Q # 16 - 30 Days of Insight

30 days of insight Apr 16, 2020
 

 

There are many unique questions I ask someone when they are searching for ways to clarify their career path.  Today's question is one of my favorites!

Imagine you are shipwrecked on a deserted island with 100 other people.  How would you step up to help the group?  What would be a natural way for you to contribute?   

Your ideal career path needs to be a reflection of your values, talents and strengths, if you want to be truly happy. 

To get paid for your values/talents/strengths, you need to make sure the work you do is valuable to the community.  

The disruption in the world, right now, could shake up your career. You might need to change jobs, find a new career path or create a new way of serving your clients.

If you are flexible and open-minded, everything will be A-OK!  It could even be BETTER THAN OK!  This might be the career transition you've needed for a long time now.  

Start by answering today's question and I'll ask you a few more as the month progresses.

Imagining what you'd do an a island, with 100 others, will help you see some of your core gifts on a very basic level.  Your talents, values and strengths are *always* trying to show up.  It might be easier to see on the island....

A few ideas for how you might contribute on a deserted island:

  • make the meals
  • build shelter
  • make the shelter comfy/pretty/nice
  • comfort stressed out people 
  • devise a strategy for getting off of the island
  • be a light - have fun to pass the time
  • make clothing
  • be the leader
  • take care of the animals or kids
  • be the 'nurse'
  • hunt for food
  • teach a fitness class, on the beach
  • make tools or items needed on the island
  • find a way to communicate with the outside world
  • explore the island to find new resources for the group

 

If you are completely stumped by this question since you need modern technology or some other tool, go ahead and use ONE tool you brought on the ship.  

Have fun with this one and give yourself time to see what bubbles up, as an answer. Anything goes - great creative.  

I'll share the next step with you tomorrow, so stay tuned!

 

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If you were shipwrecked on a deserted island with 100 other people, what would your contribution be to the community?  What talent/value/strength are you expressing?

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