The Portfolio Life: How to Future-Proof Your Career, Avoid Burnout, and Build a Life Bigger than Your Business Card, with Christina Wallace

"In The Portfolio Life, Harvard professor, serial entrepreneur, and self-described "human Venn diagram" Christina Wallace adapts tried-and-true practices from the business sector to help you eschew the cult of ambition and experience the freedom of building the flexible, fulfilling, and sustainable life you want. Drawing on research, case studies, and her own experience, she walks you step-by-step through the process of designing a strategy for the long haul. Because you deserve rest, relationships, and a rewarding career—not someday, but today. After all, you only live once."Adam Grant even named THE PORTFOLIO LIFE as one of the 13 New Books to Expand Your Mind this year. Christina Wallace is a human Venn diagram with a career at the intersection of business, technology and the arts. A writer, podcaster, serial entrepreneur, and erstwhile theater producer, Christina spent a decade building businesses in New York City. She is currently a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School, an active startup mentor, and angel investor. Christina holds undergraduate degrees in mathematics and theater studies from Emory University and an MBA from Harvard. In her free time she likes to sing in choirs, climb mountains, and run marathons (slowly). She lives in Cambridge with her husband and their two energetic children.Episode Highlights:The four pillars of a Portfolio LifePouring yourself into a single full-time job is the riskiest move you can make - We can be more than one thing!How diversification will help navigate change and mitigate uncertainty Why we should embrace failure and taking risksIntentionally designing our career choicesPutting the power back in your hands Get your copy!Balance Publishing Hardcover: ISBN: 9781538710470 ▪ $29 ▪ April 18, 2023Electronic Book: ISBN: 9781538710494Simultaneous audio publication coming from Hachette Audio ▪ Downloadable Audiobook ▪ ISBN: 9781668626603 ▪ $24.99Connect with me!LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lizherrera1/Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/lizcareercoaching/Website:  https://www.lizcareercoaching.net/Twitter: https://twitter.com/HerreraLiz27Email: [email protected]: https://www.purple-planet.comArtwork: Joseph Valenzuela DesignSupport the show