Thsi is a great book and in the few exercises I have done I have come up with some interesting findings about myself. The author has a grid system and once it is filled out, it ideally (if you are honest) shows what values you want your life to serve and out of 9, the first three should figure promiently in your career. Here are mine:
1). Will, conscience-Is the human will or conscience your major concern? When your gone, do you want there to be more morality, justice, righteousness and honesty in the world because your here? If so, in what areas of human life or history in particular? And in what geographical area?
2). Heart-Is the human heart your major concern? When you are gone, do you want there to be more love and compassion in the world because you were here? If so, love or compassion for whom? Or for what?
Finally, my third choice (3). Mind-is the human mind your major concern? When you are gone do you want there to be more knowledge, truth or clarity in the world because you were here? If so, knowledge, truth , or clarity concerning what in particular?
So, of course, this is just a start and the other items down the line are less significant regarding the career I choose.
Thoughts?
anthrogeek10
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You are like soooo destined for a career in public service then academia or in the teaching side of public service, eg training others! LOL :)
Think Obama's mother, working and travelling while she completed her PhD in anthropology--just minus the kiddos, and the early death. She had some interesting US government contracts in a variety of countries, and was considered a local expert, while still studying.
Really? She worked for the government?
Yes, and for NGOs and Foundations:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/13/world/americas/13iht-obama.4.11053506.html
nb p.3 consultant for United States International Development Agency
And again:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/11/opinion/11dove.html
She also had government contracts to do work in Pakistan
A collector too:
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/art/blog/2009/08/capturing-a-chapter-of-her-life-in-cloth-the-textile-museum-shows-off-obamas-mothers-collection.html
Neat! Thanks. :)
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