A WorkLife Lesson: Bridget’s Story: Maintaining a Learning Lifestyle
Bridget is a poet, a writer and an author. She works with a publishing company when putting her books out into the world. The rest of the time, she works alone, writing her poems and stories. She is continuously striving to establish herself in her work as a literary artist. Her body of works conveys emotion, as well as aspects of art and culture. Her goal is for her work to be financially sustainable.
Bridget has adopted a strategy to self-coach, self-direct, and self-lead herself in pursuing her goal, which is, in effect, her dream - To be an established and recognised literary artist who is respected for her work, through which she makes a living.
She defines her strategy as:
Self-Coaching: The process of guiding your growth and development, particularly through periods of transition, in both the professional and personal realms.
Self-Directing: A series of independent actions and judgements free from external control and constraint. Individualism from an independent mind, without intervening factors or intermediaries.
Self-Leadership: Having a developed sense of who you are, what you can do, where you are going, coupled with the ability to influence your communication, emotions and behaviours on the way to getting there.
In this lesson, you will learn how Bridget applied her strategy to pursue her goal and achieve her dream.
In this lesson’s WorkLife Learning Assignment, you will learn how to Self: Coach, Direct and Lead to achieve your dreams and goals.
In this lesson’s Continuous WorkLife Learning Assignment, you will learn to fine-tune your ability to Self: Coach, Direct and Leaf to achieve your dreams and goals.