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I promised I talk more about Macro Niches… and I will.
But, I wanted to share an exciting discovery.
One of my favourite author’s on Careers is Barbara Sher. She’s just released a new book:
It’s a very special book if you are a multi-talented professional. Here’s an excerpt from the chapter titled, "Are you a Scanner?"
"’I know I should focus on one thing, but which one?’ ‘I won’t choose a career path because it might be the wrong one…’
If you’ve ever said these things to yourself, chances are good that you’re a Scanner, a very special kind of thinker… Because your behaviour is unfamiliar — even unsettling — to the people around you, you’ve been taught taht you’re doing something wrong and must try to change. But, what you’ve been told is a mistake — you have been misdiagnosed. You’re a different creature altogether."
Sound familiar?
It sure grabbed my attention!!
I have so long felt that traditional methods of Career Coaching don’t work for me — and for my clients!
So, I’ve developed different techniques to help them sort out what — and how many things — they want to focus on.
I encourage you to read Sher’s book.
Learn what kind of Scanner you are.
By the way, Sher says that true to the nature of Scanners you probably aren’t one kind.
I know I’m for sure mostly the kind of Cyclical Scanner Sher calls "The Plate Spinner" — many projects on the go. This description also fits what Kathy Kolbe calls the "Quick Start".
A Cyclical Scanner is the type of Scanner that keeps coming back, circling back, to the same interests. Contrast this with the Sequential Scanner who masters a skill and then MOVES on.
I’m looking forward to trying Sher’s techniques with my multitalented clients.
I’ll let you know how it goes.
