April Rinne
Building A Portfolio Career With A Flux Mindset
Published Date: 7/13/20
Resources and Show Notes:
1) Learn more about April on her website
2) Watch April’s TEDx Talk called How To Navigate Our Uncertain Future
Episode Notes (by minute):
-2:00 - “When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be” - Lao Tzu
-3:00 - Why April challenges us to think about letting go of the future, despite what society has tried to engrain us to focus on
-5:00 - How April first got involved with the understanding and educating others about building a Portfolio Career
-7:30 - How each project, skill, or experience contributes to your own unique Portfolio, which creates agency and future unique opportunities
-10:00 - Why having a career of “service” can help you build and grow your Portfolio Career
-14:00 - How people that initially mocked April for having a non-linear career have since asked for help and guidance
-18:00 - Why April is sometimes called an “insider-outsider” when working with advisory clients, given her vast experiences, relationships, and prospectives
-21:30 - How having a law degree and experience has been a foundational skill set for April
-26:00 - Why April believes in the importance of a Flux Mindset, which is the topic of her coming book in likely 2021.
-33:00 - “Moving forward, people who have Portfolio Careers and simply who know what it means to create and curate a Portfolio Career, you are going to be much better placed not just in the future of work, but in a future of constant change.
(Note: these are quick notes and takeaways by David Nebinski. Please see the episode for more accurate information)