Episode 28: Career Goals don’t matter but they Absolutely do matter.

The phrase “career goals” could mean many things to many people. In this episode, we will discuss what it may mean to some and how those goals may/will change over time while still being worth keeping in mind and possibly on the calendar. Credit to Matt Crape and Joe Houghes for keeping this episode on track. Extra credit is earned by Josh Duffney this week for joining us to share some hard earned insight and well placed video game references.

Topics discussed:

• Josh is writing the book “become Ansible” and it is available for purchase here.
• Goals Change, Accept it, roll with it.
• Certifications Don't Matter But They Absolutely Do Matter
• Be Careful chasing certs.
• Possibly Helpful related book Atomic Habits by James Clear
• How ITR came to be?
• Learn to enjoy the process of doing what you do. Hone your craft.
• Thomas Edison, who said, "I have not failed 10,000 times. I have successfully found 10,000 ways that will not work." REFERENCE The World Bank. 1994. World Development Report 1994: Infrastructure for Development. New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press..." http://darwin.nap.edu/books/NX006728/html/35.html

Links mentioned in this episode:

• Be the Master course retiring soon. Grab a copy while you can if interested.
• Join the ITR group in Slack