"do you have plan for your future?"

recently, i managed to keep in touch with a project manager who has left the company for more than one year.  we used to be pretty close, and both of us pretty much share quite a fair bit of our lives with each other.

catching up with her has set my mind thinking again.  the conversation goes something like this:

pm:	do you have plan for your future?
pm:	halo friend, you have a very valuable cert - NTU graduate.
pm:	won't waste it. it is a waste if you don't fully utilize it, few years later you might find out that you are far behind your friends who graduate together with you
me:	not really much of a plan.i think i am lagging a little behind le.
pm:	you are now only a little behind. just wait another 2 years. you will see more "difference" in it.

the last statement is enough to get my sluggish brain realized that i am lagging far behind my peers in terms of pay and career advancement.  i need to do something about this sticky situation.