7 Pillars to building a career with purpose

1. BUILDING A PURPOSIVE CAREER
Lampe Omoyele
Encounter Camp,
28th July 2015
Lampe Omoyele
Lucent Consulting Company

2. WHAT IS A CAREER?
Series of jobs that a person has in a
particular area of work, usually involving
more responsibility as time passes¹
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¹Internet Dictionary

3. WHAT IS PURPOSE?
The reason for being or doing¹
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¹Jeremiah 1:5

4. WHY WORK?
God instituted work for a purpose¹
Work is Divine Assignment and
potential blessing²
God worked and works³
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¹Genesis 1:28; Genesis 2:15
²2Timothy 2:20
³Genesis 2:2-3; Philippians 1:6

5. WHY WORK?
If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat¹
Lessons from the Ant Colony²
“The only place where success comes before
work is in the dictionary”(Anon.)
Building a career with purpose requires work
5¹ 1Thessalonians 3: 10b
²Proverbs 6: 6-11

6. 7 PILLARS TO BUILDING A
CAREER WITH PURPOSE

7. PILLAR 1:
GOD, THE CORNERSTONE
 Place God at the centre¹
 God is interested in your work and career
 Skill without God’s grace would not attain full potential ²
“To choose a career on selfish grounds is probably the
greatest single sin any young person can commit, for it is
the deliberate withdrawal from allegiance to God of the
greatest part of time and strength” (William Temple)
7¹Proverbs 3:5-6; Romans 9: 16 ; 1Thessalonians 5:17
²1Samuel 17:45

8. PILLAR 2:
YOUR CREATED GREATNESS
 Discover yourself¹
What are you good at and what do you
enjoy doing? What are your gifts &
talents?²
8¹ Psalm 139: 13-14; Proverbs 18: 16
² 2Timothy 1:6; Matthew 25:15; Daniel 1: 17)

9. PILLAR 3:
SERVICE
Recognize that your career is a blessing and has a divine purpose¹
The intersection of your talents and people’s needs is linked to
your purpose
Your Career is a means to an end, not the end itself
Contribute your time, talent & treasure
‘Secular’ ‘Sacred’ ‘Secular’‘Sacred’ ‘Secular’‘Sacred’
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¹ Genesis 12:2; Exodus 35:30-Exodus 36:1

10. PILLAR 4:
PERSONAL VALUES &
PRINCIPLES
 What do you stand for?
 What do you want to be known for?
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11. PILLAR 5:
VISION & MISSION
Develop personal vision and mission: where
do you want to be over time?
Develop the road-map to achieve your goals¹
Commit the plan to God, trusting Him to bring
it to pass²
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¹Proverbs 4:26
² Psalm 37: 5; Proverbs 16:1-3

12. PILLAR 6:
DILIGENCE
Be outstanding¹
Be the best you can be ²
Every job is a preparation for the next³
Learn and relearn new skills
 Learn from mistakes**
 “We are what we repeatedly do; excellence, then, is not an
act, but a habit” (Aristotle)
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¹ Proverbs 22:29; Daniel 1: 19-20;
²Ecclesiastes 9:10; Ecclesiastes 11; ³ Luke 16:10;
*Philippians 3:12-13 ; **Proverbs 24:16

13. PILLAR 7:
RELATIONSHIPS
 Keep right company¹
Iron sharpens iron²
 Network with purpose: ‘know-who’ is as important as
‘know-how’.
 “Dig your well before you are thirsty” (Harvey Mackey)
 Have Mentors, Sounding boards, Cheerleaders & Critics
 Keep the peace³
13¹1Corinthians 15:33; ²Proverbs 27:17
³ Romans 12:18

14. LAST LINES……
• “Therefore, whether you eat or
drink, or whatever you do, do all to
the glory of God¹
•“Whatever you do, whether in word
or deed, do it all in the Name of the
Lord”²
14¹1Corinthians 10:31
²Colossians 3: 17

15. CREDITS…
• John C Maxwell’s Life@Work
Handbook. 2005
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