I was interviewed by Lori Bamber for a Globe and Mail feature last week (Oct 22, 2009) on career resilience: GOOD LIVING: CELEBRATING ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE HEALTHY, WEALTHY AND WISE.
Lori Bamber did a great job capturing the essence and nuances of the message I wanted to convey to readers.
Here is an excerpt:
In today’s environment, career resilience is an essential attribute for success, even for survival. “If you identify with your job or career, you’re in trouble, because that changes,” says Ms. Naiman. “But if you know who you are and can take a stand for what you believe in – your values – you have a ‘north star’ to guide you.” If you don’t know what you believe in and what you’re good at, what your natural strengths, gifts and talents are, it’s time to ask people for feedback, she says.
With that self-knowledge, you can link your strengths to needs in the world and create a vision for your life. “Artists, leaders and entrepreneurs tend to have something in common: a guiding vision and potent point of view. When you have a guiding vision, it is much easier to make choices and decisions about where to channel your time and energy, by asking yourself, ‘Will this opportunity help me achieve my aspirations?’”
Resources for Resilience and Success are always worth educational sleuthing. We agree that self-knowledge, especially about one’s natural strengths, gifts and talents, are a boon to career resilience, as well as quite the value-booster for those persons to whom we offer products and services. Kudos on your website – we’ll be back!
Thanks Laraine. Glad my thoughts about career resilience are useful.