IN CONFIDENCE: EPISODE 73
You Are More Than How You Make Money: Christina Wallace on the Portfolio Life
EPISODE GUIDE
Your job title answers "What do you do?" But who are you beyond how you make money?
Christina Wallace, Harvard Business School lecturer, serial entrepreneur, and author of The Portfolio Life, says ambitious people are the most at risk of shrinking their identity down to a business card. She's built her career at the intersection of business, technology, and the arts, calling herself a "human Venn diagram." In this episode, she teaches you how to build your own Portfolio Life. You'll also learn:
• Why ambitious people are most at risk of shrinking their identity down to a business card and what to do about it
• The "human Venn diagram" framework for excavating who you are beyond your career
• The 100 wishes exercise that reveals what you actually want (and why wish #62 changes everything)
• Why "work-life balance" puts your job and your life in opposition and what to aim for instead
00:00 - Intro
02:34 - Meet Christina Wallace
06:13 - Why ambitious people are most at risk
14:02 - Who are you beyond your job?
21:17 - Why pouring yourself into one job is riskier than diversifying
29:40 - Ambition isn't just for your career
32:21 - The 100 wishes exercise (and why wish #62 changes you)
39:03 - Lisa's Power Move and Shoutout
The Portfolio Life: How to Future-Proof Your Career, Avoid Burnout, and Build a Life Bigger than Your Business Card
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