Dorie Clark, a career strategy expert and author, joins to share wisdom on navigating career challenges during the pandemic. She provides guidance for a teenager coming out as gay in a non-supportive environment, emphasizing the importance of finding a supportive network. The conversation also touches on securing remote-work contracts as a freelancer and managing ADHD's impact on workload. Listeners are encouraged to prioritize key goals and engage in open communication for better career development.
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Coming Out Advice for Teens
Use online resources like The Trevor Project and ItGetsBetter.org for support and advice.
Find a trusted friend, teacher, or adult who can offer guidance and support.
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Getting Remote Work
Price on-site work high and remote support lower, then offer an even lower tier where an on-site employee 'helps'.
Create a middle tier where you send your own contractor on-site while you work remotely.
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Managing Overwhelm and ADHD
Plan your entire year, picking 3-5 major goals and milestones, prioritizing the top 2-3.
Say no to any opportunity that doesn't move these priorities forward, regardless of how appealing it seems.
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While we're trying to avoid talking directly about the current pandemic, there's no doubt COVID-19 is clearly crushing careers. Gretchen Rubin helps us ensure we can still be productive during this time. Also, Dorie Clark joins us to talk a teenager through coming out as gay a non-supportive environment. We have a lot happening here on Feedback Friday!
And in case you didn't already know it, Jordan Harbinger (@JordanHarbinger) and Jason DeFillippo (@jpdef) banter and take your comments and questions for Feedback Friday right here every week! If you want us to answer your question, register your feedback, or tell your story on one of our upcoming weekly Feedback Friday episodes, drop us a line at friday@jordanharbinger.com. Now let's dive in!
If you're wondering how to come out as gay when you're 13 and surrounded by non-supportive family and friends who might distance themselves because of their religious beliefs, Dorie Clark's got some wisdom to impart.
As a freelancer, how do you get more remote-work contracts instead of onsite offers during the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis?
Is your ADHD to blame for taking on more work than you can possibly handle, and does your imposter syndrome make you try too hard, or is there something else at play here?
Your recently graduated girlfriend needs to get a job, move out of her parents' house, and become independent to make progress, but she doesn't seem particularly motivated even when there's not a global pandemic to navigate around. How can you be encouraging without nagging?
You had a great job interview lined up, and then COVID-19 struck. How can you stay on the radar to have a leg up when things have calmed down and it's time to meet your prospective employer -- without coming off as too needy?
How has fatherhood changed Jordan? Have new curiosities developed, and does he wish he could ask past guests different questions now?
Your dementia-suffering mother's caregiver seems to be getting double-paid -- once by you and once by your mother. She does good work, but it's bothering you. What's the least awkward way to clear up the matter?
Is COVID-19 crushing careers? Clearly. Outer Order, Inner Calm author Gretchen Rubin can help us remain productive during these weird times.
Life Pro Tip: If you have an iPhone, you can set defined times when "do not disturb" mode goes on. Then you only get calls from your favorites and when they call you three times consecutively. It also works when you connect to a car for phone calls and prevents you from getting notifications while driving.
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