Theo Nakamura
Denver, CO
Product marketing manager four years into his career, writing about what's actually working in the modern job market. He's figured out his own path through pivots and promotions, and started Career Goals because existing advice felt out of touch with his generation.
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AI Career Roadmap: A 90-Day Plan to Stay Relevant in 2026
Skills are changing fast in 2026. This 90-day AI career roadmap helps you build practical leverage with clear weekly actions, metrics, and visibility.
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The weekly review is what keeps quarterly goals from becoming abandoned resolutions. Here's the 5-minute system I use every Sunday that actually sticks.
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Q1 Retrospective: The Honest Numbers — What Worked, What Tanked, and What I'm Changing
The honest Q1 numbers: promotion delayed, blog growth exceeded, certificate incomplete. Here's what worked, what tanked, and how I'm adjusting my system for Q2.
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Why I Quit Annual Goal-Setting and Switched to 90-Day Sprints
After 8 quarters of experimenting, I ditched annual resolutions for good. Here's why 90-day sprints deliver better results, plus the exact framework I use.
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