Do Work You Love -- Workshop 3: "Own Your Career"

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All we have in life is our time. People struggle after success. They hunger for fame, fortune, and power. But in all of these things, the

same question exists - what will you do with your time? How do you want to spend your days? As Annie Dillard reminds us,

“how we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” In life, you will become known for doing what you do. That sounds obvious,

but it’s profound. If you want to be known as someone who does a particular thing, then you must start doing that thing immediately. Don’t wait. There is no other way. It probably won’t make you money at first, but do it anyway.

Work nights. Work weekends. Sleep less. Whatever you have to do.

If you’re lucky enough to know what brings you bliss, then do that thing at once.

- Jonathan Harris

Do Work You Love Workshop Three:

“Own Your Career”

@adelebarlow

FAIRY TALES

The Accidentals

@Allison_Baum

http://www.getting-started.co

OLD WORLD:

“Stand in line… and wait to be picked”

Educational Ponzi scheme

Define a “safe” job

NEW WORLD:

“Hustle…. create opportunities for yourself.”

The Lean Career

MVC: Minimum Viable Career

Listen Learn

Network Experiment

From Ladder to Lattice

Listen Learn

Network Experiment

EXERCISE

HOW TO SWITCH

(First – what doesn’t work)

What have you tried?

Over-reliance on internal feedback

Over-reliance on external feedback

FIVE WAYS TO SWITCH CAREERS

Stop applying for jobs

EXERCISE

Find Your Tribe

“A tribe is a group of people connected to one another, connected to a leader, and connected to an idea. For millions of years, human beings have been part of one

tribe or another. A group needs only two things to be a tribe: a shared interest and a way to communicate.”

Seth Godin

Make Yourself Useful

“Discomfort brings engagement and change. Discomfort means you're doing something that others were unlikely to do, because they're hiding out in the comfortable zone. When your uncomfortable actions lead to success, the organization rewards you and brings you back for more.”

“If you need to conceal your true nature to get in the door, understand that you'll probably have to conceal your true nature to keep that job.”

“Transferring your passion to your job is far easier than finding a job that happens to match your passion.”

Hustle

EXERCISE

Create a public platform

www.tumblr.com wwww.wordpress.com

EXERCISE

HOW TO MANAGE RESISTANCE & ANXIETY

Chill out about linear

Shelve your entitlement

Take “little bets” to acquire new skills

Start something

What doesn’t count?

Browsing job boards does not count.

Browsing job boards does not count. Applying for jobs on job boards does not count.

Seeing a career coach does not count.

Seeing a career coach does not count. Writing 100-page business plans does not count.

Seeing a career coach does not count. Writing 100-page business plans does not count. Googling for career inspiration does not count.

Keeping a Pinterest page of inspiring quotes does not count.

Keeping a Pinterest page of inspiring quotes does not count. Brainstorming ideas with your friends in the pub does not count.

Reading self-help books does not count.

Reading self-help books does not count. Polishing your CV definitely does not count.

Reading self-help books does not count. Polishing your CV definitely does not count. Nor does updating your Linkedin profile!

Which traps do you fall into?

What counts?

Shadow someone.

Shadow someone. Ask for a sabbatical.

Ask for a change of role.

Ask for a change of role. Organise a meetup.

Ask for a change of role. Organise a meetup. Attend a group.

Ask for a change of role. Organise a meetup. Attend a group. Create space.

Ask for a change of role. Organise a meetup. Attend a group. Create space. Start a blog.

Ask for a change of role. Organise a meetup. Attend a group. Create space. Start a blog. Ask for help.

Ask for a change of role. Organise a meetup. Attend a group. Create space. Start a blog. Ask for help. Do free work.

Start a book club.

Start a book club. Try new things.

Start a book club. Try new things. Give a talk.

Create a product.

Create a product. Volunteer.

What can you do this weekend?

The Lean Career

MVC: Minimum Viable Career

Listen Learn

Network Experiment

Common Mistakes Career Changers Make

Expecting it to be linear.

Expecting it to be linear. Expecting it to happen overnight.

Waiting for something to come to them.

Waiting for something to come to them. Searching for opportunities on job boards.

Waiting for something to come to them. Searching for opportunities on job boards. Networking from a place of acquisition.

Entitlement.

Entitlement. Hiding away silently.

Taking big bets.

SUMMARY

Stop applying for jobs

Find Your Tribe

Make Yourself Useful

Hustle

Create a public platform

Questions? adele@escapethecity.org