Fastlaning my career

[explodingtuna]

Hi everyone,

I'm new here, but I'm hoping I can ask some crowdsourced advice. I'm in a slightly different position than some of you, as I'm lucky enough to love my work. By which I mean I used to look forward to Mondays at my last job

So I don't necessarily want to give that up. But I do have two problems:
1) There aren't too many jobs and so you get stuffed into the bottom of the ladder and spend years on the career hamster wheel. I'm happy to put in the time, but I also can do a lot more than what they let me do (I've done it before). So I essentially need to figure out how to fastlane my career and get to the top of my field.
2) I also need to escape the money slowlane. Getting to the top of my field would help, but not completely.

I don't know if these two things can go together, but I'm interested to hear thoughts from a crowd that seems to be all about pushing past the standard roadblocks. My work is basically in content and expertise - so I guess I'm selling myself to an extent. I don't expect I'll be manufacturing anything anytime soon, but communication / self-publishing perhaps.

Thanks in advance!

 

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[Digamma]

Hard without details. Is consulting a thing in your sector?
A typical pathway would be career (experience) -> consulting -> consulting firm -> products (software, educational, etc).

 

[explodingtuna]

It is, but it's still subject to the hamster wheel problem. Sorry, I know no details make it difficult but it's hard for me to give reasonable details without being totally obvious - it's a niche field.

 

[ZCP]

Take someone different out to lunch each week. You will make connections and friends that will speed you up the process.

Note: if the first thought that popped in your head started with 'but......', then you are not ready.

 

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[explodingtuna]

No buts! That's a great idea. I've been doing intro emails and info calls, but haven't tried that yet so it might push things forward more quickly.

Any special suggestions on what (or what not to) say? I know my way around introducing myself to people so I don't mean basics just any special tips you might have.