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Life After College
Food for thougth
What would you do if you knew you could not fail? Pretend you can freeze time and work on something without anyone knowing about it or judging your success (at least until you’re ready).
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What are some of the inner-critic messages that get in the way of you setting
or pursuing your biggest goals?
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Questions
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You can start to think about your life purpose in terms of what impact you want to have on other people. If you could wave a magic wand to change them in some way, how would you want them to feel? What are some of your unique gifts to facilitate that change?
Set time aside to think about who you want to become in the next year. What do you want to change about yourself? What strengths do you want to develop? What do you believe in? What do you want your life to stand for?
Values
SERVICE—Use my talents to serve others; to inspire, motivate, teach, and uplift people in service of living their best lives. Dedicate my life to helping others reach their full potential; to feel empowered, happy, confident, and creative.
GROWTH—Enjoy the process of learning from people and situations in my life. Learn from my failures and my successes. Find new ways to challenge and stretch myself through reading, further education, and new experiences.
Learning/Exploring + Independence/Freedom + Leadership + Quiet + Teaching / Mentoring + Communication + Passion
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Be proactive
You own your life; you are responsible for it. If you aren’t happy, don’t just complain—focus on what you are going to do about it.
Rate Your satisfaction
_ Work _ Money _ Home _ Organization _ Friends _ Family _ Dating & Relationships _ Health _ Fun & Relaxation _ Personal Growth
“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could; some blunders and absurdities have crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; you shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.”
Take a baby step toward a goal. Give a new habit one more chance to stick. Climb one step higher up the mountain even if you are afraid of heights.
Don’t get so overwhelmed about your choices that you become paralyzed. Just take a step forward in any direction and try something out, even if you’re scared or unsure about the outcome. That’s what this age is all about; there are no mistakes, just learning experiences.
Work
Don’t wait for your manager to ask you what you need. Don’t wait for your job to become fulfilling on its own. Don’t wait for your work/life balance to magically settle where you want it.
Figure out what makes you happy through trial and error. Focus on your strengths and grow them. Pay attention to when you feel most “in the zone” and do more of it. Collect as many lessons and experiences as you can—good and bad. Keep what works and magnify it; grow it into something bigger.
Anticipate the skills you will need 6 months or 1 year from now. Be proactive about seeking learning opportunities to position yourself for a new role or promotion in the future.
Focus on doing the best you possibly can with any task or project. Attention to detail and focusing on quality might take time, but they are skills that will pay dividends in the long run.
Humble yourself. Don’t get defensive; do not take constructive feedback personally. Take criticism as advice to help you grow stronger—it usually is
Jump into tasks immediately—the longer you put things off, the more stress you create for yourself. Make a list of your three most important tasks at the start of each day and work on those first.
Keep instant messaging at work to a minimum—it can be distracting and disruptive if it’s not work-related.