“I just want to quit work and be a bartender!” Sarah blurted at a workshop I was leading. We were talking about career aspirations. When we were done chuckling at her unexpected words, I asked her what she loved about being a bartender."You mean other than the drinks and tips?" she shot back, recovering nicely. She paused for a few moments before saying, “I love lending a helpful ear to others.
Beyond personal fulfillment, though, our workplaces need our full engagement, resilience and creativity to solve the toughest challenges of our time. The breakthrough for Sarah came when she dug inside to know herself better. Here are three tools to help you dig deeper, too.. It helps you take stock of the tasks that energize you and those that deplete you.
has more detailed templates that may be useful to you. Look for opportunities to bring this purpose to life at work and in life.What kind of work activities energize me ?Once you are clear on these answers, find a friend and brainstorm what sets of experiences you’d like to add to your work portfolio. Don’t focus exclusively on the next role in your career path, but rather the experiences or projects at work that are energizing where you can contribute with skill sets you enjoy exercising.
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