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Welcome to our first day together! Today we're getting real about your career journey by examining the actual timeline most professionals experience—spoiler alert: it's not the straight line you might expect! We'll tackle the career myths that might be limiting your thinking and explore where you fall on the employee-entrepreneur spectrum. A big part of today involves understanding your relationship with failure and conducting an honest risk assessment. By the end of the day, you'll have a clearer picture of the psychological foundations that influence your career decisions.

Welcome to Build Your Career By Design

The Reality of Your Professional Timeline

The Reality of Your Professional Timeline Activity

The Career Myth That's Holding You Back

Situational Conversation - The Employee vs Entrepreneur Spectrum

Your Relationship with Failure

The Risk Reality Check

Situational Conversation - The Risk Assessment

Your Financial Truth

Transition Day 1 - Day 2

Day 1: Foundations & Mindset

Let's dig deeper into what makes you tick! Today we're separating money facts from money fears and finding your personal sweet spot on the autonomy-structure spectrum. We'll examine the inner dialogue that shapes your path and embrace the transformation process that happens when you take control of your career design. You'll uncover hidden strengths and blind spots you didn't know you had, and we'll wrap up by exploring how side hustles might fit into your career strategy. Today is all about aligning your career choices with your authentic self.

Situational Conversation - Separating Money Facts from Money Fears

The Autonomy-Structure Spectrum

Situational Conversation - Finding Your Autonomy-Structure Sweet Spot

The Inner Dialogue That Shapes Your Path

Reflection Dialogue - The Butterfly Effect - Embracing Your Transformation

Your Hidden Strengths and Blind Spots

Seeing What Isn't There - The Abraham Wald Story

The Side Hustle Strategy

Reflection Dialogue - The Side Hustle Reality Check

Transition Day 2 - Day 3

Day 2: Personal Alignment

Today we're focusing on the external factors that influence career satisfaction! We'll start by addressing the social element of work and doing a loneliness reality check for different career paths. We'll weigh the benefits of building skills versus building equity and introduce the "sand clock perspective" to help you recognize which career decisions are truly irreversible. You'll learn to take ownership of your career timeline and discover what nobody tells you about starting a business, including the common innovation traps entrepreneurs fall into. By day's end, you'll have a more strategic approach to career planning.

The Social Factor

Task Work - Building Relationships That Design Your Career

Reflection Dialogue - The Loneliness Reality Check

Building Skills vs. Building Equity

Situational Conversation - Building Skills vs Building Equity

The Sand Clock Perspective: Irreversibility and Career Design

The Timeline Truth

Task Work - Why Your Career Timeline Belongs to You Alone

What Nobody Tells You About Starting a Business

Reflection Dialogue - The Innovation Trap

Transition Day 3 - Day 4

Day 3: Social & Strategic Elements

Today is about finding your "why"! We'll begin by exploring what nobody tells you about corporate careers and dive into the sometimes elusive quest for meaning in your work. We'll debunk the dream job illusion and help you think about the legacy you want to create without falling into the comparison trap. You'll develop visionary thinking skills for career design and identify potential pivot moments in your journey. We'll end the day by designing your next career experiment and exploring how your values can transform your work experience.

What Nobody Tells You About Corporate Careers

Finding Meaning in Work

Reflection Dialogue - The Dream Job Illusion

Creating Your Legacy

Reflection Dialogue - The Comparison Trap

Visionary Thinking in Career Design

Reflection Dialogue - The Pivot Moment

Design Your Experiment

Task Work - Transform Your Career by Embracing Your Values

Transition Day 4 - Day 5

Day 4: Career Paths & Meaning

On our final day together, we're focusing on putting everything into action! We'll start with a loyalty reality check about employers and tackle those sometimes difficult family conversations about career choices. You'll discover why employability is more valuable than job security in today's economy and learn strategies for navigating the AI revolution that's transforming the workplace. We'll identify what might be blocking your natural growth and harness the power of self-discovery for designing your ideal career. By the time you receive your certificate today, you'll have a clear next step and the confidence to move forward on your career design journey.

The Loyalty Reality Check

Reflection Dialogue - The Family Conversation

Beyond Job Security - The Promise of Employability

Navigating the AI Revolution - From Disruption to Transformation

Task Work - Five Essential Dimensions of Career Redesign

Situational Conversation - Navigating the AI Revolution

Your Next Step Forward

Clearings: Removing What Blocks Your Natural Growth

The Power of Self-Discovery in Designing Your Career

Course Conclusion

Private Career Counseling Services

Invitation to Join The Career Nudge

PLDC Discount Offer

Certificate

Day 5: Future-Proofing & Implementation

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Design your career with intention—because your journey deserves more than a map.

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Build Your Career By Design

Haroon M Mansoori

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