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When you get to this final stage of development, you will experience success on
your own terms, and you will enjoy life. Your existence will be validated, and you
will matter! Your life will be in harmony with your being, and you will feel whole
and complete. You will bask in the glow of looking into your innermost desires
and contribute your unique and compelling gifts to others in the form of your
career calling. This is the essence of becoming happy and self-actualized!
Today, You Are What You Do . . .
The 21st century workplace promises more change and dramatic industry
fluctuations. In my experience, there are very few things as challenging as
changing careers, and few life experiences as demoralizing as the loss of one’s
job. Here is why. Many people
define
themselves by their job title or job
description. Their job is their
identity
.
Some people identify so strongly with their job title that if they are laid off or lose
their job, they feel as if their identity has been surgically removed from their body.
Clearly, your career is more than just a way to pay the bills.
Section 1 – Getting To Know Yourself
-Stephen Covey
An Overview of the 21st Century Workplace
We can all agree that
, more than ever in our history, the
future is filled with so many unanswered questions regarding what
employment will look like. Industries are being consolidated and in
some cases even eliminated, seemingly overnight. International
competition and the new global economy have made the world a
much smaller place when it comes to marketing or producing goods
and services. With so much uncertainty, you may be looking for a set of
guiding principles to help you navigate through these uncertain
workplace waters. Many feel like they have been thrown into the rapids
without a paddle, life jacket, map, or the proper equipment! This is our
collective challenge as strategies and techniques that may have
worked in the past are now as obsolete as a VHS player.
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