, even if it means just paying attention to growth spots and decline in industries.

By: Mark Harrison

Mark Harrison — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 09:19:20 +0000

This is a very interesting article. Those individuals with a greater ability to adapt thrive. In my own field of work, I find that people who are versatile and multi-skilled are geneally more ‘protected’ from change than those who can only do one thing.

Thanks for the insight.

By: Donald Latumahina

Donald Latumahina — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:11:21 +0000

Claus,
Yes, I like the picture myself :)

Eduard,
Very fast and unpredictable. These words from you precisely describe the world we live in now.

Claudio,
If someone already has passion for one or two things, that’s a good start and they should improve themselves there. Later they can expand their passion. For that, a key trait is curiosity. Curious people are interested in many things and can easily expand their passion to new areas. Here is an article I wrote on developing curiosity:
http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/4-reasons-why-curiosity-is-important-and-how-to-develop-it.html

By: Claudio

Claudio — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:14:54 +0000

Donald,

There’s a lot of posts here about how important is passion and how important it is to feed and incentive one’s passions throughout the years.

But, of course, there are some people that are less passionate than others. I mean, there are people that are more apathetic and passive. They have passion for one or two things, but they are more of quiet persons (seems that they lead a life without setting themselves on fire).

Have you ever seen something or have some tips on how to develop this passionate spirit? How this people can set themselves on fire?

Thanks and rgds!

By: Ideas With A Kick

Ideas With A Kick — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:33:05 +0000

I agree. Not only that change is the constant in the modern business world, but a lot of it happens very fast and is unpredictable. This is why long term plans are all good, but we need to also adapt them quickly to the changes around us, if we want to stay on top of the wave.

Eduard

By: Powerful Affirmations - Claus D Jensen

Powerful Affirmations - Claus D Jensen — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:44:58 +0000

Wauw, that picture is so beautiful, and… powerful!! :-D

Greetings,
Claus D Jensen