Design your Life on Purpose – who says series
looks at amazing crazy ideas
In this who says series we look at people wanting to pursue 2 career paths simultaneously, having an ‘and’ rather than an ‘or’ in their careers. If the cannot pursue 2 career paths simultaneously, they have to either:
Squish it into a side hustle
Having to decide one way or the other
In the work that I do with professionals, I am seeing people wanting to pursue two careers at once, rather than sequentially (#oldschool). You can be a snail trainer and a hairdresser, a real estate agent and a professional knife thrower. The people I work with are looking for the ‘and’ and no longer the ‘or’, when it comes to their career.
This makes sense to me for a number of reasons.
What we expected was the “norm” was flipped on its head when we hit Covid 19. You can be a productive member of an organisation and work from home. What? You can live in a location that is removed from the head office and still get a lot done. No Way! I know a number of organisations did work this way, but it was not the norm and now it is.
If you are considering investigating a different career, the logical and safe bet is to do this while you are gainfully employed. You do not throw away what you need to sustain your family and wellbeing, while you pursue something you are unsure about. You can test the waters. Yes, you can do this as a side hustle, but there will come a time when it needs to move into something more than nights and weekends, but will still require care and feeding. Maintaining both is a great way to confirm it works. Plus, there is this thing called rest. I have learnt it is super important, so allow your employees to have hybrid careers, means they will bring the best of themselves to the office (actually work, as the office is hybrid now), rested and ready to go.
Why can you not do both? If you get value out of them both in different ways, why do we need to do one or the other. It does not make sense to me. I love working with corporates on large scale changes, they are complicated and matted and super exciting. But, I equally love working with individuals and small teams and business on helping them navigate and plan change to create a desirable future. As long as both are aware of how they will be supported and when, why can I not do both?
For an organisation, if you want fully formed humans to be working for you then, they come with ambitions and dreams that might not line up completely with you and your organisation. Why would you lose that talent, just because they do not fit the perfect employee mould?
Pursuing something you are unsure of will require some creativity and problem-solving skills, stretching you. I am pretty sure those skills are what every organisation, wants as well. Creativity and innovation come from the edges and not the fully formed middle. Bringing those skills back to an organisation will be invaluable for the individual and the organisation.
Finally, future proofing. If you look back at the history of business, there is always disruption. A business or a whole industry will disappear, when something different comes along. In recent memory; taxis disrupted by uber, hotels by Airbnb, music distribution companies by streaming services, retail by instagram & online shopping, credit card companies by afterpay, corporate office buildings by hybrid working. There is a real democratisation happening, so future proofing your career will help ensure you have a career, when your industry is disrupted.
So, what does this mean for you?
Just because everyone is going one way, you can choose to go an entirely different direction. I want you to do the thing you have been avoiding, thinking it was not right or odd. It is doable. Ignore the naysayers and go do your thing.
I will be the cheerleader for your craziness.
You can get started with just a little bit of time each week. Even 1 hour a week will get you started. At the very least you will understand if this is for you or not.
Design your Life on Purpose (DYLOP) program
DYLOP is designed to guide professionals who have deferred their dreams, to unearth possibilities and design their strategic life map answering the question - now what?
DYLOP attracts 2 types:
Know Exactly - Peeps who know exactly what they want to do, but are unsure how to do it or have some blocks to overcome
No Idea - Peeps who are unsure what they want to design their life around, or know what they do not want
All details about the one day are contained on this page. It is packed to the gills with everything you can ever imagine asking, such as:
Which package would you recommend?
What is different to other offerings?
Is there pre-work?
Bonuses for the first 6 registrations and if you bring a friend
What was the experience like again….
Here are the details about Designing your Life on Purpose experience of the attendees.
“We all need this. Don't waste time being aimless”
Julianna Canale - Executive Manager, Westpac
“It was my time and I was giving myself permission to invest in me”
Deb C - Connexia Change Management Practice Director
“Do it. Even if they sort of know their path its' such a great exercise and it triggers your brain. Even more so for someone that is a bit lost - Everyone can do it.”
Frida Eriksson-Moussa
Design your Life, on Purpose program
Check out the program options below. The recommended level to give you the best support for the next 12 months. Common across all packages is the workshop component, so lock in Saturday 31 July.
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If you are ready to create a Strategic Life Map that suits you personally, register right here
Once registered, an invoice and details about preparation will be provided.
Is this the year that you start designing a life that suits you perfectly?
Yes, then lock the Saturday the 31st of July in your calendar and register right now. I would love to see you there and see what amazing things you can achieve in the next 12 months.
Yours collaboratively,
Christina MM
Not quite ready for the 1day DYLOP workshop
Here are some other options to get you started on designing.
DREAM QUEST
Dream Quest is about kickstarting that process to unearth possibilities and expand your thinking beyond your now, developing the critical super habit of dreaming. Without this super habit of dreaming it is hard to know what you are designing your life towards.
More Info here
REFLECTION REVOLUTION
Our lives were already packed with loads of things, very important and valuable things, and then Global Pandemic! The world literally stops….. It then becomes even more important to take stock, and determine whether the life you were heading towards at break neck speed, is really the life that you truly desire.
More Info here
Incahoots exists
To guide professionals who have deferred their dreams, to unearth possibilities to design a strategic life map that answers the question - now what?
About CMM
Christina Morgan-Meldrum (CMM) is a coach, facilitator, author, change professional and creative. She particularly loves helping people and organisations unearth what’s possible to design a future that suits you perfectly (a Strategic Lifemap).
She has cultivated the ability to walk into any industry; see what is not seen, distil what is complicated, and simplify the chaos. This skill has been forged in a deliberate and concentrated way for over 20 years, through Personal Coaching and working in Organisational Change Management.
Christina fills her time on various side hustles, blogging, creating and learning the piano. If you are looking for her, she is likely at her spiritual home JB Hi-Fi, exploring stationery stores or artisan markets.