Apart from the 'duh' factor about someone in their 40's with a whopping 5 first author papers not getting a tenure track position, and not just any, because she

Apart from the 'duh' factor about someone in their 40's with a whopping 5 first author papers not getting a tenure track position, and not just any, because she refused one in Hungary because 'it didn't fit in her life' (but then 5 years later she does move to Europe? - but anyway - ) ; the rest of the advice is actually quite good. Don't be a passive 'just doing what I'm told' graf student/underdoc, have a plan and make sure you drive your progress towards that plan instead of hoping someone else will carry you.