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Career Health Check Keavy McMinn keavy.co.uk @keavy RailsConf May 2011
Career Health Check Keavy McMinn keavy.co.uk @keavy RailsConf May 2011
prawnpie WWDPD?
“Pour myself a cup of ambition”
3
Discuss.
1. Where are you at?
“Don't get so busy making a living that you forget
to make a life.” Dolly Parton
johnjoh
Record it
photobunny
Record it
vectorportal
Csíkszentmihály
Record it
paloetic
mercuryapp.com
2. Where do you want to be?
“Find out who you are and do it on purpose.”
Dolly Parton
cdevers
Choice Driven Development
meaning pleasure strengths
What can I do?
What do I want to do?
Competences
paolorestifo
What would be a win for me?
Success Results Process Relationships = + +
Results
amagill All about the Benjamins baby!
toniblay
purrr
Process
plenty
pfig
obraka
None
Relationships
kadath
None
None
None
None
None
None
What would be a win for me?
Success Results Process Relationships = + +
kendrak
“No”
What’s in it for them?
Someone who gives a fuck.
Intentional = The Good Stuff
3. How do you support yourself to get there?
“If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving
another one.”
offchurch-tam
Choice Driven Development
I chose very early on to become a 'people person'.
It was part of my personality already, but watching and learning how people interact was a conscious decision. Joe O’Brien
...I’m a creator. I’m not a consultant. I discovered there’s
actually a difference... I’m happiest making products and selling them directly. Amy Hoy
I don’t ever want to be paid to write code.
What I want to get paid for is helping others not get paid to write code. Corey Haines
Every choice has a consequence eskimo_jo
amymctigue Making no choice has a consequence
Intentional = The Good Stuff
mondopanno Personal board
2. Where do you want to be? 1. Where are
you at? 3. How do you support yourself to get there?
prawnpie WWDPD?
“Pour myself a cup of ambition”
Keavy McMinn keavy.co.uk Thanks! @keavy