Sometimes making choices in our career paths is difficult. Wouldn't it be helpful to have guidelines to help us make decisions that open up your options rather than shut them down? Discover how choosing creativity, a growth mindset, finding your Flow, and being a Maker puts you on the path of having infinite possibilities in your career, creating a clear path to a future where you can not only be awesome, but also do meaningful work.
22. Rampant curiosity
Passion for accuracy
Analytical
Critical thinking
Learn quickly
Can distill complex information & data
Gifts of technical communicators
23. “Technical communicators touch every
product, process, and service on this
planet….”
– Kit Brown-Hoekstra, former STC President, STC Summit
2015 Opening Address
24. Now it’s time to value yourself
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25. “The new scarcity: the time, energy,
and brainpower of bright, creative
people.”
- Mary Poppendieck, “Think For Yourself”
67. “Maybe I don’t have enough talent.”
“What if I fail?”
“If I don’t try, I can protect my dignity.”
“It’s not my fault. It’s something/someone
else’s.”
77. “I can learn to do this with time & effort.”
“Most successful people have had failure
along the way.”
“If I don’t try, I automatically fail.”
“If I don’t take responsibility, I can’t fix it.”
87. “I don’t divide the world into the weak
and the strong, or the successes and
the failures…Idividetheworldintothe
learnersandnonlearners.”
– Benjamin Barber, Sociologist
110. …Has little regard for
their potential to
shape the future or
ability to take action
on issues that truly
motivate them.
A Taker…
111. …A maker’s work is
characterized by morality,
creativity, craftsmanship,
and purposed problem
solving. They view their
work through the lens of
service.
A Maker…
112. “….Makers choose their work based on
impact and happiness.”
– Jason Cavnar, "Why developers should start
choosing conscience over profit"
http://venturebeat.com/2013/02/18/developers-choosing-conscience-over-profit/
113. Become a passionate problem-solver
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155. My upcoming book!
Banish Your Inner
Critic
DeniseJacobs.com/InnerCritic
26 Effective Techniques for
Unleashing Productive
Creativity
156. Please take the Creative Blocks Survey
Creativedo.se/creative-blocks-survey
157. THE CREATIVE DOSE
A Creativity + Innovation Collective
Work Better. Create More. Create Betterness.
Creative Thinking & Problem-solving
Applying an Innovation Mindset
Creative Collaboration
Team Communication & Cohesion
TheCreativeDose.com
@thecreativedose
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