September: Career Month
It’s a new month in Cultivate Club!
This month we’re examining our relationship with Career.
Look for the ✔️ which notes action items to take for the New Month!
“In an increasingly unpredictable world moving ever more quickly, a detailed map may lead you deep into the woods at an unnecessarily high cost. A good compass, though, will always take you where you need to go. It doesn’t mean that you should start your journey without any idea where you’re going. What it does mean is understanding that while the path to your goal may not be straight, you’ll finish faster and more efficiently than you would have if you had trudged along a preplanned route.”
― Hector Garcia Puigcerver,
author of Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life
Celebrate!
This step is critical.
✔️ Take the time to celebrate the past month and record your wins and lessons learned.
✔️ Scroll back through your photo gallery. Do you have a photo from your Solo Date? Or Self-Care Experiment? Or perhaps a photo from a moment that represents a shift you’re seeing?
(Now’s also great time to delete any random screenshots or duplicate photos to keep your photo stream manageable!)
Contemplate.
✔️ Download a fresh Monthly Planning Worksheet and start planning the month ahead with a focus on this month's theme: Career.
When considering your relationship with your Career, what do you need to clear? What do you want to cultivate?
Here are some ideas:
Cultivation Mantras
“I am worthy of fulfilling work.”
“The only voice I’m listening to is my own.”
“I am more than my job.”
Boundary Mantras
“I study/work [time frame] and do not let other distractions get in the way.”
“I do not work with clients/projects that aren’t fulfilling.”
“I do not allow others’ successes to make me feel unaccomplished.”
Decluttering Categories
Office or school supplies
Apps and subscriptions
Notes from seminars or classes
Solo Dates
Photo session for new headshots.
Attend a lecture or virtual talk on a topic you’ve always been curious about.
Take a long lunch break and visit a new cafe.
Self-Care Experiments
Only check emails during certain times of day.
Document times you feel most productive and schedule work time around that.
Dedicated time reading a business-related book.
Connect.
In Cultivate Club, our small groups meet every other week as a primary point of connection for our members while they are on their journey, but you can also build your own community for connection!
What does that look like for you? Perhaps a coffee date or a zoom call after the kids’ bedtime with a long-time friend. Or maybe it’s couple people in your living room once per month for “real talk, real sharing”.
Enrollment in Cultivate Club opens once per year in October.
You’re always welcome to request a Guest Pass for one of our monthly Guest Experts, viewable on our events page!
💜 Wishing you continued cultivation this Career Month.