MONDAY BYTES – April 25, 2011
We just wrapped up this year’s workshops and advising sessions for the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Project Jumpstart has been a terrific pilot program that I’ve been thrilled to spearhead with a fab student team. This past week one of the workshops was on “Career Decision Making for Real World.”
The faculty panelists included oboist Linda Strommen who offered a great worksheet exercise she’s done with a number of her students. It’s a series of writing prompts for brainstorming about your goals, values, and future (thanks, Linda!)
The exercise included these questions to ask yourself:
1. Between now and the end of my life, the things I want to do are:
2. In the next 3-5 years (or 1-3), I want to:
3. If I had just 6 months to live, I would live it this way:
Based on these answers, my top 3-4 priorities are:
In light of the recent Bytes, now think about your current projects: are they in line with the values, priorities, and life goals you’ve identified?
For more on this workshop, see the article in the Indiana Daily Student.
For info on working with me: details are HERE.
Dream big, Plan smart, Live well!
