For most of us, our career is the source of funds for all our other experiences. Money made through work enables us to have and do things, of course. So why don’t most of us spend more money taking care of our careers per year than taking care of our pets or our tickets to special events?

It is important to think of career coaching and lifelong learning as investments rather than only expenditures. Better yet, make career development a line item in your annual budget so that money spent on it is not just emergency spending but thoughtful, pre-planned spending instead which has a much better chance of long-term, positive impact.

This is an interesting story where Danny Kofke talks briefly about his strategies for thriving on a teacher’s salary. He mentions too that he feels like a rich man because he enjoys his work and gets to live in a way that supports his personal value system. That is career development gold, my friends!