Ingredients for a successful career
AFTER MORE than a decade of advising retired people on their investments, I have always been surprised at how dissimilar the successful people are, and how difficult it would have been to predict their success at the start of their careers.
People who never finished school have retired comfortably at 55 after a great career, while there are many retirees who would be expected to succeed (e.g. doctors or lawyers) but have retired relatively poor and dissatisfied. Given my constant exposure to retirees, I have been privileged to gain some insight into how people have achieved success over extended careers.
The secret to a successful career is simply complicated
Here are some of the ingredients that contribute to a successful career…