--Rumi

FEEL YOURSELF BEING

QUIETLY DRAWN by the

DEEPER PULL of

WHAT YOU TRULY LOVE

WORK IN THE 21st CENTURY

How Can You Survive YourSELF?

CHAPTER 1

THE PHILOSOPHERSYOU AND JOBS

--Thoreau

GO CONFIDENTLY IN THE DIRECTION OF

YOUR DREAMS

LIVE THE LIFE YOU’VE IMAGINED

--EpictetusThe Book of Life

YOU CAN BE HAPPY IF YOU KNOW THIS SECRET

SOME THINGS ARE WITHIN YOUR POWER TO CONTROL,

AND SOME ARE NOT

CONTENTMENT… COMES FROM AN INNER

SERENITY THAT PERMEATES THE WHOLE PERSON.

THE ANCESTORS SPOKE OF THIS STATE OF GRACE

AND CALLED IT

--Jamie SamsWALKING IN BEAUTY

--Jim Collins

IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE A GREAT LIFE UNLESS YOU HAVE A MEANINGFUL LIFE. AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO HAVE A MEANINGFUL

LIFE . . . . WITHOUT MEANINGFUL WORK

--Lance Armstrong

I LOVE MY JOB

I LOVE MY TEAM

I WOULDN’T TRADE IT FOR

ANYTHING IN THE WORLD.

WORK IN THE 21st CENTURY

How Can You Survive YourSELF?

WE SPEAK OF A JOB AS A “LIVING”

“EARN A LIVING” “MAKE A LIVING”

YET IT HAS BECOME A “DYING!”

YOUR JOB MAY BE KILLING YOU

---gmj.gallup.com 4/13/06

LIFE’S TRAGEDY

EXCELLING AT SOMETHING YOU HATE

THOSE WHO WORK ONLY FOR BREAD AND

MONEY

ARE CONDEMNED TO REAP THE REWARDS

THEY EARN

CHAPTER 2

THE PHILOSOPHERS: YOU AND JOBS

IT’S REALLY ALL ABOUT YOU

STUDY THE SELF: YOURYOUR SELF

SELF UNDERSTANDING IS A CRUCIAL FACTOR IF ONE IS TALKING ABOUT

JOB SATISFACTION--The Dalai Lama

RIGHT LIVELIHOOD

WHAT ARE YOU “SUPPOSED” TO DO

COELHO: DISCOVER YOUR PERSONAL LEGEND

JOBS EXERCISEEXPRESS YOUR LIFE

MISSION IN ONE SENTENCE

THE THREE BOXES OF LIFE--Bolles

LIFE LONG LEARNING LIFE LONG LEISURE LIFE LONG WORKING OTHER BOXES? (FAMILY,

SPIRITUAL PRACTICES, HEALTH, ETC.)

RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF YOUR BOXES?

WHAT DO WE NEED FROM WORK?

DAVID WHYTE: CROSSING THE UNKNOWN SEA WORK AS A PILGRIMAGE OF

IDENTITYWHERE THE SELF MEETS THE

WORLDAN OPPORTUNITY FOR

DISCOVERING AND SHAPING

CHAPTER 3

THE PHILOSOPHERS: YOU AND JOBSIT’S REALLY ALL ABOUT YOU

BEGINNINGS

HOW/WHERE DO I BEGIN?

FIND ONE FRAMEWORK/TOOL FROM TODAY. BE CLEARCLEAR ABOUT IT, USE IT

READ AND DO AND LISTEN TO WHATEVER SERVES YOU: YOUR PERSONAL PRACTICE

IT MAKES ABSOLUTELY NO DIFFERENCE WHAT PEOPLE THINK OF YOU

MY PERSONAL LEGEND IF OVER 65 YEARS OLD:

today is 10 years in the future IF 55-65 YEARS OLD: today

is 20 years in the future IF 45-55 YEARS OLD: today

is 30 years in the future IF 35-45 YEARS OLD: today

is 40 years in the future IF <35 YEARS OLD: today is 50 years in the future

CHAPTER 4

THE PHILOSOPHERS: YOU AND JOBSIT’S REALLY ALL ABOUT YOU

BEGINNINGS

ACTION

TODAY’S TOOLS RETURN TO YOUR PLACE BOXES OF LIFE: VALUES vs.

ACTIONS MOVE FROM SHIP’S MATE TO

CAPTAIN JOBS EXERCISE YOUR MISSION IN LIFE WRITE YOUR LEGEND

Work Life Balance Action Plan What resonated for me today?

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What are my most crucial ψ work related needs?

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What tools should I use and for what purpose?

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When will I begin my personal development?_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Signed _______________________________ Date ______________________

© Alan Cabelly, Portland State University, 2007503/725-3789, alanc@sba.pdx.edu

IF YOU LOVE WHAT YOU DO

YOU WILL NEVER WORK A DAY

IN YOUR LIFE--Mark Twain