At the end of 2023, for the first time, I decided to create a comprehensive career plan for the upcoming year. My three main goals were to solidify my current career path, explore new career opportunities, and enhance my personal branding. I wanted to have a more structured approach and keep better track of costs and rewards. I didn’t know how much everything would cost, so I didn’t set a budget upfront.
Goal: Solidify my current career trajectory.
My primary role for the past few years has been as a Game Producer in the iGaming industry. This multifaceted position combines responsibilities of a Project Manager, Product Owner, Scrum Master, and Game Designer.
Objective: Read 12 relevant books.
I successfully completed reading 33 books in 2024. This achievement was primarily driven by some unexpected downtime during the year, but it was also fueled by the fact that most of the books I read were incredibly captivating.
Objective: Obtain Agile certification.
I successfully passed the Professional Agile Leadership exam.
Objective: Participate in industry events.
I attended ICE 2024 in London and EAE 2024 in Bucharest.
Objective: Update gear and tools.
I’ve upgraded most of my gear and tools, making my setup simpler and more productive (with AI tools helping wherever possible)
Goal: Explore a new career opportunity in training and development.
Having options in your career is always beneficial, and this aligns perfectly with my desire to branch into this field. This year, I took the first steps towards achieving this goal by successfully passing the certification exam. As a result, I am now equipped to provide customized training courses to clients.
Objective: Develop and launch the first training course.
I am currently working on creating the course materials, which are approximately 90% complete. I have also shortlisted potential vendors to assist in the production and delivery of the course.
Goal: Enhance my personal branding.
In today’s job market, having a strong personal brand and a substantial network is essential for success.
Objective: Learn more about personal branding
I’ve attended the brilliant workshop by Anca Banita on personal branding..
Objective: Increase my follower count by 10%.
I successfully grew my network by 15% across all social media platforms.
Objective: Boost post impressions by 100%.
While the actual growth was 1,014%, this was primarily due to the low impressions count for 2023. The boost was achieved by posting more often and, hopefully, more quality content.
Objective: Develop a unified brand identity.
Implemented a new visual identity across all channels and launched a new freelancer website.
The total cost for all the books and trainings was €814.22.
Let’s see what 2025 brings!