Great Careers are like Collages
Photo by Derick McKinney on Unsplash
While most work related images use linear or iterative process diagrams to depict operations, I think the best careers are an artful mash up of things that deeply matter to you. This may be frustrating at times because it is not the familiar lines and boxes or neat equations with simple answers, but that’s not the reality of you or your career satisfaction. Rather, you’ll find your satisfaction, and thus your success, by looking at the collage of things that stand out in your experiences as the things you remember most fondly. Those experiences share patterns that illuminate what drives your energy, strength and happiness.
In a way, crafting your career is about building collages that represent who you are, what you value and how you interact in the world … and gaining clarity, strength and staying power through the process.
“Be Yourself, Everyone Else is Already Taken.”
What’s your Career Collage?
When you think of your best career – what images come to mind? What is the collage that can best describe you and what you want?
Be you own work of art … get started ….
Things to add to your collage ---
Pictures of people who inspire you, or who you want to emulate
Activities that energize you
Ideas for a great work environment
Ways you like to spend your time
Brands or items that represent your values
Moments that make you proud
Descriptions of best personal accomplishments!