This Working Life

How your childhood dreams can help your career

Jan 12, 2025
In this engaging discussion with Paul Harvey, a Lecturer and Executive Coach at INSEAD Business School, listeners discover how childhood dreams influence career fulfillment. Paul explains how these early aspirations reveal unconscious motivations critical for job satisfaction. He shares intriguing stories about diverse professions and their connections to adult choices. Additionally, he offers insights on how leaders can boost team motivation by linking their members' childhood ambitions to their current roles, fostering deeper engagement at work.
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INSIGHT

Unconscious Influences on Career Satisfaction

  • Unconscious childhood associations influence career satisfaction.
  • Unexplored unconscious desires can lead to a sense of something missing in a career, despite external success.
ANECDOTE

Paul Harvey's Fireman Fantasy

  • Paul Harvey's childhood dream of being a fireman had a deeper meaning.
  • He realized it stemmed from a desire to be taken care of and protected.
INSIGHT

Fantasy vs. Phantasy Careers

  • Childhood fantasy careers with a 'ph' tap into unconscious motivations.
  • These unconscious attributes are projected onto roles and introjected back into our psyche, influencing choices and satisfaction.
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