Play the Long Game and Win
Build a career that compounds, not just a job that pays
This path is for ambitious young professionals who want more than their next role: they want a career advantage that lasts 20 years. It combines career strategy, skill building, and personal branding into one plan for steady growth over time.
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6 books- 1
Start with the big question: what work were you actually built for? This book helps you find the rare point where your passion, skill, and market value meet. That point is your North Star for every career decision ahead.
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With your North Star chosen, turn it into a plan. Carla Harris's Wall Street-tested framework shows you how to get the most from every role for growth, visibility, and relationship capital.
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With a strategic mindset in place, use this nine-step framework to make your next job move on purpose, not out of desperation, so each change builds on the last.
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Proximity is power. This book shows how placing yourself near the right people and environments helps each job move take you faster to the roles you want. That edge matters most in Southeast Asian markets, where relationships drive careers.
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Being near the right people opens doors, and this book helps you walk through the unexpected ones. Learn to treat sideways and non-linear moves as strategic choices, not detours, and build a professional identity that can flex as work changes.
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Once you see non-linear moves as assets, stop waiting for openings to find you. The Job Shopper method in this book flips the search so you choose the employers you want, not the other way around.
