“It’s the failure-proof variation-averse species that perish.” – Rick Smith.

Rather than thinking in terms of career destinations, as we’ve been taught to do, see your career decisions as a series of stepping stones and take a journey approach. There’s no “there” to get to, there’s no finality and certainty, and as soon as you think you’re “there,” you’ll stop learning and growing. So, rather than thinking in terms of making one big change so that you can get to some destination that you think you want to get to right now, stay open to change, learning and growing for the rest of your life.

What novelty and change can you bring into your life, to keep yourself alive and learning and comfortable with change?

This post is an excerpt from this month’s feature: “The Bottom-line on Rick Smith’s The Leap” You can follow Rick on Twitter at @RickSmithAuthor and his website is www.leapbuilder.com

For the full Bottom-line audio and transcript, workbook, author interview and set of coaching emails, check out The Bottom-line on The Leap.