Career Optionality: How to Build a Runway for Your Next Move
It’s Never Too Late to Plan for 2026 and Beyond (Part 9)
This week continues our gentle, practical Wednesday series—created to help you build a thriving future for your career and business, one kind and consistent step at a time.
It’s never too late to plan your next season. Whether you’re relaunching after a setback, scaling what already works, or quietly pivoting toward something truer, progress doesn’t have to come from pressure. Over the coming Wednesdays, I’ll guide you through a calm, proven planning rhythm: clarify what you want, choose fewer priorities, and take small steps that compound. This series blends reflection with action, so you always know what to think about—and what to do next.
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Career Optionality: Build Your Runway
Big career moves feel safer when you’ve built options. Optionality isn’t about rushing toward change—it’s about creating enough space that choice becomes available. This week, we focus on building a runway by strengthening three foundations: safety, signal, and skill.
This Week’s Practice
Safety: Identify a target financial buffer of three to six months of expenses. Then outline a steady, realistic plan to grow it over time.
Signal: Publish one small piece each week that shows how you think—an insight, reflection, or lesson learned. In parallel, book five warm conversations this month with people already in your orbit.
Skill: Choose one capability that will matter most in the coming months. Decide how you’ll sharpen it by March through a course, mentor, or consistent practice cadence.
These three moves work quietly in the background, increasing confidence and reducing risk.
This Week’s Micro-Action (5–15 minutes)
Capture your safety, signal, and skill plan on one page. Share it with a trusted ally who will hold you kindly accountable.
Optionality doesn’t demand urgency. It rewards preparation.
