Write: Reflect on your experience at Turing thus far and write out your story, answering the questions who are you, why are you here, what's next? Think about how others might root for you as a character and what's at stake for you in your career transition. Consider:
- Your Strengths: what makes you the "hero" of this story?
- If you took StrengthsFinder, reflect on how developing your strengths at Turing has influenced your story
- How have you grown at Turing? What obstacles have you overcome?
- What turning points led you to make this career change?
- What does your third act look like? How does transitioning to this career bring some closure to this narrative arc?
- Describe causality -- what made you want to make this career change? How is it grounded in your character?
- How you can create trust with the listener
- Creating coherence in your story
- Utilize a story form
- Tell multiple stories -- how can you adapt your story to different situations?
For too many years of my life, I passively approached how my life would be shaped. I was an armchair coach, not willing to truly engage, but passionate about how messed up the world is. Years ago, I decided to be the changethat I wanted to see in the world, and so got involved in the political world.
I spent close to a decade working my way up the political consultancy food chain only to find my progress stymied by small minded assholes who were more concerned with gaining and asserting power for personal gain rather than using that power to help those aroung them. I was burnt out. I left this field with a deep distrust of the political process and the power brokers who held the keys to making policy.