How To Do What You Love. Work, Jobs, and Careers Professor Bill White

The Future: Good and Bad News The Good: “You’ll Probably Live To Be 100 years old.” The Bad: “You’ll Probably Live To Be 100 years old.”

The Evidence A French women recently died at 122. An African-American women at 119. There are hundreds (maybe 1,000) Americans 110 and older. There are 50,000 U.S. centenarians. Forecasts: By 2010: 300,000 centenarians. By 2050: 1.5 million centenarians. 1 in 60 = 95+; 1 in 12 = in 2.5 = 65+ (That’s you!)

Why Are We Living Longer? New perceptions about aging Healthier lifestyles Medical advances: cancer, arthritis, coronary, diabetes, Alzheimer, etc. Treatment and prevention breakthroughs: genetic re-engineering, bio-technology, holistic medicine, mind and body

Career Decisions

Some Important Questions What are your parents’ opinions/feelings about work? What are your friends’ opinions/feelings about work? What are your opinions/feelings about work?

About Work What are your work plans before and after graduation regarding: Career(s)? Job(s)? College major? Minor? Certificate? Internships Volunteer and community service

“If You’re the Boss...” StupidIntelligent Hard Working Lazy Who would you: Leave alone?Consider a excellent performer? Fire immediately? Consider a “superstar?”

“Don’t Work Hard. Work Smart.” Working Smart means: Producing extraordinary results with less effort. Working to learn. Following your natural inclinations.

Working Smart Extraordinary Results With Less Effort If you define results in terms of… Money: Money is an idea. You make money “inside out,” not “outside in.” Happiness: In the long run, it is better and easier to give than to receive.

Working Smart Working to Learn. Work to learn, not to make money. Begin your career while you’re in school. “If you can’t see it, you can't be it.”—Jesse Jackson

Working Smart Following Your Natural Inclinations “The Best Career Is One You Would Gladly Do For Free, But You Just Happen To Make A Lot Of Money Doing It.”

Follow Your Passion “Work Is Not Just Something We Do. It’s Something That Does Us.” “Success Comes From Playing Hard, Not Working Hard.”

Playful Work Playful Work engages us in 4 ways: Physically= Actions Mentally= Thoughts/Intellect Emotionally= Feelings/Imagination Spiritually= Special Purpose

“The $1,000,000 Questions For Your Dream Career” “If Money Was Not An Issue, And You Knew You Could Not Fail, What Would You Do?” “What would you do if you weren’t afraid? “What Type Of Person Must I Become To Be Worthy Of That Dream.”

More Helpful Career-Finding Questions What are my daydreams? What do I see myself being, doing, having in the 5 years? 10 years? “Before I die, I want to... ? (List all that apply) What things/topics do I already know a lot about? What have I already achieved that I am most proud of and that I enjoyed most? At what do I excel? What comes naturally easy for me? What do I do for fun? Hobbies? Avocations? What’s really important to me? What really matters? At what do I want to become an expert ?

Invent Your Own Job Director of Mind and Mood Director Of Bringing In Cool People Cultural Team Leader Director Of Intelligence Chief Growth Officer Chief Learning Officer Peacemaker

Decide On A Industry Career, If You Don’t Know Your Job Career Food Fashion Automotive Entertainment And Sports Education International Business and Relations Technology Banking and Finance Advertising And Promotion Retailing Real Estate and Construction Community Service and Religion

Have You Decided To Become An Expert In Your Field? Experts Make the Most Money Do What They Love Work/Live Under Their Own Terms (Freedom) Solve Problems Add Value

The New Work World “Downsize.” “Rightsize.” “Restructuring.”“Acquisitions.” “Flattening.” “Mergers.” “Offshore.“ “Outsourcing.” “New Technologies.” “Core Competence.” Translation: “Fewer full-time, permanent jobs. Less job security. Much more self-employment.”

Your New Work = “ME, Inc.” Mind Your Own Business 1. You’re a independent contractor/freelancer 2. Running a personal/family business 3. Selling a variety of products/services on a temporary, part-time, project-by-project, strategic alliance, job-sharing, telecommuting, performance/contingency, barter, etc. basis 4. To a variety individuals, businesses, non- profits, governments, and competitors 5. At a profit.

My Work = 8 Rotating “Hustles” Teaching Small Businesses Sole Owner Investor Marketing Consulting (Slave in wife’s business) Real Estate Management Public Service Acting Grandparenting

In-Class Assignment Form teams Choose a variety of hustles for one team member. Design a schedule for a typical day involving the hustles you’ve chosen.

Remember The New Rules Of Career Management “Life Is Too Long To Live On Someone Else’s Terms... “But It’s Just Long Enough To Live On My Own.” --And-- “Success Is Less A Function Of What You Have Achieved As It Is A Function Of What You Have Become.”