Summary: By this point, you should have several different options on how to continue your career. Option #1 Continuing to work corporate jobs, keep interviewing every 1-3 months and leverage your side business and book to keep getting higher paying jobs. Option #2 If your side business is taking off and bringing in more money than your regular job, you can make the leap and do it full time. Option #3 Improve your brand even more by reaching out to top influencers in your field, requesting to interview them for your business’s website or upcoming book. Stay in touch with these people and try to meet them in person as often as you can. There’s a reason successful people surround themselves with like-minded people. Even if you are not the one running the show, their mindset, attitude and lifestyle can influence your opinions and, eventually, your actions; Take Steve Jobs, as an example. Maybe he wouldn’t have become one of the greatest businessmen in the world without the help of Mike Markkula. While it’s true that he invested in Apple, which brought him a one-third share in the company, the most significant contribution he made in Steve Jobs’ life was his role as ‘adult supervisor.’ Mike Markkula was the one who kept Steve Jobs on track. After talking to all these amazing people and eventually finding a mentor, gather all the interviews with the top people in your field into a second book. See how it all adds up? The more people you meet and the more books you publish, the more name recognition you get. Just look at Tim Ferriss, the famous author, who knew how to leverage his brand and platform to interview billionaires and create a new book called “Tools of Titans.” Then, he used his network and people he interviewed to promote it. That’s what you need to do too in whatever line of work you work in. Website: http://ianbalina.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/diaryofamad... Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/diaryofa... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ianbalina/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/diaryofamademan
