--Rumi
FEEL YOURSELF BEING
QUIETLY DRAWN by the
DEEPER PULL of
WHAT YOU TRULY LOVE
WORK IN THE 21st CENTURY
How Can You Survive YourSELF?
CHAPTER 1
THE PHILOSOPHERSYOU AND JOBS
--Thoreau
GO CONFIDENTLY IN THE DIRECTION OF
YOUR DREAMS
LIVE THE LIFE YOU’VE IMAGINED
--EpictetusThe 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 SamsWALKING 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 21st 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
STUDY THE SELF: YOURYOUR SELF
SELF 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 EXERCISEEXPRESS 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
IDENTITYWHERE THE SELF MEETS THE
WORLDAN OPPORTUNITY FOR
DISCOVERING AND SHAPING
CHAPTER 3
THE PHILOSOPHERS: YOU AND JOBSIT’S REALLY ALL ABOUT YOU
BEGINNINGS
HOW/WHERE DO I BEGIN?
FIND ONE FRAMEWORK/TOOL FROM TODAY. BE CLEARCLEAR 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 55-65 YEARS OLD: today
is 20 years in the future IF 45-55 YEARS OLD: today
is 30 years in the future IF 35-45 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 JOBSIT’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?
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What are my most crucial ψ work related needs?
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What tools should I use and for what purpose?
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When will I begin my personal development?_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Signed _______________________________ Date ______________________
© Alan Cabelly, Portland State University, 2007503/725-3789, [email protected]
IF YOU LOVE WHAT YOU DO
YOU WILL NEVER WORK A DAY
IN YOUR LIFE--Mark Twain