Aliza Knox, Author, Don’t Quit Your Day Job: The 6 Mindshifts You Need to Rise and Thrive at Work
- She is the Author of Don’t Quit Your Day Job: 6 Mindshifts to Rise and Thrive at Work.
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Overview
Career development is the process of choosing a career, improving your skills, and advancing along a career path. It’s a lifelong process of learning and decision-making that brings you closer to your ideal job, skill set, and lifestyle.
Find out more about the factors and obstacles that affect a person’s career development in this episode with Aliza Knox.
00:46- About Aliza Knox
- She is the Author of Don’t Quit Your Day Job: 6 Mindshifts to Rise and Thrive at Work.
- She was nominated IT Woman of the Year (Asia) 2020.
- She has been in the top 100 Women in Tech (Singapore).
- She was also the AWA Singapore International Business Woman of the Year in 2015.
- She is a contributing columnist at Forbes.
01:43- What was your motivation behind writing the book?
- Many people talk to me when they have a turning point in their career.
- I have spent so much time having coffee with people while discussing these issues.
- In tech, I learned that you have to be scalable.
- I thought if I write about what I am doing to help people, everyone can read, and I can scale.
- The book is mostly the stories of the people that I have worked with. The idea is that they should resonate with the readers, and readers can get mentoring, advice, and opinions from me.
03:44- Mindshifts to Rise and Thrive at Work
- Stamina-Stamina is a muscle, build it. Stamina is Perseverance + Enthusiasm.
- Things you can do to create stamina-Make sure that you have time for things that you like.
- People need things that give them energy. Getting a night of good sleep is very important for building stamina.
13:38- 2 questions to ask yourself when you are at a crossroad
- What are my priorities?
- Is this a one-way door?
16:59- How does the Gig Economy impact careers?
- The biggest perk of the Gig is that you have more flexibility. I’m not sure how much that will last if we have a big recession.
- The downside is that you are less visible if you want to be promoted within a company and if you want to rise.
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Profile
- She is the Author of Don’t Quit Your Day Job: 6 Mindshifts to Rise and Thrive at Work.
- She was nominated IT Woman of the Year (Asia) 2020.
- She has been in the top 100 Women in Tech (Singapore).
- She was also the AWA Singapore International Business Woman of the Year in 2015.
- She is a Contributing columnist at Forbes.
