[Ipg-smz] Thoughts on a Career Pause

[Liam Kelly]

Lots of interesting insights here. Thanks for sharing the personal and
practical.

A few more points:

- I don't have a contract as an editor, thus my health insurance, albeit
low here in Germany, falls on me. So, that's not really a concern when
jumping ship.
- My blog's "brand" is much more visible than me personally; if not money,
I am also concerned about degrading my social capital.
- I have probably a year's worth of living expenses in the bank.

I suppose then the question is what is the most effective way to build a
personal brand? What would be the multi-pronged strategy? I figure bylines
are ideal, setting up my landing page/portfolio (with a blog attached).
Anything I'm missing?

Thanks again in advance.

Liam



On Thu, May 30, 2019 at 10:41 AM Tom Geller <tom at tomgeller.com> wrote:

> A warning from my own experience: When you leave a field, people in it
> forget you much faster than you expect. It's very hard to get the ball
> rolling again. So if you plan to return, keep your hand in -- at least
> through friendly emails.
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