…i’m convinced at the moment that the main architecture of my career is finding building and growing time…which means money i suppose (which can buy time)…echo what’s being said around here but the intentionality of this approach is really cool…a great unlock for anyone stuck…i am such a kid and wish adult life wasn’t built so much around work…but maybe that is what my work should be then…
haha yes I don't like a definition of, or a reality of, work, that can't be thought of as fun or healthy or healing in some way! ... so I don't want anyone to have the visceral reaction that says work is bad, being a kid and playing is good... we should be able to bring play and joy into work, even the most serious of types of work need ways for people to decompress and stuff... I know I'm just a dreamer though and there are lots of barriers to it, that doesn't stop me wanting to make my corner of the world shinier and workplaces a bit kinder and more human!
I worked as an advisor for over a decade, helping students choose majors and career paths. One thing that always surprised me: how many didn’t want to do the real work of exploring things like job shadowing or talking to people in the field. These steps may seem small, but they’re what help you avoid ending up in a job you hate later. I love your concept of being your own career architect
Thank you so much Bette and so interesting to hear your lived experience of people not taking those steps, I wonder how we can improve that or make it a more usual step to take 🥰
I think it needs to start way earlier. Well before high school or college. Not by asking kids to decide what they want to do, but by planting the seeds early: getting them to think about different options, different ways to view work, and what matters to them.
Yes, some schools bring in parents to talk about their jobs, which is great but it needs to go further. Career exploration and conversations about values should be built into the curriculum from the start, not just added on later.
If students get to college without that foundation, it’s just one more thing they have to figure out on top of everything else. But it shouldn’t be an afterthought.
I really appreciate the way you approach career like we approach wellbeing: intentionally, layer by layer, with attention to what nourishes us. It makes the whole process feel more human & far less mechanical. This is beautiful Sarah <3
Your words mean more than I can ever say Dom, thank you SO much.
I love your musing on making processes feel human and not mechanical, how sad that we as a society have felt the need to mask or hide humanity in some aspects of work and life... I am ALL about a desire to see many more things in life be more messily and beautifully human 🥰
There’s something reassuring about embracing the messiness of being human, especially in spaces where it’s often hidden or polished away. It makes everything feel more real :)
Oh..I can't wait to hear about your blueprint!!!
haha perhaps this writing has made me sound like I have my own actual blueprint more in order than I really do *grin*
…i’m convinced at the moment that the main architecture of my career is finding building and growing time…which means money i suppose (which can buy time)…echo what’s being said around here but the intentionality of this approach is really cool…a great unlock for anyone stuck…i am such a kid and wish adult life wasn’t built so much around work…but maybe that is what my work should be then…
haha yes I don't like a definition of, or a reality of, work, that can't be thought of as fun or healthy or healing in some way! ... so I don't want anyone to have the visceral reaction that says work is bad, being a kid and playing is good... we should be able to bring play and joy into work, even the most serious of types of work need ways for people to decompress and stuff... I know I'm just a dreamer though and there are lots of barriers to it, that doesn't stop me wanting to make my corner of the world shinier and workplaces a bit kinder and more human!
I worked as an advisor for over a decade, helping students choose majors and career paths. One thing that always surprised me: how many didn’t want to do the real work of exploring things like job shadowing or talking to people in the field. These steps may seem small, but they’re what help you avoid ending up in a job you hate later. I love your concept of being your own career architect
Thank you so much Bette and so interesting to hear your lived experience of people not taking those steps, I wonder how we can improve that or make it a more usual step to take 🥰
I think it needs to start way earlier. Well before high school or college. Not by asking kids to decide what they want to do, but by planting the seeds early: getting them to think about different options, different ways to view work, and what matters to them.
Yes, some schools bring in parents to talk about their jobs, which is great but it needs to go further. Career exploration and conversations about values should be built into the curriculum from the start, not just added on later.
If students get to college without that foundation, it’s just one more thing they have to figure out on top of everything else. But it shouldn’t be an afterthought.
I really appreciate the way you approach career like we approach wellbeing: intentionally, layer by layer, with attention to what nourishes us. It makes the whole process feel more human & far less mechanical. This is beautiful Sarah <3
Your words mean more than I can ever say Dom, thank you SO much.
I love your musing on making processes feel human and not mechanical, how sad that we as a society have felt the need to mask or hide humanity in some aspects of work and life... I am ALL about a desire to see many more things in life be more messily and beautifully human 🥰
Sarah, your words mean a great deal to me, truly.
There’s something reassuring about embracing the messiness of being human, especially in spaces where it’s often hidden or polished away. It makes everything feel more real :)