My twenties were all about skill-acquisition.
I learned the value of building professional skills to progress my money goals. I dabbled in a lot of things and got pretty good at a few. The more skills I acquired, the more my income grew — so naturally, I equated building new skills to making more money.
I still believe this correlation is true.
But in my thirties, I’m realizing the value of individual skills is less important than how you combine those skills. It’s all about skill-stacking.
At this stage in my career, I’ve developed a broad toolset that can be applied in many contexts. It’s about how that toolset is utilized.
Early days building skills on set at my job as a streaming tv host with Lori Greiner
From a career perspective, it’s more advantageous for me to combine existing skills into unique arrangements that capitalize on what I’m really good at than it is for me to spend the same energy learning something new. If I’m learning something new, it should enhance an old skill set because that makes the entire “portfolio” of skills more valuable.
This doesn’t mean that you can’t just learn for fun. It’s a strategic way of thinking about your career.
Everything you do comes together to create a unique skill set that Naval Ravikant calls “specific knowledge.” This is knowledge that cannot be taught in school because it’s a combination of multiple disciplines + your own lived experience.
What are your top 3-5 skills? How can you combine your unique skills and experience in a way that makes you feel good + gets you paid?
That’s the sweet spot 🎯
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