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Why is it Great to have a Portfolio Career?Our Swindon business advice column with Gail GibsonPerhaps
you are thinking – but what is a portfolio career? The concept of portfolio
careers has been around for many years. It’s about creating a lifestyle of
work/life balance which plays to your strengths and passions, from which you
derive an income.
Does it sound interesting if you’ve never heard about it
before?
Or if you already are a portfolio careerist, do you have alternative
thoughts on the idea? When you live your portfolio career you get to experience
an amazing feeling, as you suddenly realise that what you are doing IS the best
thing for you.
As a successful portfolio lifestylist myself, I have allowed
myself to totally embrace my passions for what I do, so my personal reward is
an incredibly positive feeling that I am creating a balanced and fulfilling
life.
It takes time
Portfolio careers do take time to develop. For many
portfolio careerists it’s that light bulb moment that gives them an opportunity
to say, “I can build a working lifestyle for myself and my clients that is
unique and offers a wealth of diversity to suit their individual needs”.
One analogy I like to use is that a portfolio career is
like a colourful umbrella™. In my case, my bespoke umbrella consists of
segments; each one a different colour to represent a unique part of my
business. Together they create a beautiful synergy of colour and expertise.
Together they offer a canopy of choice to best suit the individual needs of my
diverse range of clients.
With a firm grip on my colourful umbrella I can
really enjoy the challenge, diversity and success of having a portfolio
lifestyle!
Being so passionate about achieving the right work and
lifestyle choices to make a portfolio lifestyle work, here are my top 10
reasons why it is so great to have a colourful umbrella™:
1. An Abundance of Opportunities. Each of your strengths or
passions can open new doors.
2. Constant Inspiration & Motivation. Diversity creates
challenge and change for you to thrive on.
3. Greater level of personal Participation &
Contribution. Broaden what you offer and how you offer it.
4. Greater sharing of Knowledge, Experience and Skills. Keep
learning to enhance your core skills.
5. Powerful Joint Ventures or
Collaborations. Network and build powerful links to explode your business
offering.
6. Discover Hidden Talents. Unleash
past skills that may have been left dormant.
7. Add Value to your Client
Relationships. Position yourself to best suit your client needs.
8. Achieve the Right Life/Work
Balance. Creativity and energy replaces monotony.
9. Deliver Unique Solutions.
10. It’s Your Choice. Choose the most
appropriate segment of your umbrella that’s ideal for your client.
Now,
are you ready to experience your light bulb moment of realisation to develop
your own colourful umbrella™?
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