So thinking about this whole ‘careers’ business I got to wondering about the origin of the word.

Turns out it’s from the French carriere, meaning ‘racecourse’, which in turn is derived from the Latin cararia meaning ‘road’ or ‘track’.

So do you view your career as a race or a journey?

I tend to favour the ‘journey’ metaphor – I don’t think there’s a finish line for a career (at least, not until we finally check out from this world), and I don’t view my career as a competition with others. I do want to achieve a ‘personal best’, but I’m not racing against anyone else. 

What do you think?

Seems like an ideal opportunity to try out the polling feature on the blog….