Farai Chideya: You’re More Than Your Job

Farai Chideya: You’re More Than Your Job

Author: Ben Schuman-Stoler. Making big ideas personal. Get personal growth and business lessons from thought leaders and entrepreneurs. June 15, 2021 Duration: 38:04
Keep your career thriving in today’s volatile job market with a new perspective on identity and jobs from Farai Chideya. EPISODE NOTES For a lot of us, our job is a profound expression of selfhood. That means that when we lose a job, or when a business fails, we might feel like failures, too. And in today’s uncertain economy this happens a lot more than anybody would like. In this episode, Farai Chideya, author of The Episodic Career https://www.blinkist.com/en/books/the-episodic-career-en [1], offers a new perspective on how to approach your career path so that you can both survive and thrive at work in the age of disruption. When you understand that you're not your job, but rather that it’s a thing that you do, it's much easier to bounce back, make a pivot, or even temporarily earn less on your way to doing work that really fulfills you. Sci-Fi podcasts recommended by Farai: 1. Clarkesworld 2. Escape Pod 3. StarShipSofa Books mentioned by Caitlin and Ben: 1. How to Find Fulfilling Work by Roman Krznaric (The School of Life) 2. What Color Is Your Parachute: Your Guide to a Lifetime of Meaningful Work and Career Success by Richard N. Bolles with Katharine Brooks 3. The Multi-Hyphen Life: Work Less, Create More, and Design a Life That Works for You by Emma Gannon Try Blinkist for free for 14 days by going to [https://www.blinkist.com/simplify\][2], tapping on Try Blinkist at the top right, and entering the code REBOOT. Let us know what you thought of this episode, or just come say hi on Twitter! Find Caitlin at [@caitlinschiller][3], Ben at [@bsto][4]. Simplify is produced by Caitlin Schiller, Ben Schuman-Stoler, Ines Bläsius, and Marta Medvešek. Thanks to Odysseas Constantinou for audio engineering chops and music. [1]: https://www.blinkist.com/en/books/the-episodic-career-en [2]: https://www.blinkist.com/simplify [3]: https://twitter.com/caitlinschiller [4]: https://twitter.com/bsto

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