I spend a lot of my time thinking about Products. Mostly Digital Products. But lately, one question I've been asking myself is this:

How could I apply Product Management (PM) principles to my life and career?

I found out that I have done so many times. A lot of what PM deals with is long three dimensions: Design, Strategy, and Technology.

• Design is about building iteration and user centricity into deciding what life to make. In life, understanding what works for you is essential. It is also about realizing that your life is not set in stone; it changes, it evolves, and it can progressively become better.

• Strategy is about generating options all the time. Yes, you are happy with your job, but you must think ahead and create opportunities over months and years.

• Technology is a metaphor for depth. For understanding the tools we are given and those, we can develop/learn. Jumping from one thing to the next is not enough.

Thinking about myself and what works for me sets the general direction; generating options helps me move, and learning helps me move faster.

Digital products are never finished. There are updates, upgrades, bugs, and a new version around the corner. Perhaps we should do too. 😜