In this issue: In order to develop and live a successful career as a Genre
Buster, you must master the ability to Evoke.
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EVOKE
Welcome to the New Year! So, how many times have
you heard that so far?
We’ve reached number 8! Yep. It’s taken 9 weeks (I
got sabotaged by the Winter Solstice) to get to this, the 8th, Creative
Career Competency: Evoke.
"Wait", you say, "What happened to
Echo?" Yep, when I first conceived the 8 Critical Career Competencies I
thought of the word Echo. But, as I’ve worked through the competencies I’ve
come to realize that there’s a much better word. Better, because it describes a
key competency you need in order to surface your Dreams.
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D(["mb","Let's get going and take a look at how to master\nthis Competency: EVOKE . . .\n
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QUOTES \n
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"Every\nrevolutionary idea seems to evoke three stages of reaction. They may be\nsummed up by the phrases: 1- It's completely impossible. 2- It's possible, but\nit's not worth doing. 3- I said it was a good idea all along." – Arthur\nC. Clarke, master Science Fiction writer
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 "The\nanswer is never the answer. What's really interesting is the mystery. If you\nseek the mystery instead of the answer, you'll always be seeking. I've never\nseen anybody really find the answer — they think they have, so they stop\nthinking. But the job is to seek mystery, evoke mystery, plant a garden\nin which strange plants grow and mysteries bloom. The need for mystery is\ngreater than the need for an answer." – Author, "One Flew Over the\nCuckoo's Nest"
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EVOKE \n
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Why\nis the competency Evoke important? \n
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Because\nit is a skill you need to master both to help yourself and to help others. Here's\nhow my Canadian Oxford dictionary defines Evoke: \n”,1]
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//–>Let’s get going and take a look at how to master
this Competency: EVOKE . . .
QUOTES
"Every
revolutionary idea seems to evoke three stages of reaction. They may be
summed up by the phrases: 1- It’s completely impossible. 2- It’s possible, but
it’s not worth doing. 3- I said it was a good idea all along." – Arthur
C. Clarke, master Science Fiction writer
"The
answer is never the answer. What’s really interesting is the mystery. If you
seek the mystery instead of the answer, you’ll always be seeking. I’ve never
seen anybody really find the answer — they think they have, so they stop
thinking. But the job is to seek mystery, evoke mystery, plant a garden
in which strange plants grow and mysteries bloom. The need for mystery is
greater than the need for an answer." – Author, "One Flew Over the
Cuckoo’s Nest"
EVOKE
Why
is the competency Evoke important?
Because
it is a skill you need to master both to help yourself and to help others. Here’s
how my Canadian Oxford dictionary defines Evoke:
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"Inspire or draw forth (memories, an\nimage, feelings, a response, etc.)" \n
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You\nwill first need to use your ability to Evoke during the DREAM phase of your\nCareer Development Process. And, that's what I'm going to focus on – how to develop\nyour ability to EVOKE your career dreams:Â \n
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1)Â Â Â Â Â Use Your\nBreath \n
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I've talked about this many, many times over the\nyears! \n
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Breath. How you breath and when you breath are\ncritical skills to master. \n
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Not only is it the breath of life. It's a key part of creativity. \n
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Recall, that the word inspire comes from the Latin word inspirare – Damn! I knew those 4 years of Latin would come in handy\neventually – which means breathe in!\n
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Breathe, breathing in, breathing slowly, and fully\nbrings us back into our bodies. \n
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Take a deep breath. Take another. \n
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Get in touch with what's inside. \n
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"Inspire or draw forth (memories, an
image, feelings, a response, etc.)"
You
will first need to use your ability to Evoke during the DREAM phase of your
Career Development Process. And, that’s what I’m going to focus on – how to develop
your ability to EVOKE your career dreams:
1) Use Your
Breath
I’ve talked about this many, many times over the
years!
Breath. How you breath and when you breath are
critical skills to master.
Not only is it the breath of life. It’s a key part of creativity.
Recall, that the word inspire comes from the Latin word inspirare – Damn! I knew those 4 years of Latin would come in handy
eventually – which means breathe in!
Breathe, breathing in, breathing slowly, and fully
brings us back into our bodies.
Take a deep breath. Take another.
Get in touch with what’s inside.
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D(["mb","Doing so will EVOKE memories, feelings, and INSPIRE\nyour dreams. \n
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2)Â Â Â Â Â Rediscover\nYour Dreams \n
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I don't know how often this has happened in my\ncoaching sessions: Early on in our coaching work I will say something like this\nto a coaching client, "Think back to when\nyou were young. Say, 4 or 5. What did you want to be?" And, after thinking\n(and maybe taking a breath) they will come back with an answer. \n
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I just tried that with the young woman who works at\nthe 7-Eleven I frequent. Her response, "I\nwanted to be Barbie!" I replied, "No!\nReally. What did you want to be when you were 5?" She paused and then said,\n"I always wanted to be a Vet!"\n
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I am constantly astonished at how often people,\npeople just like you and me, have a career dream and then FORGET it! \n
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Developing your ability to EVOKE will help you\nREDISCOVER your career dreams. \n
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Develop your ability to Evoke by thinking like a\nchild – like the child you were. TRUST your memories. Trust that you really,\nreally did want that. You did! It just got beat out of you – by parents who\ntold you couldn't do it (for whatever reason); by teachers, who told you, you\nwere stupid; and by a society who judged you to be the wrong gender or sexual\norientation for that dream. “,1]
);
//–>Doing so will EVOKE memories, feelings, and INSPIRE
your dreams.
2) Rediscover
Your Dreams
I don’t know how often this has happened in my
coaching sessions: Early on in our coaching work I will say something like this
to a coaching client, "Think back to when
you were young. Say, 4 or 5. What did you want to be?" And, after thinking
(and maybe taking a breath) they will come back with an answer.
I just tried that with the young woman who works at
the 7-Eleven I frequent. Her response, "I
wanted to be Barbie!" I replied, "No!
Really. What did you want to be when you were 5?" She paused and then said,
"I always wanted to be a Vet!"
I am constantly astonished at how often people,
people just like you and me, have a career dream and then FORGET it!
Developing your ability to EVOKE will help you
REDISCOVER your career dreams.
Develop your ability to Evoke by thinking like a
child – like the child you were. TRUST your memories. Trust that you really,
really did want that. You did! It just got beat out of you – by parents who
told you couldn’t do it (for whatever reason); by teachers, who told you, you
were stupid; and by a society who judged you to be the wrong gender or sexual
orientation for that dream. <!–
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3)Â Â Â Â Â Nourish Your\nFeelings \n
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When I bring back, evoke, memories I often feel\ntingly all over! \n
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That's my body telling me about my feelings, about\nwhat the memory means and how important it is to me. \n
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While what you think is important, just as\nimportant is what you feel. YES, what you think creates what you feel. BUT,\nwhat you feel will affect how you think! \n
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The very popular movie, The Secret, which\npromotes the notion of developing the Power of Intention, makes the point that\nIntention manifests faster when there is emotion, feeling associated with your\nIntention. \n
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So, learn to trust your feelings. Learn to\nrecognize your feelings. Nurture your feelings. Evoke your feelings. \n
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When you do – your creativity will flourish and\nyour Intentions will become real. Â \n
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NEXT ISSUE: I will PUT for\nyou! Yep! I'll show you how all 8 Creative Career Competencies fit into my\n4-phase Creative Career Development Model. \n
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3) Nourish Your
Feelings
When I bring back, evoke, memories I often feel
tingly all over!
That’s my body telling me about my feelings, about
what the memory means and how important it is to me.
While what you think is important, just as
important is what you feel. YES, what you think creates what you feel. BUT,
what you feel will affect how you think!
The very popular movie, The Secret, which
promotes the notion of developing the Power of Intention, makes the point that
Intention manifests faster when there is emotion, feeling associated with your
Intention.
So, learn to trust your feelings. Learn to
recognize your feelings. Nurture your feelings. Evoke your feelings.
When you do – your creativity will flourish and
your Intentions will become real.
NEXT ISSUE: I will PUT for
you! Yep! I’ll show you how all 8 Creative Career Competencies fit into my
4-phase Creative Career Development Model.
D(["mb","A SPECIAL TREAT IS WAITING FOR YOU JANUARY 9th! \n
\n
         I've just confirmed a brand new Genre Busters(TM) Success\ninterview with a very special woman. \n
\n
The\nonly thing bland about this multitalented young woman is her name – Sarina Nicole\nBland. Nicole is a graphic artist, web designer, intuitive healer, Tarot\nreader, and NOW gourmet foodie. Nicole was born and raised in \nTrinidad.\nYou'll find some of her original and tasty fusion recipes at her Blog www.TriniGourmet.com \n
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Sarina\nwill share her struggles and conquest of Aspergers\nSyndrome and how she's been able to create and manage multiple careers in\nspite of the challenges of being autistic! I know you'll be moved and inspired\nby her story. \n
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If\nyou've haven't already subscribed to the entertaining and informative Successful\nGenre Busters(TM) Speakers Series DO IT NOW! \n
\n
Send\na blank email to gb-interest@awber.com \n
\n
Until\nnext time, \n
\n
Lyle Lachmuth MS\n(Organization Development)Â \n
The Unsticking Coach(TM) Â \n
Your Talents > Your\nCareer >> Your Life >>> Your Way! (TM)\n\n
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//–>A SPECIAL TREAT IS WAITING FOR YOU JANUARY 9th!
I’ve just confirmed a brand new Genre Busters(TM) Success
interview with a very special woman.
The
only thing bland about this multitalented young woman is her name – Sarina Nicole
Bland. Nicole is a graphic artist, web designer, intuitive healer, Tarot
reader, and NOW gourmet foodie. Nicole was born and raised in
Trinidad.
You’ll find some of her original and tasty fusion recipes at her Blog www.TriniGourmet.com
Sarina
will share her struggles and conquest of Aspergers
Syndrome and how she’s been able to create and manage multiple careers in
spite of the challenges of being autistic! I know you’ll be moved and inspired
by her story.
If
you’ve haven’t already subscribed to the entertaining and informative Successful
Genre Busters(TM) Speakers Series DO IT NOW!
Send
a blank email to gb-interest@awber.com
Until
next time,
Lyle Lachmuth MS
(Organization Development)
The Unsticking Coach(TM)
Your Talents > Your
Career >> Your Life >>> Your Way! (TM)
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