Reimagine Your Creative Career Journey

IV. The Formal Roads and Roadblocks

Be Bold – Lean Into Rejection

This seems scary.

Yes, it does.

Who are you in the world? How bold are you?

Video: What I learned from 100 days of rejection

Jackie, mentioned in the video:

Would you be Jackie here? Would you take the 100 days of rejection challenge yourself?

What do you fear?

Write down the top 20 things you are afraid of in your career design journey.

Then write next to them how your life might change if you could get over those fears.

Optional: Read “Rejection Proof: How I Beat Fear and Became Invincible Through 100 Days of Rejection” by Jia Jiang and Mike Chamberlain. This book changes lives.

Lecture

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I. Introduction

Getting Started – Journey Elements, Materials, and Timing

Introduction Survey

II. You, Your Story, and Your Creative Career

What is a Creative Career?

Mapping Your Past Pathways and Journeys

Map Reflection

Optional: Your Portfolio

What Do You Know About Yourself?

Your Target “Work Environment”

Exploration Reflection

Core Values, Traits, and Skills

How Do You Make Choices?

III. Connecting with Jobs, Roles, and Organizations

The Rules of the Games of Work and Life

Career Models Reflection

Let’s Explore the External World

Talking to Real People

Looking at Your Skills

Researching Skills in Jobs and Roles

Skills Reflection

I Want to be Too Many Things

IV. The Formal Road and Roadblocks

The Resume and HR Systems

Optional: Your Portfolio

ATS is a Three-Letter Word

Be Bold – Lean Into Rejection

What Stands in my Way?

V. Reflections and Your Road Ahead

My 5-Year Plans

Your Map Ahead

Future Reflections

VI. Suggested Books and Resources for Further Exploration

Resources

End of Course Wrap-Up