how to do what you love. work, jobs, and careers professor bill white
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How To Do What You Love.
Work, Jobs, and CareersProfessor Bill White
The Future: Good and Bad News
The Good: “You’ll Probably Live To Be 100 years
old.”
The Bad: “You’ll Probably Live To Be 100 years
old.”
The Evidence
A French women recently died at 122. An African-American women at 119.There are hundreds (maybe 1,000) Americans 110 and older.There are 50,000 U.S. centenarians.Forecasts: By 2010: 300,000 centenarians. By 2050: 1.5 million centenarians.
1 in 60 = 95+; 1 in 12 = 80+.
1 in 2.5 = 65+ (That’s you!)
Why Are We Living Longer?
New perceptions about agingHealthier lifestylesMedical advances: cancer, arthritis, coronary, diabetes, Alzheimer, etc.Treatment and prevention breakthroughs: genetic re-engineering, bio-technology, holistic medicine, mind and body
Career Decisions
Some Important QuestionsWhat are your parents’ opinions/feelings about work?What are your friends’ opinions/feelings about work?What are your opinions/feelings about work?
About Work
What are your work plans before and after graduation regarding: Career(s)? Job(s)? College major? Minor? Certificate? Internships Volunteer and community service
“If You’re the Boss . . .”
Stupid Intelligent
Hard Working
Lazy
Who would you:Leave alone? Consider a excellent performer?Fire immediately? Consider a “superstar?”
“Don’t Work Hard. Work Smart.”
Working Smart means:Producing extraordinary results with less effort.Working to learn.Following your natural inclinations.
Working Smart Extraordinary Results With Less Effort
If you define results in terms of…Money:
Money is an idea. You make money “inside out,” not “outside in.”
Happiness:In the long run, it is better and easier to give than to receive.
Working Smart Working to Learn.
Work to learn, not to make money.Begin your career while you’re in
school. “If you can’t see it, you can't be it.”—
Jesse Jackson
Working Smart Following Your Natural Inclinations
“The Best Career Is One You Would Gladly Do For Free,
But You Just Happen To Make A Lot Of Money Doing It.”
Follow Your Passion
“Work Is Not Just Something We Do. It’s Something That Does Us.”
“Success Comes From Playing Hard,
Not Working Hard.”
Playful Work
Playful Work engages us in 4 ways:Physically = ActionsMentally = Thoughts/IntellectEmotionally = Feelings/ImaginationSpiritually = Special Purpose
“The $1,000,000 QuestionsFor Your Dream Career”
“If Money Was Not An Issue, And You Knew You Could Not Fail,
What Would You Do?”
“What would you do if you weren’t afraid?
“What Type Of Person Must I Become To Be Worthy Of That Dream.”
More Helpful Career-Finding Questions
What are my daydreams? What do I see myself being, doing, having in the 5 years? 10 years?•“Before I die, I want to . . . ? (List all that apply)•What things/topics do I already know a lot about?•What have I already achieved that I am most proud of and that I enjoyed most?•At what do I excel? What comes naturally easy for me?•What do I do for fun? Hobbies? Avocations?•What’s really important to me? What really matters?•At what do I want to become an expert?
Invent Your Own Job
Director of Mind and MoodDirector Of Bringing In Cool PeopleCultural Team LeaderDirector Of IntelligenceChief Growth OfficerChief Learning OfficerPeacemaker
Decide On A Industry Career, If You Don’t Know Your Job CareerFood
FashionAutomotiveEntertainment And SportsEducationInternational Business and RelationsTechnologyBanking and FinanceAdvertising And PromotionRetailingReal Estate and ConstructionCommunity Service and Religion
Have You Decided To Become An Expert In Your Field?Experts
Make the Most MoneyDo What They LoveWork/Live Under Their Own Terms (Freedom)
Solve ProblemsAdd Value
The New Work World
“Downsize.” “Rightsize.” “Restructuring.”“Acquisitions.”
“Flattening.” “Mergers.” “Offshore.“ “Outsourcing.” “New
Technologies.” “Core Competence.”
Translation: “Fewer full-time, permanent jobs.
Less job security. Much more self-employment.”
Your New Work = “ME, Inc.”
Mind Your Own Business1. You’re a independent
contractor/freelancer2. Running a personal/family business3. Selling a variety of products/services on
a temporary, part-time, project-by-project, strategic alliance, job-sharing, telecommuting, performance/contingency, barter, etc. basis
4. To a variety individuals, businesses, non-profits, governments, and competitors
5. At a profit.
My Work = 8 Rotating “Hustles”
TeachingSmall Businesses Sole Owner InvestorMarketing Consulting (Slave in wife’s business)
Real Estate ManagementPublic ServiceActingGrandparenting
In-Class Assignment
Form teamsChoose a variety of hustles for one team member.Design a schedule for a typical day involving the hustles you’ve chosen.
Remember The New Rules Of Career Management
“Life Is Too Long To Live On Someone Else’s Terms . . .
“But It’s Just Long Enough To Live On My Own.”--And--
“Success Is Less A Function Of What You Have Achieved
As It Is A Function Of What You Have Become.”