Dorie Clark has been thinking about reinvention for decades, since it was foisted upon her when she was fired the day before 9/11. She's kept busy since then as an entrepreneur, consultant for Fortune 500 companies, high-level keynote speaker,  four-time Thinkers50 Top 50 global business thinker, and bestselling author of The Long Game, Reinventing You, Entrepreneurial You, and Stand Out. In this episode of The Breadwinners, host Rachael Lowell talks to Dorie about how to play the long game when your job disappears, why racking up credentials feels safe but is probably not your ticket out of uncertainty, and why being a good friend might be the most underrated professional skill.  SHOW NOTES Dorie Clark: https://dorieclark.com https://learn.dorieclark.com/courses/expert Books: The Long Game: How to Be a Long-Term Thinker in a Short-Term World Entrepreneurial You: Monetize Your Expertise, Create Multiple Income Streams, and Thrive Reinventing You: Define Your Brand, Imagine Your Future Stand Out: How to Find Your Breakthrough Idea & Build a Following Around It Social: https://www.linkedin.com/in/doriec⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dorieclark ⁠https://www.youtube.com/DorieClark⁠ ⁠https://twitter.com/dorieclark⁠ Croutons:  Dorie Clark: The real reason you feel so busy (and what to do about it) [TED] Dorie Clark: Me, myself, I [Thinker's 50] Working Identity by Herminia IbarraWham! [Netflix] Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do) [Wham!] Careless Whisper [George Michael] Andrew Ridgley, Great Friend [Tonight Show] Bio: Dorie Clark has been named four times as one of the Top 50 business thinkers in the world by Thinkers50, and was recognized as the #1 Communication Coach in the world by the Marshall Goldsmith Leading Global Coaches Awards. Clark, a consultant and keynote speaker, teaches executive education at Columbia Business School, and she is the Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author of The Long Game, Entrepreneurial You, Reinventing You and Stand Out, which was named the #1 Leadership Book of the Year by Inc. magazine. A former presidential campaign spokeswoman, Clark has been described by the New York Times as an “expert at self-reinvention and helping others make changes in their lives.” A frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review, she consults and speaks for clients including Google, Microsoft, and the World Bank. You can download her free Long Game strategic thinking self-assessment at dorieclark.com/thelonggame. *** "The Breadwinners" Season 7 is a joint production between Reworking Leadership and The Smart Friends Network, generously supported by Ruth Ann Harnisch. "The Breadwinners" was founded by Rachael Lowell and Jennifer Owens in 2019. Host: Rachael LowellExecutive Producers: Rachael Lowell, Rachel SklarAudio Engineer: Ron PassaroOriginal Music: "Perfect" by Hannah BakkeRick Snell: GuitarCesar Moreno: BanjoNyssa Grant: FiddleErik Alvar: BassJustin D. Cook: Keyboard, Percussion, and OrchestrationVocals: Hannah Bakke, Cassidy StonerHannah Bakke: Music and Lyrics To stay up to date with The Breadwinners, please follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebreadwinnerspodcast Find Rachael Lowell at https://reworkingleadership.com & take the SHIFT assessment here: https://leadtheshift.ai If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, rate, review & share! Thank you for listening. Still we rise! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices