The list below can serve as a sort of “rules of the road” for your career journey.
When you do what’s on this list, you’ll be allowing your authentic self to come forth – you’ll be bringing who you really are to what you do in life.
- Use who you really are (as opposed to who you think you should be) to “gut-check” your moves and decisions so that your actions are always in alignment with your intentions and life path.
- If you choose to make a move that is not in alignment with who you really are, be wide awake about it. Be intentional in your decisions and determine a plan or strategy to move into alignment as fast as it makes sense for you to do so.
- Keep in mind that you are NOT what you do for a living. In other words, you are not the title, the role, the daily tasks. You are so much more than that. Remembering this will serve you well when things change and you find that you must adapt to thrive. For example, a surgeon who can no longer perform surgery can adapt and still be a healer regardless of the job they pick in order to do the healing work.
- Be and think like a whole person. If you cannot bring who you are fully into your professional life for whatever reason, don’t neglect opportunities to be authentically you in other areas of your life and in your personal adventures.
- Arrange to have support, especially when you’re trying to make something big happen in your life. Give yourself permission to spend time and energy meeting with a trusted accountability partner, group and/or coach to help you stay in integrity with your intention to bring who you are to what you do. Be sure to carve out time and space for personal retreats and weekly tweaks. Valuing yourself enough to invite support into your life is up to you to do… no one else will do it for you!
Be awake, be real, be well!