10 Actions You Will Never Regret Doing for Your Career

31 Jul 2025 #career

My corporate journey didn’t come with an instruction manual.

I landed my first job because that’s what everyone does and what I was supposed to do. I joined the corporate world without any goal, other than “gain experience.” Which I did it.

But I was fired from my first job, got bored from my second, and got laid off from my last one. No survival kit or instruction manual. Only trial and error.

If I could start all over again, here are 10 actions I will never regret doing:

1. Change jobs often
2. Learn new skills constantly
3. Set a career goal or intention
4. Practice hobbies outside work
5. Build a strong online presence earlier
6. Invest in coaching, mentoring, and education
7. Learn a second or third language
8. Build multiple income sources
9. Grow a professional network
10. Have an emergency fund

And more importantly, figure out my own career and plan life instead of accepting the default path. That’s a lesson that took me 10 years to learn.