What Is a Career, Really?
Annette Garsteck Annette Garsteck

What Is a Career, Really?

A career is more than a job or title. It is the long arc of your professional life, built through daily choices, habits, and environments over decades. Let’s reframe what a career really is and why ownership matters more than milestones.

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January Reading Round-Up: Disruption
Annette Garsteck Annette Garsteck

January Reading Round-Up: Disruption

January 2026 reading round-up exploring career management, leadership, and navigating disruption through audiobooks that sharpen thinking and professional judgment.

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My Book and I Share a Birthday
Annette Garsteck Annette Garsteck

My Book and I Share a Birthday

A personal reflection on the first year of Own Your Career and what it revealed about career ownership, professional growth, and women leading on their own terms. From launching a book to building community, this post shares milestones, lessons, and what’s next.

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What You’re Getting Wrong About Performance Reviews
Annette Garsteck Annette Garsteck

What You’re Getting Wrong About Performance Reviews

What You’re Getting Wrong About Performance Reviews
Performance reviews don’t have to feel adversarial. Learn what employees and leaders often get wrong—and how to approach annual reviews with confidence and intention.

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The Books That Stayed With Me This December
Annette Garsteck Annette Garsteck

The Books That Stayed With Me This December

December was a heavy reading month for me; I finally finished several that had been sitting on my personal development shelf for a while. And by read, I mainly mean listened.

Two books I’m still thinking about are by Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Hardy.

These two books have inspired me to add a few options to my word-of-the-year target list… more to follow on that in late January.

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