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HOW TO UNCOVER YOUR WORKING IDENTITY
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everywoman expert
Pippa Isbell
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Sheryl Sandberg
COO, facebook
“Careers are a Jungle Gym, not a Ladder”
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a) I’m thinking of a major career change
b) I am thinking about starting a family/returning to
work
c) I’m feeling dissatisfied with my professional
status quo
d) I want a better or different work/life balance
Poll 1: what motivated you to sign up for this webinar?
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• Ask yourself, who am I now?
• Who do I want to be?
• What gives me joy in my life?
• What are the talents I want to
deploy?
go back to basics
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time for self assessment
• When have you been most committed, passionate and
enthusiastic?
• When have you been most sure of yourself and your
decisions?
• When have you enjoyed your work most?
• What talents were you relying on, and using, in these
situations?
• What activities are you drawn towards out of work?
• If money were no concern, what would you be doing?
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• Take a long hard look at your situation
• What do you want and need?
• What would work better for you?
• What does your ideal situation look like?
address the practicalities
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“Stop trying to find your one
true self. Focus your attention on
which one of your many possible
selves you want to test and learn
more about.”
Herminia Ibarra
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what is your goal?
• Change?
• Refresh?
• Reinvent?
• Realign?
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Work out what opportunities will suit your goals
Consider all the options
Decide on your direction
Harness your network
Discuss with your trusted advisors
do your research
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Set your target
Develop a mental picture of the goal
What will it take to get there?
What will you have to confront in yourself?
How does it impact others?
Develop a plan and a critical path
work out where you want to go
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limiting beliefs
“Of all the forces that hold
women back, none are as
powerful as entrenched
beliefs.”
Joanna Barsh, McKinsey & Company
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a) I can’t discuss this with my boss – it would harm my
career prospects
b) I’m not sure I have the courage to make major
changes
c) Personal issues
Poll 2: what holds you back?
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In a recent
everywoman survey:
• 46% are Avoiders
• 19% are Can’t doers
• 35% are Won’t doers
the fears behind excuses
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• What are your limiting beliefs?
• How can you dispel them?
• Work out your place of positive discomfort
• Draw up the pros and cons
• Reframe your thinking
enter the learning zone
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• Use challenges to learn
• Take control
• Keep a sense of perspective
• Set goals and tick them off
• Celebrate your successes
• Be kind to yourself
• Choose optimism
develop resilience
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