One of the most impactful and favorable tools I use in my classroom teaching moments and thought-provoking consultant opportunities is the sharing of personal CAREER STORIES.  For a ton of solid reasons, listening and discussing the life-building experiences contained in every persons CAREER STORY is the greatest form of true, actual instructional content.

Hesitancy and modesty are often “limiters” of quality details that those invited to contribute their CAREER STORIES use during their presentation times.  However, with the right prompting from me…the extra special details most often do come out!

So as I was looking at my notes regarding this week’s TRIPLE III TIME messaging Considering Untold CAREER STORIES…I could not help but think about what my Dad would say if he was pushed onto the guest presenter stage??

Well maybe he would:

• Tell everyone he only had an 8^th grade education but wasn’t afraid to try new farming methods or crops…and make more money.
• Explain why it was important to try different brands of machinery (Massey Ferguson/International/David Brown/New Holland/John Deere) and not pick just one because that’s what everyone else was doing.
• Encourage everyone to help others because that is what farmers in our neighborhood did when someone wasn’t doing so good.
• Report that he liked innovation before it was called innovation. Because he allowed his kids to raise chickens, pigs, ducks, rabbits and even different kinds of calves…just to learn about being special.
• Maybe conclude about the importance of having hobbies that you love. Like playing accordion in a polka band for people that really appreciated the music.

Yes I believe he would have needed some prompting…but it would be worth the push!  And I hope that this message encourages you to consider your own CAREER STORY and what unique experiences you might recall and share.