A clip from the presentation, “Transition is the New Normal” to OPEN (Outstanding Professionals Employment Network) Ventura County in Simi Valley, CA on March 4, 2016

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Transcript:

Now I talked a little bit earlier about how stability can be a bit of a trap. Stability itself is not really the goal and probably never has been, because if you know anyone who is totally stable they’re probably, in most cases, bored out of their mind. They may tell you that. They may not tell you that, but they get up, they got to work, they do the job, the go to lunch, do the afternoon, come home watch tv, have dinner, watch tv and go to bed. Cycle and repeat. And you’ll often hear from them, verbally, “God, I’m so bored. Uggg.” Because they have stability. Yea! Great thing to have. Wonderful. And you hate your life. We don’t — it’s conflicting ideas. We’re taught that stability is good. Stability is normal. Stability is solid, but it can also lead to a life that’s just not really interesting and a life where you’re not achieving everything that you could achieve.

Links for items mentioned in this talk:

* Video: Career Compass: Finding Your Career North from CareerCampSCV 2012

* Audio: Career Compass: Finding Your Career North from CareerCampSCV 2012

* Career Compass Kindle Book

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* Video Archives: Career Prescriptions at Tuesdays with Transitioners

* Video: CareerCamp: New Unconference Methods for Helping People Build the Career They Deserve with Douglas E. Welch

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