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How to Reframe the Perception of your Career

SPARKED

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Embracing Unique Communication Paths in Uncertain Times

This chapter explores the significance of identifying and nurturing one's personal communication style amid uncertainty. It encourages listeners to seek new avenues for expression and emphasizes the role of community support in self-discovery.

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And I so agree with that, probably not surprisingly, you know, I feel like, especially for people who are in some way compelled to live in the question, to live in the space of the unknown. Whether we do it because we want to, which is part of who we are, or turns out we're living in a world which is wildly uncertain these days, you know? So, like, we're all going to be there, whether it's voluntarily or we sort of get hurled into that space. And we don't, like, there's so much focus and education on domain expertise. Like, here is a – on math. And not to say those things aren't important for people who are really drawn to them, we'll use them, but developing skills of mind, it's just not a part of the standard curriculum. And often actually times it's even eyes are rolled when you bring up things like this, like you have to fight to try and show why this matters, why it's important. So I'm so glad that you brought that up. It's, you know, certainly something I believe strongly in as well. So as we come full circle in this conversation, I'm curious, does anything maybe jump to your mind as words of wisdom for our community? I
Speaker 1
think one thing maybe like along the spark type that I think can happen for you at any age is knowing the medium you communicate in best. I think that's one of the other elements that I think really holds people back. Like even if you were to sort of understand things about yourself and know things about yourself, if you are somebody who through school was taught that writing is the only way to learn or to do something. There are so many parts of you that could be missed and so many ideas and so many contributions from yourself that could be missed simply because you didn't know how to write that sentence. But you could have picked up a phone and recorded a video in 10 seconds and put that out there. And I think people really leaning into at any age, I feel like for me, I discovered this in my 30s was that writing is not my thing. It just is not my thing. The video is and speaking is and recording is, but when somebody is always trying to fit you into a box, just if you can't fit in that box, you're going to spend your whole life feeling insecure, insignificant, and if you don't have something to contribute. And I just, I harp on this all the time, but I just feel like in an AI world, knowing what you contribute is what is going to give you the confidence to navigate uncertainty and to still have confidence in the value you bring to the table. And so I think just no matter what age it is, if you see something in somebody else, I think being able to help bring that to the surface is one of the greatest gifts we can give each other these days. Thank
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you so much. And if you'd like to share your career transformation story on the Spark podcast, to inspire others to maybe feel less stuck or unsure about their own career paths, we encourage you to apply to be a guest and check out the forum in the show notes, because we believe that everyone deserves to find fulfillment and purpose in their work. And remember if you're at a moment of exploration looking to find and do or even create work that makes you come more fully alive that brings more meaning and purpose and joy into your life take the time to discover your own personal sparkotype for free at sparkotype.com. It'll open your eyes to a deeper understanding of yourself and open the door to possibility like never before. And hey, if you're finding value in these conversations, please just take an extra second right now to follow and rate Sparked in your favorite podcast app. This is so helpful in helping others find the show and growing our community so that we can all come alive in work and life together. This episode of Sparked was produced by executive producers, Lindsay Fox and me, Jonathan Fields, production and editing by Sarah Harney. Special thanks to Shelly Dell for her research on this episode. Until next time, I'm Jonathan Fields and this is Sparked.

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