The Career Builder's Podcast
Your Career's Mission, Vision, Objective, Strategy and Tactics with Jonathan Stark
Episode Summary
Getting a handle on these five key terms will help any Career Builder get what they want out of their professional life. Jonathan Stark, a business coach, author and podcaster, fills us in.
Episode Notes
Topics Covered
- Jonathan Stark - On a mission to rid the world of hourly billing
- From software developer to value based pricing entrepreneur, coach & author
- How value based pricing can help you
- Defining Mission, Vision, Objectives, Strategy, & Tactics
- Mission and Vision are related and similar but different - long-term
- The difference between objectives, strategy & tactics - short or mid-term
- Your objectives and strategy shouldn't change much, your tactics can change often
- Use your strategy as a compass for your tactic choices
- The Star Wars example
- Creating a mission and vision for your career
- How your values play into the conversation
- When looking for a company, find one who's mission and vision excites you and aligns with your values
- How to Jonathan uncovered his mission
- Your mission will just hit you if you're looking for it
- It may require a major shift to get there, but there is usually a through-line
- Step 1: figure out what you're trying to do; this becomes your compass
- Jeff Bezos - 3 kinds of employment: a job, a career, a calling
- Taking a risk - you're not going to get eaten by a tiger (probably)
- "Do what you love and the money will follow"