Paul JUn

Using The Internet To Learn, Write, and Level-Up

 
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Episode Notes (by minute):

-2:30 - Why Paul started writing publicly and diving into self-education after not feeling stimulated in college

-4:00 - How Paul realized the internet was a gold mind for self-education

-6:00 - What Paul learned from writing three books

-8:00 - Why Paul believes that learning is a habit that needs to cultivated and nurtured, ideally every day

-11:00 - The importance of having “career champions” and how Paul took a leap and started working as Head of Content for CreativeMornings

-13:00 - The benefits of writing and how Paul thinks it is almost like “shedding dead skin”

-18:00 - How working at CreativeMornings was transformational for Paul and the love among its community

-20:00 - How to think about “learn vs earn” and how to think about for your designing your Portfolio Career

-23:00 - To figure out his next role after CreativeMornings, Paul “white-boarded” his life for two months with past experiences, feedback from trusted people, interests, etc to look for patterns. The goal of this was to

-24:00 - The importance of a narrative to your work and value you can bring — internally and externally

-26:00 - How Paul reached out to a diverse group of trusted friends and peers for “real talk” to help him figure out his next job

-31:00 - How to have your friends and community publicly help you with your job search. How Paul posted online “asking for help” and how unknown roles and opportunities immediately opened up. This ultimately how Paul got his current role at Collins which was not publicly posted before then.

-34:00 - The importance of self-awareness when charting a new path, especially someone as important as looking for a new job

(Note: these are quick notes and takeaways by David Nebinski. Please see the episode for more accurate information)