Adventure as a career plan

how curiosity and exploration create our best lives, friendships, and careers

by Jason Lengstorf
@jlengstorf  ·  jason@lengstorf.com

Slides: git.io/adv-career

How is this possible?

I’ve done everythingwrong

Seeking is the pursuit of a defined goal

Seeking is limitedto what we know

Seeking creates risk & fear

Fixed Mindset:

“I’m not the kind of person who can __________________.”

Failure 

FailureLearning

Failure teaches resilience

Can you rely on yourself?

Wandering isundirected exploration

Wandering builds confidence

Wandering reduces risk

“I can’t do that! It doesn’t help me reach my goals. I’m wasting my time!”

“I’m not like that; I don’t have natural talent.”

“People, for some reason, do not want to believe it. They seem to think that excellence is only open to others, not themselves.”László Polgár

I failedlearnedconstantly

I learned todependon myself

I learnedresilience

I got lots ofpractice

I learned myoptions

The overlap washuge

We need both seeking & wandering

Always seek intelligently

Wander oftenbut take action

Be Curious

Thanks!

Jason Lengstorf
Follow me on Twitter: @jlengstorf