Think of your career as a story in the making. It can be a great way to get a big picture view while detaching yourself from the situation for an objective look.
Take a look at your career, viewing it from the outside. What would the main story line be? If you were a character in that story, how would you describe that character? What would that character's role be? What are that character's dreams?
What are that character’s strengths and weaknesses? How does that character get in his or her own way? What challenges does that character face? How could that character overcome them?
How would you write the story from here, if you were the author? (You see where I'm going with this, of course...)
Guess what? You are the author!
So what are you waiting for? Get writing!
Brought to you by Curt Rosengren, Passion Catalyst TM
Curt- I really enjoyed this exercise. I tried it on my blog, Lawlady.typepad.com. The only thing is... I think I don't understand what a story is... Or, I wrote some freaky story with an ending that seems sort of morose. What is the moral or punch line to a typical or great career story?
Posted by: Stefani at Lawlady, Inc. | December 07, 2005 at 11:45 PM
Hi Stefani. Fun to read that.
Re your question, I can only answer it - as I typically do - with another question. What would the moral or punch line to a great career story be for YOU? Because it truthfully doesn't matter what I think would be a great punch line, since I'm not the one living your life. What is it that YOU want it to look like?
Which brings me to my next thought. Your story doesn't sound like it's finished. It sounds like it has actually just reached the beginning.
Now is when it starts to get interesting.
Posted by: Curt Rosengren | December 07, 2005 at 11:57 PM
As the astrologer said, the top of your chart is your career house. After Saturn - the planet that kicks your butt into gear - finishes with your career, it moves on to kick you in the butt in your acquarian zones of influence, humanitarian concerns, places where you team up with others to pursue goals and values that have special meaning for you. Essentially, it's not longer about your career but doing what you
love that you feel is highly important, but the focus becomes more on personal fulfillment, not so much career advancement. Blah, blah, blah... I can see the wholistic career schtick coming right back at me. Isn't that just when your career gets interesting, right when you quit giving a fuck what anyone thinks and do it for love, for your own sanity.
Posted by: Stefani at Lawlady, Inc. | December 08, 2005 at 08:19 AM
Ha! Well said Stefani. Especially that last sentence. I think that just about sums it up. ;-)
Posted by: Curt Rosengren | December 08, 2005 at 11:26 AM
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