Finding Your Career is Like Learning to Ride a Bike (39 characters
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The document discusses finding a career by comparing it to riding a bike. It recommends asking yourself questions about your preferences and strengths, such as whether you prefer working alone or with others. It also suggests taking action by learning about different careers, practicing skills, and improving with experience over time. Finally, it advises taking responsibility for your career choices and fixing mistakes, while pursuing work that uses your gifts.
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- 1. Finding a Career is Like Riding a Bike Scott Patchin – www.thetrugroup.com
- 2. Finding a Career Is Like Riding a Bike
- 3. Finding a Career Is Like Riding a Bike ASK Questions: • Work alone or with people? • Build things or help people? • Break things or fix things? • Research/think or talk/do? • Numbers or people? • Scheduled day or surprises? What do I love to do?
- 4. Finding a Career Is Like Riding a Bike
- 5. Finding a Career Is Like Riding a Bike
- 6. Finding a Career Is Like Riding a Bike Take ACTION: • Learning • Practicing / Working • Proving / Improving • 10,000 Hours . . .
- 7. Finding a Career Is Like Riding a Bike
- 8. Finding a Career Is Like Riding a Bike
- 9. Finding a Career Is Like Riding a Bike Take Responsibility: • Good choice? More - $$, work, freedom, time • Mistake? Fix it . . . • Find joy in your gifts
- 10. Finding a Career Is Like Riding a Bike Enjoy Your Ride!
Editor's Notes
- What to bring: 3 bikes Bike Helmut Prizes ($20 bill, three envelopes with gift cards, 3 $5 bills Computer Presentation on zip drive (ppt 2007, ppt 2003, pdf) Smile Flip camera and tripod Paper copy of presentation w/ notes pagesIntroduce myself – Scott Patchin / own my own company – and I help people (mostly adults) think about what things they could be doing that they are good at and would be happy doing. I believe everyone has something they do and a place where they could do it where they could be EXCELLENT and make a huge difference.ANDWhen I was your age – I made a choice – to be like my Dad.Before we talk I want to invite you to join in a little activity. I promise I will not embarrass you – and if you are interested please stand up.Explain the rules. I will flip a coin and you will guess heads or tails. If you are correct you stay standing – if not you sit down. You make your guess by putting your hands on your head for heads – on your tail for tails. At end winner gets $10
- This morning you learned about different jobs – for the next 20 minutes I want to talk about the decisions that are in front of you. In our game you had a choice to join – and a few of you were mad because you did not know about the reward. Anyone ever have a bike with training wheels? What do you remember about that bike?Who wants to ride this one for a moment? Ask the students name? (use it several times to remember it !!!!!!!)What is good about riding this bike? SAFE!!Story of Ben – experiment – see big kids on big bikes - - ask questions. Can I do that?How is a career search like riding a bike?
- Go through each question first – ask the students to raise their hands.What jobs did you hear about this morning? How would they answer these questions? Tie some back to jobs they heard about this morningFor last question: How passionate were the people this morning about their jobs? How could you tell? Sometimes it is hard answering these questions – so think about what you are doing when you lose track of time? When you are really happy?Transition: How long did you ride this bike? Tell story about the birthday party – one girl with training wheelsPoint transition: Moving on is YOUR choice – answer questions for you! Not best friend – someone you really respect.
- The toughest part – because we often want to follow others, be like them – have their lifestyle – and our choices are really not OUR choices.
- The medium sized bike – Who wants to ride this bike? As they ride – ask “What is different about this bike?” (take answers)*focus on new thingsWhen they come back – finish discussion, thank them, and give them a prize.Transition: Most of the benefits you get take practice – and they come over time. Learn rules (stay safe). Learn to tell time (be responsible. So how is riding the medium sized bike like your career journey? {next slide}
- What ACTIONS are you taking to prepare you for a career? (pick answers – listen and share them) After 3 or 4 go through the list.Go through the ACTIONS that are part of this journey – tie back to their answers.@10,000 hours – ask them question – “What person can you think of that is amazing at what they do?”Share with them the 10,000 hour rule (X Games – Shawn White)Transition:This bike is cool – but how many of you want to ride the big bike??? What is so cool about this bike?Next slide . . . . . .
- Are you ready for the responsibility? How is this bike more responsibility?(listen to and share their answers . . . . Look for – more expensive, faster, newer, etc)Who wants to ride this bike . . . . (next slide)
- Let them ride the bike aroundJoke around – are they coming back? I did not give them any directions, but just kind of trusted that they would be back.Give them giftSo how is riding the BIG Bike like finding a career? {Next Slide}
- When you are working – people are paying you. What do they expect??Go through list – after first two make the point that this list is kind of a downerPeople depending on you . . . . . / fixing mistakesUse the Smaller Bike comment to transition to:One you are here (BIG BIKE) does anyone really want to go back and ride that one??Lets talk about reality – (I sit on bikes as I tell the story)
- All of the things you are doing today, during this school year, the summer – is all preparation for your career – SO ENJOY THE RIDE!!!