Prerequisites
Before starting Career Development, make sure you have:
- Self-assessment
- Goal setting
- Networking
Your first month
Focus on shipping small, complete artifacts:
- Values
- Strengths
- 5-year goal
Common beginner mistakes
Skip these to save weeks:
- Watching without building
- Jumping frameworks weekly
- Skipping fundamentals
- Not shipping anything public
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