--Rumi FEEL YOURSELF BEING QUIETLY DRAWN by the D EEPER PULL of WHAT YOU TRULY LOVE
WORK IN THE 21 st CENTURY How Can You Survive YourSELF?
CHAPTER 1 THE PHILOSOPHERS YOU AND JOBS
--Thoreau GO CONFIDENTLY IN THE DIRECTION OF YOUR DREAMS LIVE THE LIFE YOU’VE IMAGINED
--Epictetus The Book of Life YOU CAN BE HAPPY IF YOU KNOW THIS SECRET SOME THINGS ARE WITHIN YOUR POWER TO CONTROL, AND SOME ARE NOT
CONTENTMENT… COMES FROM AN INNER SERENITY THAT PERMEATES THE WHOLE PERSON. THE ANCESTORS SPOKE OF THIS STATE OF GRACE AND CALLED IT --Jamie Sams WALKING IN BEAUTY
--Jim Collins IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE A GREAT LIFE UNLESS YOU HAVE A MEANINGFUL LIFE. AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO HAVE A MEANINGFUL LIFE.... WITHOUT MEANINGFUL WORK
--Lance Armstrong I LOVE MY JOB I LOVE MY TEAM I WOULDN’T TRADE IT FOR ANYTHING IN THE WORLD.
WORK IN THE 21 st CENTURY How Can You Survive YourSELF?
WE SPEAK OF A JOB AS A “LIVING” “EARN A LIVING” “MAKE A LIVING” YET IT HAS BECOME A “DYING!”
YOUR JOB MAY BE KILLING YOU ---gmj.gallup.com 4/13/06
LIFE’S TRAGEDY EXCELLING AT SOMETHING YOU HATE
THOSE WHO WORK ONLY FOR BREAD AND MONEY ARE CONDEMNED TO REAP THE REWARDS THEY EARN
CHAPTER 2 THE PHILOSOPHERS: YOU AND JOBS IT’S REALLY ALL ABOUT YOU
YOUR S TUDY THE S ELF: YOUR S ELF S ELF UNDERSTANDING IS A CRUCIAL FACTOR IF ONE IS TALKING ABOUT JOB SATISFACTION --The Dalai Lama
RIGHT LIVELIHOOD WHAT ARE YOU “SUPPOSED” TO DO COELHO: DISCOVER YOUR PERSONAL LEGEND JOBS EXERCISE EXPRESS YOUR LIFE MISSION IN ONE SENTENCE
THE THREE BOXES OF LIFE--Bolles LIFE LONG LEARNING LIFE LONG LEISURE LIFE LONG WORKING OTHER BOXES? (FAMILY, SPIRITUAL PRACTICES, HEALTH, ETC.) RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF YOUR BOXES?
WHAT DO WE NEED FROM WORK? DAVID WHYTE: CROSSING THE UNKNOWN SEA WORK AS A PILGRIMAGE OF IDENTITY WHERE THE SELF MEETS THE WORLD AN OPPORTUNITY FOR DISCOVERING AND SHAPING
CHAPTER 3 THE PHILOSOPHERS: YOU AND JOBS IT’S REALLY ALL ABOUT YOU BEGINNINGS
HOW/WHERE DO I BEGIN? CLEAR FIND ONE FRAMEWORK/TOOL FROM TODAY. BE CLEAR ABOUT IT, USE IT READ AND DO AND LISTEN TO WHATEVER SERVES YOU: YOUR PERSONAL PRACTICE IT MAKES ABSOLUTELY NO DIFFERENCE WHAT PEOPLE THINK OF YOU
MY PERSONAL LEGEND IF OVER 65 YEARS OLD: today is 10 years in the future IF YEARS OLD: today is 20 years in the future IF YEARS OLD: today is 30 years in the future IF YEARS OLD: today is 40 years in the future IF <35 YEARS OLD: today is 50 years in the future
CHAPTER 4 THE PHILOSOPHERS: YOU AND JOBS IT’S REALLY ALL ABOUT YOU BEGINNINGS ACTION
TODAY’S TOOLS RETURN TO YOUR PLACE BOXES OF LIFE: VALUES vs. ACTIONS MOVE FROM SHIP’S MATE TO CAPTAIN JOBS EXERCISE YOUR MISSION IN LIFE WRITE YOUR LEGEND
Work Life Balance Action Plan What resonated for me today? _______________________________________________________________________ What are my most crucial ψ work related needs? _______________________________________________________________________ What tools should I use and for what purpose? _______________________________________________________________________ When will I begin my personal development? _______________________________________________________________________ Signed _______________________________ Date ______________________ © Alan Cabelly, Portland State University, / ,
IF YOU LOVE WHAT YOU DO YOU WILL NEVER WORK A DAY IN YOUR LIFE --Mark Twain