Sometimes making choices in our career paths is difficult. Wouldn't it be helpful to have guidelines to help us make decisions that open up your options rather than shut them down? Discover how choosing creativity, a growth mindset, finding your Flow, and being a Maker puts you on the path of having infinite possibilities in your career, creating a clear path to a future where you can not only be awesome, but also do meaningful work.
26. “The legacy of work doesn’t work.
Work is kinda broken.”
– Nancy Lyons, “Own It”, DPM Summit 2015
Photo: Denise Jacobs
27. You are powerfully creative
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28. Master problem-solvers
Balance big picture with details
Critical thinking
Ability work within constraints
Collaborative
Responsive; Adaptive; Resilient
Some of the *many* gifts of DPMs
74. “Maybe I don’t have enough talent.”
“What if I fail?”
“If I don’t try, I can protect my dignity.”
“It’s not my fault. It’s something/someone else’s.”
84. “I can learn to do this with time & effort.”
“Most successful people have had failure along the
way.”
“If I don’t try, I automatically fail.”
“If I don’t take responsibility, I can’t fix it.”
94. “I don’t divide the world into the weak and
the strong, or the successes and the
failures…Idividetheworldintothe
learnersandnonlearners.”
– Benjamin Barber, Sociologist
95. Approach everything with
openness and eagerness.
Continue to increase your
knowledge and expand
yourself.
121. …Has little regard for
their potential to
shape the future or
ability to take action
on issues that truly
motivate them.
A Taker…
122. …A maker’s work is
characterized by morality,
creativity, craftsmanship,
and purposed problem
solving.
They view their work
through the lens of
service.
A Maker…
123. “….Makers choose their work based on
impact and happiness.”
Jason Cavnar, "Why developers should start
choosing conscience over profit"
http://venturebeat.com/2013/02/18/developers-choosing-conscience-over-profit/
163. “If you want to build a ship,
don't drum up people to collect
wood and don't assign them
tasks and work, but rather
teach them to long for the
endless immensity of the sea.”
– Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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164. “Who you are and what you are willing
to take on will determine your career –
not your job title.”
– Nancy Lyons, “Own It”, DPM Summit 2015
168. Create results for clients and teams
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169. “Creativity and innovation are particularly
challenging because good ideas don’t always come
from the top.”
– Nancy Lyons, “Own It”, DPM Summit 2015
174. THE CREATIVE DOSE
A Creativity + Innovation Collective
Work Better. Create More. Create Betterness.
Creative Thinking & Problem-solving
Applying an Innovation Mindset
Creative Collaboration
Team Communication & Cohesion
TheCreativeDose.com
@thecreativedose
175. My upcoming book!
Banish Your Inner
Critic
DeniseJacobs.com/InnerCritic
26 Effective Techniques for
Unleashing Productive
Creativity
176. DeniseJacobs.com
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