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Reprinted from DIRECT Magazine's letters to the editor:
Do It Yourself
I couldn't agree more with the focus of Victoria James' May 15 Career Busters column (“You're the CEO of Me Inc.”).
The need to advance one's DM knowledge rests squarely on our own shoulders.
I plan to treat this article as a blueprint to prevent slumps that periodically occur in my career.
I enjoyed Victoria James' May 15 column in DIRECT. However, even if you do most of the “right” things, your career can still become stagnant due to what I call ACS (anti-commuting syndrome). This is where your lifestyle is such that you will stay in that lower-paying job because it's only 10 minutes from your house and all the “big time” jobs involve either moving to the “big city” or commuting. OK, so it's also a pretty nice place to work, but a nonprofit only pays so much.
It's a horrible syndrome that is not easily overcome. I have a graduate degree in management and marketing and over 10 years of marketing experience in the publishing/association industry. I am not a slug and have always been ambitious to a degree, but once you become accustomed to a short commute it has to be a mighty fine offer to lure one away into the mad, mad world of road rage and high gas prices.
Thanks for the article. I am sure it made many people think about where they are and where they are going.
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