the wrap up

CONGRATULATIONS, yOU’VE COMPLETED THE WARM UP!

Completing this course is no small feat. By simply showing up and engaging with each exercise, you’ve taken an important step toward creating the career changes you want. This is a milestone that is cause for celebration!

What you’ve achieved

Let’s take a moment to reflect on what you’ve accomplished:

The Risk Assessment
You began by evaluating your resources—time, money, and energy—and learned how to redistribute them to create space for your future. You gained clarity on your boundaries and priorities, enabling you to take control of your career path with confidence.

Mining your life experiences
Next, you dove into your personal history, unearthing key strengths, interests, and pivotal moments that have shaped who you are. Through writing and reflection, you clarified what drives you, what you have to offer, and what excites you about the future.

Becoming the expert
Finally, you started building a writing practice — a habit that helps you refine your ideas, articulate your expertise, and share your unique perspective. You now have the foundation to develop thought pieces that showcase your skills and open doors to new opportunities.

Taken together, these exercises have given you a clearer understanding of where you are now and where you might want to go next.

What’s next?

Becoming an expert isn’t about reaching a single milestone - it’s about embracing a cycle of growth and discovery. That’s where the Iterate phase comes in.

Each time you revisit your topic list, refine your style, or publish a new piece, you’re building credibility and deepening your expertise. By committing to this iterative process, you create a cycle of improvement — where each round of drafting, editing, and publishing brings new insights and strengthens your unique voice.

  1. Choose a Topic – Refer back to your topic list. Select a question or idea that sparks your curiosity.

  2. Draft and Refine – Use the Three Draft Model to shape your ideas. Begin with a Down Draft, move to an Up Draft, and finish with a Dental Draft.

  3. Publish and Reflect – Share your piece with your chosen audience and reflect on the feedback or insights gained from publishing.

  4. Add to Your Topic List – Along the way, consider new questions or angles that emerged. Add these to your topic list for future exploration.

  5. Repeat – Return to this process regularly. Each iteration strengthens your authority, builds your content base, and expands your understanding of your subject.