The document emphasizes the importance of finding one's life’s work and connecting with people who share that passion. It discusses key questions to consider about skills, purpose, and the story your CV tells potential employers. Additionally, it highlights the role of attitude, networking, and taking action in securing a fulfilling career.

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Leaders Café 2020 Presents
Securing Your Future:
The art of
finding
people who
love what
you do
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2. Redundant, seeking career change or 2
searching for greater meaning to work
They present a chance for you
to do what you love ….
…. and to
find
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To realise the opportunities
To find
You must ask yourself ….
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Discovering your life’s work
© Ian Berry 2009, “Discovering your Life’s Work”
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What can I do?
What am I willing to do?
What do I love to do?
What kind of people will
love what I do?
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Discovering your life’s work
What do I know?
What are my key skills?
What is my real expertise?
How do I practice what I know?
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Discovering your life’s work
Philippe Petit - Man On Wire (2008 Documentary Film)
Winner of the Grand Jury Prize: 2008 Sundance Film Festival
Will Do!
What is my attitude to living?
What am I really committed to?
How can I be more disciplined in taking action?
How am I different from others who do what I do?
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Discovering your life’s work
My joy is?
My art is?
My purpose is?
Love to Do! My Passion is?
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Discovering your life’s work
People who love what
I do! How do I …
serve others?
solve people’s problems?
help people achieve what is important to them?
offer solutions to people’s challenges?
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Let’s look at CV facts
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CV Facts
Job agencies
go through
1,500 CVs
per week on
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CV Facts
73% of CVs
B NNED For
being
Vague
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CV Facts
not relevant
not relevant
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not relevant
96% not
not
not
relevant
relevant
relevant for the job
CVs not
not
not
relevant
relevant
relevant
not relevant
not relevant
not relevant
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CV Facts
60% of applicants don’t
get a call back
Just ring !!
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CV Facts
“Great. You’ve got a
job as our CV database
“ oh…… and I can administrator”
pull apart 25 CVs
in an hour.”
www.nataliedee.com
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CV Facts
“WOW! You’ll get a
bonus for reaching
“ … and I only make that kind of
20% data entry target.”
errors.”
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CV Facts
“No sweat, we’ve
“ … I’ve got got 120 people
problems keeping chasing after one
the database up I.T. job anyway
to date!”
www.nataliedee.com
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CV Facts - the simple truth
Your CV
must be
on top of
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CV Facts - the simple truth
What does
your CV
say about
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CV Facts - the simple truth
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Your CV is a story about YOU!
What’s
your
story?
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What’s your story?
Are you a
‘can do’
only?
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What’s your story?
Are you a
‘will do’
only?
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What’s your story?
Are you
a ‘love to
do’ only?
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What’s your story?
Are you doing
what you love,
in the service of
people who love
what you do?
Steven Farber - ‘The radical leap’
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Securing your future
The best way to secure
your future ……
…….is to find your Life’s
Work
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Securing your future
What
must you
do to
stand out
and get
noticed?
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People love stories
What’s
your
story?
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People love stories
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People love stories
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People love stories
What makes a good Robert McKee
story?
It's not what you think—the
beginning-to-end tale about
how results meet expectations is
boring and banal, McKee says.
Avoid this. Instead, it's better to
illustrate the "struggle between
expectation and reality in all its
nastiness."
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People love stories
What makes a good Robert McKee
story?
So, what's wrong with painting a
positive picture? McKee says that
spin and a glossy, rosy picture
actually works against you
because everyone knows it
can't be exactly true.
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People love stories
What makes a good Robert McKee
story?
What makes life interesting is "the
dark side" and the struggle to
overcome the negatives,
struggling against the negative
powers is what forces us to live
more deeply, says McKee.
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People love stories
What makes a good Robert McKee
story?
Overcoming the
negative powers is
interesting, engaging,
and memorable.
Stories like this are
more convincing.
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Will you change to get the best for you?
Still just want your old job or any job? Then,
you can stop the slideshow here.
But if you ……….
Want
Then see the
rest of the
slides
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Will you change to get the best for you?
What you need to overcoming
It won’t fly!
It’s too ambitious I’m not equipped
I’m not sure those around
me would like it It’s impossible for the job
I can’t take the
It’s hopeless
chance It’s too complicated
That’s not my responsibility
It will take too long It can’t be done!
What’s in it for me? I’ve never done
I’ve always done it this way that before
I’m all for it, but …
There’s not It’s too radical
enough time
I need more time
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Of course - change is hard
CONFUSED DIRECTION
Where 2 now!
Irrational Options
ChaoTic
T a k e s
I know what I l o n g
don’t want. time, can
be three
I don’t know
years
what I want?
Unpleasant
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It’s about seeing a different perspective
Choose to be different
A new look at your career
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Life lessons on the ice rink … remember
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Knowing your intention is key
“If you don't know where
you are going …… any road
will get you there.”
Lewis Carroll
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Your intention dictates your actions
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Courage to act is key
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Tenacity to keep going is key
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Your Life’s Work
Do you Job
have the satisfaction
Others Can
courage love what Do
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to act? I do
ALIGNMENT!
Work is
indistinguishable
Wishful Survival from play
Do you
have the Hobby
tenacity Love Will Perceived
to keep To Do Do value to
going? others?
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Alignment doesn’t pay the bills
Now that you
have alignment,
how will you
reach those
who will love
what you do?
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Reaching people who love what you do
How do you
reach more
people?
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Reaching people who love what you do
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Reaching people who love what you do
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Finding others who love what you do
Begins with you! …. and your attitude to
• Purpose
• Passion
• Hope
• Curiosity
• Growing yourself
• Courage
• Tenacity
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Finding others who love what you do
Content of the workshop
• Purpose
• Passion
• Hope
• Curiosity
• Growing yourself
• Courage
• Tenacity
• Reaching others
• Attention grabbing CV
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