Yourcareersuccessdoesnotdependonyouhavingaspecificpurposeorset ofvalues.Instead,yoursuccessdependsonaligningyourpurposeand valueswiththoseoftheorganization(s)youworkin. Thisiswheremyvaluesbegan…
Dadwasastrong&determinedman!
Ineverrememberhimsaying
“No”
“Ican’t”
“It’shard”
Thesephrasesweren’tpartofhisvocabulary.
Instead–itwasaconstant
“Mija”–daughter
“Getup”
“Getitdone”
“Keeptrying”
“Workhard&fightforwhatyouwant”
Andasanadult,nowI’mglad.
Ididn’tknowitthen,butallDadwasdoingwasbuildingmycharacter.
Lesson 1
Working Hard & Earning a Living: 1 Penny at a time Dadhadsomanycareerexperiences,frombeingaU.S.MarineSergeant, ConstructionSuperintendent,toattainingOSHAcertificationsandbeinga SafetyOfficer,buthisfavoritethingwascarpentry.It’snosurprisethen,that whenIwassevenyearsoldrunningaroundhiswoodshop,andIaskedhowI couldmakemoney;hehandedmeapairofgogglestoprotectmyeyesanda littlejarofWoodPutty.Ifyoudon’tknowwhatitis–it’sfillertocovernail
holeswhenyou’rebuildingfurniture.Hesaid“Mija,Iwillpayyouapennyfor eachholeyoucover”.Irememberthinking,Ijustneedtocoverfiftyholesby 1pmandwaitfortheicecreamtrucktobuymyownFlintstone’sYabbaDabba DooOrangePushUpicecream…butmyinitialthoughtof50centswas quicklyreplacedbyhowmuchcanImaketoday?
Ittook30+yearstounderstandmycoreneedsandembracemyidentityand values.
Whatismostimportanttoyou?Whatpeople,places,orthingsbringoutthe bestinyouandgeneratepositiveemotionsinyourlife?Youmayanswerthese questionsinamyriadofways—fromfamily,money,andfaithtosuccess, humility,andservice.Theseareyourvaluesandyourfundamentallife purpose.
InourLCA™research,weidentifiedCareerAlignmentwithPurposeand Valuesapredictorforcareersuccess.Don’thideyourvalues;sharethem.Let yourmanager(s)andkeystakeholdersknowwhatisessentialforyou, includingthekindofworkingenvironmentthatwillenableyoutoaddthe mostvalueandbethemostengaged.Peopletendtorallyaroundthosethat aredeclarativeandclearwithwhatisimportanttothem.Ifyouareinan organization,thiswouldbeanexcellentlitmustestofwhetheryoucan expressyourvaluesthereorifyouwillneedtofindanewrole,company,or workenvironmentthatismorealignedwithyourvalues. Iadamantlybelieveyourcareershouldbeaclearexpressionofwhoyouare andwhatisimportanttoyou.
AndthisiswhoIam/ Yo Soy
IamMaryannePiñaFrodsham• thedaughterofMexicanimmigrants,
• Englishasasecondlanguagestudent,
• bordertown–RioGrandeValleykid,
• MexicanAmerican,
• sister,mother,wife,friend,
• author,entrepreneur
• musiclover,creativespirit,hiker
• faithful,risktaker,unifier
• resilient,passionate,innovative
• &BeyondGrateful
“Thepeoplewhostandbeforekingsmaylookliketheydiditallby themselves.Butinfact,theyareinvariablythebeneficiariesofhidden advantagesandextraordinaryopportunitiesandculturallegaciesthatallow themtolearn,workhard,andmakesenseoftheworldinwaysotherscan’t.It makesadifferencewhereandwhenwegrewup.Theculturewebelongtoand thelegaciespasseddownbyourforebearsshapethepatternsofour achievementsinwayswecannotbegintoimagine”(Outliers,2008).
Myculturalvaluesremainandthelife-changinglessonshaveledmetotwo rules,nevertobebroken:
1. Rule1:Leanin,embraceitallandstaytruetoyourvaluesandidentity.
2. Rule2:Ifyouarenotsureforanyreason,refertoRule1.
Whenthefocusofourlivesisonembracingouridentityandvalues,Career AlignmentwithPurposewillfollow.
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