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How To Do What You Love. Work, Jobs, and Careers Professor Bill White

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Page 1: How To Do What You Love. Work, Jobs, and Careers Professor Bill White

How To Do What You Love.

Work, Jobs, and CareersProfessor Bill White

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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.”

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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!)

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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

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Career Decisions

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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?

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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

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“If You’re the Boss . . .”

Stupid Intelligent

Hard Working

Lazy

Who would you:Leave alone? Consider a excellent performer?Fire immediately? Consider a “superstar?”

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“Don’t Work Hard. Work Smart.”

Working Smart means:Producing extraordinary results with less effort.Working to learn.Following your natural inclinations.

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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.

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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

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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.”

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Follow Your Passion

“Work Is Not Just Something We Do. It’s Something That Does Us.”

“Success Comes From Playing Hard,

Not Working Hard.”

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Playful Work

Playful Work engages us in 4 ways:Physically = ActionsMentally = Thoughts/IntellectEmotionally = Feelings/ImaginationSpiritually = Special Purpose

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“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.”

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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?

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Invent Your Own Job

Director of Mind and MoodDirector Of Bringing In Cool PeopleCultural Team LeaderDirector Of IntelligenceChief Growth OfficerChief Learning OfficerPeacemaker

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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

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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

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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.”

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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.

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My Work = 8 Rotating “Hustles”

TeachingSmall Businesses Sole Owner InvestorMarketing Consulting (Slave in wife’s business)

Real Estate ManagementPublic ServiceActingGrandparenting

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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.

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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.”