What if career planning didn’t start with “What job do you want?” or “What is your one true passion?”
What if it started with: “You’re going to die one day. Now what matters?”
This workshop uses a surprisingly practical mix of existential philosophy, a positive spin on nihilism, and two powerful poems to help you think clearly about big decisions around work, purpose, priorities and values. We will take a life-affirming, gallows-humour approach to life’s big questions and how they apply to work.
What will we cover?
-Legacy
Not the LinkedIn kind, the real kind. When your time is short (and it is), what actually lasts? What do you leave behind that’s tangible and human?
-The world is “at least half terrible.” Now what?
Do you double down on achievement? Or do you decide what’s worth building anyway?
-Meaning vs. Work
Is work the centre of your purpose? Or is it a vehicle that allows the rest of your life to be purposeful?
-Permission
You don’t have to be extraordinary. You don’t have to suffer your way into worthiness. You do have to decide what you care about and truly pursue it.
We’ll use:
-Guided reflection exercises
-Structured values clarification
-Group discussion
-Two poems as lenses for decision-making
-A practical “life pie chart” activity (where does work actually sit?)
What will you need?
Your brain and a (slightly) dark sense of humour.
Accessibility
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Wheelchair Accessible Venue
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Gender Neutral Bathrooms
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Free Tickets to First Nation Attendees
Who will be Teaching?
Laura (she/her) is a Professional Careers Counsellor. She’s passionate about helping people lead a values-driven, balanced life. Laura sees ‘career’ as one aspect of your story, and offers personalised career counselling sessions to help people craft a career that is sustainable and useful for both them and the world. She’s also a philosophy and sociology nerd, so she loves to contextualise individual work within the wider community and explore ideas of belonging and legacy.
Here is her website.
Important info:
Photo by Dada Studio on Unsplash
Any other questions or ways we can assist with accessibility? Just email us at melbourne@lanewaylearning.com.