Un-Paradigmed
Welcome to Un-Paradigmed.
A quietly rebellious space for unraveling the rules we didn’t know we were living inside of and exploring what becomes possible when we notice and/or stop following them.
This podcast was formerly The Sequel to a PhD Podcast and still holds those past episodes to honor the evolution of the body of work. Moving forward, you’ll find something a little different: noticing and naming the structures we operate within, genuine curiosity and questions without clear answers, and a more spacious conversation about leadership, self-trust, and the cultural stories we’re ready to outgrow.
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Hosted by Shirley Markant, PhD — coach, thinker, paradigm-unraveler. Learn more at www.shirleymarkantcoaching.com.
Un-Paradigmed
Episode 26: On Building a Body of Work
In today’s episode, I explore the idea of shifting from viewing our jobs and careers as linear paths or defined identities to seeing them as part of a larger body of work that we have freedom to build and shape in whatever direction we want throughout our lives. I also get curious about how this body of work question might apply more broadly to who we are in the world, as we build our "body of being" for how we want to show up and experience our daily lives.
Key Points:
- Centering Around Building a Body of Work vs. Professional Identity: What if we consider our work as projects within a larger body of work, instead of feeling tied to roles as part of our identity?
- Viewing Job Positions as Projects: What happens if we stop viewing our job positions as fulfilling a particular role and instead see them as projects that contribute to our evolving body of work? This creates space for objectivity and subjectivity—giving us permission to decide whether what we're doing aligns with our values and to make changes if it doesn’t.
- Body of Being: Expanding the idea even further, I play with the notion of a Body of Being—how we show up each day and how we live our lives as part of who we are becoming. It's less about long-term identities and more about how we choose to embody our values and desires in the present moment.
Reflection Questions:
- How would viewing your career as a body of work change your perspective on your current role?
- What would be different if you approached your career or personal life with this perspective?
- Could this shift in thinking give you more permission to change, adapt, and grow?
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