How Do You Plan Your Career?

As individuals we are all over the personal vs professional risk map. We often work for companies like General Mills, L’Oreal and Nike. But we still must actively manage our careers and try to navigate our career objectives. We must also take care of our families and stay true to who we are as people. Some of us at large companies have highly creative, riskier ideas, but are we incentivized to try them? We want to fulfill our destiny, but we don’t want to get fired. What do we do?