Judging by this photo from 1955, Teen de Vries and Jaap Koevoets… (+) Didn’t need a coach to climb the career ladder. All it took to start a window cleaning business was some imagination and a little help from friends. Perhaps the same applies to you? (Photo credit: Harry Carr/BIPs)
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“I want to do work that is really meaningful and purposeful, but I don’t know what that is or what I’m really good at. Can you help me?”
“I would like to work less and spend less time without feeling pressured or stressed. And I would like to spend more time with my family. Is that possible and is there a way to do it?” ”
These are some examples of questions that lead people to seek out a career coach. At least, that’s what career coaches say.
When I asked my LinkedIn network to share questions they thought were in high demand for career coaching, all the answers I got came from career coaches. There was no response from the person being coached.
This confirms what my lifelong research into the question has shown time and time again. While some people make it part of their job to share their questions and those of others, the majority of us keep our questions to ourselves.
But what if your reluctance to share, reflect, and listen to your own questions is what creates the need for career coaching in the first place?
What if we feel inadequate and insecure not because we don’t have answers, but because we can’t ask the questions that connect us to each other and to the world we share?
American youth rely on astrology
According to a new study from EduBirdie, 63% of young Americans believe that astrology has had a positive impact on their career, and 15% claim that astrology helped them get their dream job. As reported in Forbes, participants in this study are a skewed group of young people who have already “embraced astrology,” so generalizing these results to the entire Gen Z and Millennial population It is not possible.
But according to business astrology pioneer Pernille Boesi, this research confirms that people are increasingly asking deeper questions. When leaders consult Bhoj, it’s with questions like, “You’ve got your dream job, why aren’t you still satisfied?” “How can we lead from a place that is true to our company’s DNA?”
In this photo taken in Michigan in 1966, hundreds of curious citizens gather to… (+) scan the night sky for unidentified flying objects. Today, young Americans look to the skies for career advice.
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“The real job of a career coach is to help clients shift to a more profound, existential perspective, one in which the answers are not ‘out there’ and require deeper self-exploration,” says Borge. I believe in supporting. Philosophical, even spiritual. ”
Old philosophers rely on questions
While the opportunity to incorporate professional astrology into career coaching is a welcome option for some, others may benefit more from revisiting the big questions we all ask ourselves from time to time.
In addition to existential questions about who we are and what we want to be, there are also ethical questions about what is the right thing to do and how, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, educational background, or profession. Grappling with the epistemological question of whether to act applies to all humans. to know whether something is right or wrong.
Just as business astrologers help their clients understand themselves within the larger planetary picture by taking the time to ask themselves and the people around them, so too do business astrologers help their clients understand themselves within the larger planetary picture. These basic questions will help you navigate a (labor) life based on a 2,400-year tradition. We are defined more by what we don’t know than by what we know.
Like nude bathers on a New York beach in 1933, philosophers wear only a question mark (+) when they dress for success. Can you become your own best career coach by doing the same? (Photo by GraphicaArtis)
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Unlike other ancient traditions such as religion and science, philosophy is less concerned with answering big questions than with asking and continuing to explore them. And when you open up the mindset of the question, you’ll see why.
Unleash your questioning mindset to guide yourself
Taking time to ask ourselves existential, ethical, and epistemological questions about what it means to be me in relation to you and everyone and everything around us. By doing so, we automatically activate the “magic question triangle”.
React to what others think is important by answering questions from coaches, managers, and HR professionals whose jobs include asking questions, interviewing, and conducting surveys. However, by asking your own questions, you can actively
Think about your position Connect with those around you and work towards a common purpose
This is exactly what you need to find meaning and purpose in your life and work. And this is exactly why outsourcing the responsibility of asking questions to a career coach can have the opposite effect of what you’re looking for.
Instead of finding the answers you think you need, you risk distancing yourself from questions that connect to your life’s purpose and your surroundings.
Sometimes your own question is the answer
Bhoj draws on the astrological tradition to remind clients that we must overcome the tension between the will of nature and our own will as humans. “We cannot simply choose what we want. Rather, we are woven into a larger web of life. Each of us has our own unique thread to discover and explore.” To find your path, Boesi says, you need to listen carefully to what’s showing up.
Whether you turn to astrology, philosophy, or another tradition to think about the big questions that all people struggle with from time to time, the most important thing is not whether you talk about them to a professional coach or a friend; That’s what I don’t do. Don’t leave it to others to ask, listen, and explore the magic of your own questions.
