Diversify your Career Portfolio

Diversify your Career Portfolio Being in control of our careers is what its all about.     If you were investing your money, wouldnt you have a portfolio mixed with different investments?   Short-term, long-term, US Treasury, International, stocks, bonds, CDs, real estate, etc.   (Can you tell I am not a financial guru? But you get my point.)   You dont put all your eggs in one basket, you diversify.   You do this because it offers some security. Following that same logic with our careers is  a way of creating  some stability.  Is it more work, certainly.   But consider the alternative? Jason Alba, founder of Jibberjobber, author, blogger, and much more, blogs a lot  about   multiple income streams.   It just makes sense to find additional ways of making money. My friends are doing it.   Rosas first love is wellness, so she has that business/website going, but she also works in a salaried job to supplement that income, plus she delivers seminars, plusmany other things.   Rosa gets it. This is the career insurance you need.   It is the only way you can guarantee that if you are laid off, you can survive. If you consider yourself a business, then wouldnt you be looking at the competition (employees outside of your company)?   Wouldnt you always  be looking for additional ways to expand your business (new product/services or new customer or new territory)? Let 2009 be the year you take control and diversify!