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Understanding Capitalism

I have LOTS of reading to do for my Trends in Career Development course at George Brown College. Getting familiar with Adam Smith, Karl Marx and the like.

Taking a break from reading Chapter 1 of Work, Industry and Canadian Society, I ate my supper whilst watching Anthony Bourdain’s Parts Unknown: Shanghai. I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Bourdain in 2012 at Chapters Indigo. He was a delight and is sorely missed.

Little did I know that his program on Shanghai (first aired in 2014) would give me an in depth understanding of what capitalism was all about.

Thanks for the lesson.

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Goal, Purpose, Plan

I must admit, I don’t read all my emails but occasionally I get a supposed junk email that catches my eye.

YouTube Creator sent me one that made me say “Hmm”. It was an interview: Building Community on YouTube | Amplify Voices featuring Tiffany Rothe (TiffanyRotheWorkouts). That it was focused on a Black female YouTube Creator was important as we don’t get to see Black women as entrepreneurs as I would like. And we particularly don’t get to see Black women getting instruction on the media tools that are out there (of course, we could learn from Black Creators who are taking TikTok to task.)

Fitness instructor Tiffany Rothe has a clear approach to success: having a goal, a purpose and a plan. You all know my current goal to be a Career Development Practitioner/Consultant. I purpose is to provide career direction to those who are feeling lost in this Covid era. In truth, I was feeling lost myself which is why I took to this path.

My plan? Well there is the completion of my CDP program at George Brown College. After that? I have some ideas – who knows?

#YouTube #Blackwomen #media #careerdevelopment

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Squiggly careers

While my course at George Brown College does not start until September, I am taking charge of my learning now.

Sarah Ellis and Helen Tupper are career development consultants who founded Amazing If. Their take is that careers should not go up a ladder – that is too limiting. Instead they opt for what they call a “squiggly” approach.

TEDx Helen Tupper and Sarah Ellis

I would argue that my career so far has been neither up a ladder or “squiggly”. Instead it has been flatlined – my day jobs have long been administrative and safe, working for libraries, government and schools. They never reflected my real life, be they consulting, public speaking, media presenting, and facilitating workshops – all opportunities to teach and reach people.

Who knows? Eventually Tupper and Ellis may have a place for me. Or better yet, I will create a place for myself.