Surf and the Art of Career Navigation

Disclaimer: I am as good as a surfer as I am experienced a professional. I like to think I’m intermediate at both, but realistically speaking I’m probably a novice… This post started out as some therapeutic musings, but then I put more time and energy than expected, so I decided to polish and share it. Either way I hope reading it provides a bit of an idea on what surfing is, or maybe you get a fresh perspective on your career path. Or maybe neither… Or both. Just read it!

Paddling to Catch the Wave

BIRDS-EYE VIEW OF SURFERS PADDLING EITHER FOR GETTING OUT OR POSITIONING

Riding the Wave

SURFER RIDING LOOKING DOWN THE FACE OF THE WAVE

Exiting the Wave: Wiping out, Kicking out or Riding it Out

  • Riding it out, or staying on the wave until it dies out close to the beach;
  • Kicking out, or getting off of a wave before it dies out;
  • Wiping out, or involuntarily getting off of a wave before it dies out.
SURFER GETTING OFF OF A WAVE, BUT ACTUALLY WIPING OUT

Transfer Learning and Milking the Metaphor for all it’s worth

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Human-Centric AI in Finance | Lana’s husband | Miro and Luna's dad | Cyclist | DJ | Surfer | Snowboarder

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Mark Graus

Human-Centric AI in Finance | Lana’s husband | Miro and Luna's dad | Cyclist | DJ | Surfer | Snowboarder