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Please provide us with a list of what you have innovated this year.
I'm sensing you haven't taken control of your power curve yet. You're in the driver's seat. Make those turns before life makes them for you. Innovation -it's the American Way. A positive attitude bordering on "stupid person" is a must.
Of course otoh you could just get lucky....
Network, always network. I'm currently developing my skill set for a job in the Middle East which will provide a 3-fold increase in salary. Finding better ways to do my current work while developing skills for a new job = innovation. And nobody innovates like Americans (except for maybe the Russians and Isralis).