When Joe and I embarked on our journey around the country to interview people for Carve Your Own Road in 2007, I never imagined that the economy and career landscape would be where it is today.
Today, more than ever, it’s imperative to take stock of what you value in your life and focus on those things that are meaningful. Carve Your Own Road is not about quitting your corporate job or becoming an entrepreneur. It’s about the realization that you do have a choice and that you can live and work on your own terms in any environment. You can start laying the groundwork and paving the way to the future you desire today.
Whether you have a dream of starting your own company, finding a way to structure your job within the context of larger goals, or making a career change; the key is defining what you want and putting a plan in place to achieve it. We found from our own experience and from the people we interviewed that finding clarity and taking small steps every day to build momentum yields great results in a short period of time.
Carve Your Own Road is the simple idea that we owe it to ourselves, our friends, our families and communities to live big, and to always question the idea of success and keep those things that are important to each of us in focus.
All the best,
Jennifer
If so, inspire us with your story. How are you pursuing your career dreams on your own terms?
