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Energise Career Strategies Bulletin - the catalyst to liberate your talent
This bulletin is about Career Strategies and this particular issue is about Portfolio working.  
 
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What is portfolio working and why is it growing?

Portfolio working is when an individual has multi strands rather than just 1 to their career. This trend has been growing for a while, fuelled by desire and also necessity post credit crunch.  

Why is portfolio working growing:

 
  • People aren't one-dimensional and fit in a box, they have different skills and interests
  • The job for life is dead as a concept - a portfolio career helps you create your career as you want it
  • A current shortage of full time jobs has led to more part time jobs, creating a financial shortfall that needs to be filled
  • The younger generation actively seek more variety than the older generations
  • People are now more used to choice and like the idea that they can design their career as they wish
  • More people are seeking meaning and purpose, and a portfolio career enables people to earn money and give back
  • Mixing employment and self employment reduces the perceived risk of going it alone 100%
  • More companies are seeing contracts and projects as a wise solution without increasing headcount, giving you the scope to have a portfolio career
 
 Read on for some examples of portfolio working.
 
Examples of portfolio working
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Charles Handy wrote The age of unreason, a book ahead of its time and which inspired me to become self employed in 1997 and design my work to suit me. He splits the year with his wife Elizabeth; half of the year is focused on his career with her support, and the other half he supports her career as a photographer.

 

Lesley Reader does a mixture of employed and self-employed work. She co-facilitates the Energise Steer your career workshops 

 
 
 with me, has a 2 day a week retainer for a charity The Hunger Project charity, www.thehungerproject.co.uk and runs 2 networking groups.  

 

Ben an IT contactor, works hard and earns half the year and saves up to go travelling abroad the second half. The mix satisfies his financial needs AND wanderlust and he plans to self publish a book about his travels.

 
Read on for 5 FREE tips to explore portfolio working.
5 FREE tips to explore portfolio working 
  1. Know your financial break even and how much lightbulbmoney you need to feel secure and have peace of mind
  2. Create efficient systems as multi career strands can take more time to manage
  3. Plan time for marketing to line up the next contract/retainer and create a financial buffer in case things change unexpectedly
  4. Get advice from people doing portfolio working so you understand the pros and cons
  5. Know your values and needs/wants so that you can ensure that a portfolio career is the right choice to give you fulfilment not stress
Interested in career change and exploring the idea of a portfolio career? Call us for a chat to explore how we can help 0845 22 55 010
 
Recommended books for inspiration:
 
These books will gives you both ideas and inspiration:
 
The pleasures and sorrows of work.  Alain de Botton
 
What should I do with my life? Po Bronson   
 
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You may be staying in your current job for now because of the downturn, but exploring portfolio working could put a smile on your face as you create a clear vision for an exciting future on your terms.  
 
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In this issue
What is portfolio working and why is it growing?
Examples of portfolio working
5 FREE tips to explore portfolio working
About Energise
Self reflective question  
 
What would your ideal portfolio career be and what's the first step to explore it? 
About Energise
Energise helps organisations and individuals liberate talent. We are The Talent Liberation Company and help give you the edge in challenging and competitive environments.
 
We have the skills, experience and insights to unlock potential and offer an inspiring approach to bring about positive change.
 
We have been established for over 13 years, have 23 years experience and are practical and results focused giving our clients the tools, confidence and knowledge to succeed.
 
We specialise in career change, working smarter and talent management and employee engagement.
 
What makes us different from other career coaches is our marketing and brand background and knowledge of work trends and competencies.
 
Our clients are diverse and include lawyers, accountants, and many other professions such as architects and marketing.
  
Inspiring quote
 
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Samuel Johnson
 
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P.S. more thoughts on portfolio working 
 
 
 It's easy to put off career change and stay in your job or remain in a career you hate, especially with the uncertain times in which we live. Excuses include 'not enough time', 'can't afford it' , 'too risky', 'parents will be disappointed', 'not sure what else I could do.'  We have heard them all. 12 hours of your time with Energise and less than a month's net salary for the average exec to create a new career you love. It's a small price to pay for happiness and fulfiment for the rest of your life. Work takes up so much of your life, don't you deserve to enjoy it more? The people in your life will benefit from you being happier too.   
 
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