The Wandering Pro | Career Podcast By SK NEXUS

People understand the concept of providing value but seldom understand how to validate it. You work day and night being the best asset, but when the time comes, you'll just be another headcount on the chopping block. In today's episode I want to cover how to build a strong base, which can ideally make you irreplaceable at any job...or better yet irresistible for any new opportunities.
Hosted by Saqib Tahir
Read companion summary article: https://sknexus.com/twp007/
Further learning and references
https://sknexus.com/why-professionals-fail/https://sknexus.com/validating-your-value-as-a-professional/
https://sknexus.com/adding-more-value-to-your-services/
https://sknexus.com/job-perks-and-benefits/

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Before you go out and upskill, you need to understand what skills are. In today's episode we go over Soft Skills, Hard Skills, Domains, Roles, Expertise, Generalism (if that's a word), and everything related to what you should know about upskilling.
P.S Soft Skills are a scam, not for the reason you think - find out in the episode.
Hosted by Saqib Tahir
Read companion summary article: https://sknexus.com/twp006/Chapters
0:00 - TWP 006 - Soft Skills Are a Scam - Here's Why
1:38 - Intro to Soft Skills
2:36 - Hard Skills vs Soft Skills
3:42 - Examples of Hard Skills
4:12 - Examples of Soft Skills
5:18 - What is a Domain? How is it different than a Skill
7:18 - Why are Soft Skills a Scam?
8:11 - What Skills are required for me to start a business?
9:06 - Why you should think about Skills differently in developing nations
9:17 - What is an IC (Individual Contributor)
9:53 - Lack of Expertise Career Path in Pakistan
10:21 - Why most people end up becoming Manager in Pakistani Career Paths
11:39 - What is a Generalist role?
12:01 - Why should you become a Generalist rather than Specialist
13:29 - #1 - Written Communication
15:37 - What it means to be concise
17:06 - #2 - Organization and Documentation
19:28 - #3 - Ownership
20:42 - Validating your value to others
22:11 - A question for you
22:31 - In the car segment: What skill I am struggling with currently

Further learning and references
https://sknexus.com/be-more-than-a-manager/
https://sknexus.com/pick-your-career-carefully/
https://sknexus.com/gap-to-expertise/
https://sknexus.com/keep-learning-as-a-professional/
https://sknexus.com/validating-your-value-as-a-professional/

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Failing to teach people how to learn is probably the biggest failure of our ecosystem. In today’s episode I want to talk about three ways you can keep on learning, and keep on growing.
Covering areas like:
- What is Learning how to Learn
- The 3 ways I have used to learn
- What is an educational content creator
- How to gather useful knowledge
- What is Project Based Learning
- What is wrong with Ad boosted courses
- What to keep an eye out on in future
Hosted by Saqib Tahir
Read companion summary article: https://sknexus.com/twp005/

Further learning and references
https://jamesclear.com/how-to-stop-procrastinating
https://sknexus.com/attempt-vs-try/
https://sknexus.com/keep-learning-as-a-professional/
https://sknexus.com/solving-the-struggle-with-inspiration/
https://sknexus.com/why-professionals-fail/

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Understanding what a 9 to 5 is important, if you're looking to escape it. As with most issues, in Pakistan - basics are not taught well, and I wanted to take this opportunity to introduce to you, the listener, to:
- What a 9 to 5 needs to be
- What a 5 to 9 needs to be
- How do you leverage your efforts in the right way
- What is the roadmap for someone looking to scale in the long run
Hosted by Saqib Tahir
Sample calendar: https://loom.com/i/8c88234f2aaa44c28eb3cba26e4547d6
Read companion summary article: https://sknexus.com/twp004/
Chapters
0:00 - TWP 004 - Escaping the 9 to 5 - The Basics You Need To Know
0:05 - Quick Update
0:51 - Where the episode actually starts
2:13 - Defining what a 'Good' 9 to 5 needs to be
4:47 - Transition vs Shortcut
5:27 - This episode won't apply to you if
7:16 - Escaping the 9 to 5 - Calendar View
8:11 - Feeding the Now vs Feeding the Future
9:34 - Hard vs Soft Skills
10:32 - Examples: Developer and Sales
13:32 - Compliment your skill set
14:22 - Building long term leverage
15:46 - How to transition from 9 to 5 to 5 to 9
17:37 - Why going from a job to services is better
17:48 - The problem with shortcuts
18:53 - Why services are the best way to transition
19:22 - What is leverage - in simple terms
20:13 - High vs Low leverage activities
20:21 - When to transition from a 9 to 5
23:10 - In the car segment: My path to building leverage
Further learning and references
https://sknexus.com/get-the-fundamentals-of-negotiations-right/
https://sknexus.com/attempt-vs-try/
https://sknexus.com/keep-learning-as-a-professional/

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With the Pilot episode of The Wandering Pro podcast I want to cover a really important aspect that you need to understand. When you start out to level up in your career or business, standing out is the hardest challenge you will face. As a first, in likely a series of episodes based around this factor - I want to cover how you can niche down and add more value to what you do as a Career Professional.
Hosted by Saqib Tahir
Read companion summary article: https://sknexus.com/twp002/
Chapters
0:00 - TWP 002 - Shining Under The Sun - How to Stand Out When Starting Out1:42 - Chris Do talks to a Pakistani
2:01 - Pakistani mentality about getting rich faster
3:00 - How to not answer 'What do you do'?
4:21 - The rules about providing value
5:34 - Example: How to niche down as a developer
8:35 - Example: How to niche down as a marketer
10:05 - Red Ocean vs Blue Ocean Strategy
11:22 - Elevator Pitch Framework
12:37 - I don't want to focus so narrowly in my Career
14:45 - This is not a one time process - keep repeating
Further learning and references
https://sknexus.com/adding-more-value-to-your-services/
https://thefutur.com/people/chris-do
https://www.cascade.app/blog/blue-ocean-vs-red-ocean-strategy
https://medium.com/@kasimaslam/niching-down-the-fastest-path-to-success-6a4d3959d3e1

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