On Thursday, January 16, members and friends of SWE-ECI gathered at the Cedar Rapids Downtown Library to watch Tara Mohr’s Webinar “Finding Your Right Work”. Tara’s presentation emphasized finding your “Core Nutrients” - things (could be feelings, values, interests) that when present in a situation, peak your interest and allow you to succeed.
Just as our bodies need nutrients to be healthy and survive, we also need these core nutrients to thrive in (and out of) the workplace. Core nutrients, combined with your personal strengths, and an environment where you feel welcome and happy, are sure to set you up for continued success, both in your professional and personal worlds!
Tara guided the group through an individual exercise that allowed everyone to discover their core nutrients by revisiting a “Peak Experience” – a truly happy or fulfilling past experience. Breaking a peak experience down to how you felt and the aspects of it that made it so great for you allow you to discover the “core nutrients”: the things that provide you with an environment to truly succeed.
She then guided the group through another exercise to evaluate how much the core nutrients are present in our current role, and brainstorm ways to further introduce them into your everyday life. The key is to seek out opportunities where one or more of your core nutrients is sure to be present. After the webinar, members of the group shared the core nutrients they were able to identify through the exercise and interpret the presence of these nutrients in their own life. There was some great discussion about what individuals learned about themselves, and how they felt that they could take their careers even further with this newfound knowledge. Thanks to all who attended and participated!
Photos below: attendees watching the webinar, discussion following, and enjoying snacks!
Tara guided the group through an individual exercise that allowed everyone to discover their core nutrients by revisiting a “Peak Experience” – a truly happy or fulfilling past experience. Breaking a peak experience down to how you felt and the aspects of it that made it so great for you allow you to discover the “core nutrients”: the things that provide you with an environment to truly succeed.
She then guided the group through another exercise to evaluate how much the core nutrients are present in our current role, and brainstorm ways to further introduce them into your everyday life. The key is to seek out opportunities where one or more of your core nutrients is sure to be present. After the webinar, members of the group shared the core nutrients they were able to identify through the exercise and interpret the presence of these nutrients in their own life. There was some great discussion about what individuals learned about themselves, and how they felt that they could take their careers even further with this newfound knowledge. Thanks to all who attended and participated!
Photos below: attendees watching the webinar, discussion following, and enjoying snacks!
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