Juggling in 3D 381: Role Models

"There's a role model in all of us. Find your good bits and show them and the world will be a better place," said Maggie Aderin Pocock from Astrium at a recent talk to students. She's a great role model... she added: "How did a dyslexic like me come to have a PhD and be a rocket scientist?"

Everyone has something to share. Sometimes it's only revealed at a leaving do or a memorial service.

What are your good bits? And have you told your role models that they are?"

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Faith in the workplace
I've just spent two hours in the Surfin Cafe thinking about my forthcoming contribution to the CMI Faith in the workplace forum. There has been a lot in the press in the last few days about people's desire to find meaning at work. Many people of faith who I have met see their work in corporates as their vocation. There is a tension between what organisations will allow - for political correctness - and what people want. I heard of a corporate this week which won't allow any mention of Christmas in case it offends people who don't have a Christian faith. But if people work more effectively when they find meaning and purpose, isn't it in the employers interest to encourage that? The pay off is huge.

Juggling in 3D 380: Talk it into existence

We had ten emails about last week's juggling by mid morning on Monday. Seems it struck a chord. We loved the one from a priest who said that a significant learning for him was to read a well known bible verse: I can do all things... including fail... through Christ who strengthens me.

Claire writes: "At awards evening at school last week, a rocket scientist talked about her idea for a self-financing space trip to Mars: Big Brother in Space. It's OK until you come to the evictions! Seriously, though, she has been funded to make a video about the idea and if such a trip becomes scientifically possible, maybe her dream will come true! I kept quiet my idea for a TV remote that would whistle back if you whistled at... and now someone else has brought it into existence.

As long as we keep ideas and dreams in our head, they are likely to come to nothing. At some stage, we need to start talking about them in order to get clarity, challenge, support... and to develop them. At the right time, we need to talk them into existence. That's what gives them life. Last week I did a Career Makeover with someone with a huge dream that he barely dare articulate. Over a couple of house webegan to talk about it and it moved from an intangible place in an unknown future to something that can happen sooner.

Is there something you need to say?"

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This is a great resource with a good book list if you're exploring vocational questions:

http://www.aftersunday.org.uk/vocation