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People tend to overestimate what they can achieve in seven months and underestimate what is possible in seven years. If the top priority in career planning cannot be realised quickly enough, many people give up \u2013 consciously or unconsciously. In doing so, they fail to make the most of the remaining options available to them.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Peter N\u00e4f<\/strong><\/em><\/a>
\nZurich, March 2026<\/em><\/p>\n

A young woman came to me for a personal and professional assessment<\/a> because she felt unhappy in her current job. She was given too few tasks that matched her level of qualification and was therefore employed well below her potential. In short, she was underchallenged and did not feel taken seriously.<\/p>\n

Her reserved manner and insecure communication<\/a> reinforced this impression. Within the company, she was not really perceived as a competent high performer. Several setbacks had dented her self-confidence<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Recognising knee-jerk decisions<\/h5>\n

She held a degree from a renowned university and had completed internships with top-tier companies. In addition, she had received an offer for further training abroad. Due to external circumstances, however, the start was significantly delayed and the offer was ultimately withdrawn. Under financial pressure, she eventually accepted her current position.<\/p>\n

In our discussion, one thing became clear: she had not scrutinised the job critically enough. She now found herself stuck in a role that did not suit her \u2013 and in the short term, there was little she could do to change this.<\/p>\n

In doing so, my client acted in a way I often observe among young people at the start of their careers<\/a>: she put all her eggs in one basket. When her plan did not work out, she had no plan B. In this situation, she took the first job that came along, following the logic: \u201cSince I\u2019m not going to achieve my main career goal anyway, one job is as good as any other.\u201d<\/p>\n

A career is a marathon, not a sprint<\/h5>\n

This approach is misguided for two reasons. First, the so-called \u201cdream career\u201d is often idealised. We load it with expectations that rarely stand up to reality. And even if plan A had worked out, the outcome would probably have looked quite different from what we had imagined.<\/p>\n

Second, building a career takes far longer than we usually expect. Setting a goal is, as with any project, only the beginning \u2013 the real work lies in implementation. And that process is rarely as straightforward as we like to believe (see the article \u201cAll roads lead to rome \u2013 even if it takes a little longer\u201d<\/a>).<\/p>\n

#career<\/a> #personalbranding<\/a> #strategiccareerdesign<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

People tend to overestimate what they can achieve in seven months and underestimate what is possible in seven years. If the top priority in career planning cannot be realised quickly enough, many people give up \u2013 consciously or unconsciously. In doing so, they fail to make the most of the remaining options available to them. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14174","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-artikel-2"],"yoast_head":"\nAll or nothing \u2013 a poor career strategy! - Karrierecoaching - Peter N\u00e4f<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Many young people put all their eggs in one basket when it comes to their career plans. 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