Career Advice
On Monday, I went to speak at the Environmental Charter High School’s Career Day, hoping to inspire the kids in Lawndale, CA for planning their own great futures. When I was desperately searching for the great career - the “somebody” I would become - I remember Barbara Stone (a fine jewelry maker that works with pearls and stones in the Cape Cod oyster town of Wellfleet, MA) telling me that careers usually find you, and it’s not the other way around. While I think there is some validity to that, there is much to be said about knowing when to answer the phone when the career calls. So, my talk to the ECHS kids was about giving them an exercise that they could take with them throughout their lives - how to make the right decision about the best career for you, which is diagrammed above. I hope that helped! Those kids at ECHS are all truly amazing and have a bright future ahead of them!
Pink Cloud
I am STILL trying to figure out my career chart. I hope those kids are less confused than I am in my late twenties.