On the second Wednesday in April, we held one of our traditional Q&A chats, where top independent communication professionals shared thought leadership, tips and advice in response to questions submitted by the community (learn how to join us here). On April 13 2016, we weighed in with opinions and insight on the following topics of interest:

1. How do you manage your solo career path? (Self-driven/clients/market) #solopr
2. How do you ensure you’re continuing to learn as a professional? #solopr
3. Is staying at the level you are at a viable business option? (Why/why not?) #solopr
4. How can you advance your career apart from your business? #solopr
5. Would you return to traditional work to advance your career? #solopr
6. Should you take different roles in your business to advance your career? #solopr
7. How do you define career satisfaction? #solopr
8. What are some of your career/development goals this year? #solopr

A few of the top tweets are highlighted below (followed by a link to the full transcript):

4.13.16 Chat Highlights

Be sure to check out the transcript in PDF for the full discussion. Please note that the transcript is in reverse chronological order. If you weren’t able to join us this week, weigh in on the chat questions in the comments!