What if you enjoyed school?
What if you wanted
to study?
What if you saw education as meaningful?
What is the relationship between a goal & a purpose?
What would be the benefit of knowingwhyyou are in school?
What is the value of whole-hearted commitment to your goals?
Students and professionals alike often move into college or graduate and
professional schools because we have been told we "should."
Frequently, we do not know why we are in
school, which significantly diminishes motivation towards the goal of
graduation.
Additionally, the goal of graduation feels so very far
away. Since the goal is distant, success
feels remote…it is hard to see what we do today as
being all that meaningful. Many times
this “should feeling” results in procrastination, wasted opportunities, not
seeing the value of what we are doing, and can significantly impact the value
of investing in education, making it more difficult to find a meaningful
professional career after college.
When people do not know why they are pursuing a goal, achieving it seems remote
and many times, not fulfilling. Feeling like you should go to class or study does not really motivate you to get up
and go to chemistry! And, even if you go, it certainly doesn’t make
it meaningful.
Students who persist in education despite not having a purpose for the
education commonly select majors without a genuine understanding of how to
translate education into a meaningful career.
Even when we think we have
a general idea of what we might do after graduation or we choose a major
because we love the subject, it is often very overwhelming to actually
coordinate the steps that translate that vague “someday” into an action plan
that results in a successful, focused job search.
Often, we will hang on to the mere goal of getting through, saying at each
stage "just get through this class," of "just get me to
graduation" or "just tell me what I have to do to graduate," delaying
thinking about career planning, but then when we approach graduation, panic
sets in. Suddenly, we feel like we are walking a plank or staring over
the side of a cliff. We want to graduate, but we don't know what we are
going to do now.
Frequently, people experience significant disappointment after graduating from
college or as we move through our careers because we work so hard to achieve
the goals, but again, we don't know why and each time we are facing the hard
and oft repeated question of "what are you going to do when you grow
up?'
Then, when conducting a job search, we are not sure what we are looking for,
where to look, who to talk with, or what the right questions are. It is
overwhelming. Frequently, people look at what "is" and settle
for some kind of a job. We will say "I guess I could do that"
or "I wouldn't mind doing that," but immediately we have settled
for less than what we want, often for less than we actually need.
People often conclude at this point that "there is something terribly
wrong with me. I'm inadequate and my degree is worthless."
Neither of which is likely to be true.
What is true is that we do not have the complete Composition of Success. We have focused on a goal, but
forgotten the purpose. Lyrical
Purpose can help you clearly articulate why you are motivated & want education. We can explore specifically what you
value in education and how it is meaningfully related to our experiences and
relationships. Uncovering what motivates
you, we can tap into that motivation for perpetual success.
How would you like to do better in your
classes?
What if you could see specific connections between
all your classes?
What would it be like to articulate how you are
building the foundation for your career in your coursework?
How beneficial would it be to truly want to engage
in your education?
What would be the value of consciously directing
your education?
Lyrical Purpose has helped so many students find meaning in our
education, identify specific long term goals, short term action items, track our
successes, and build on our strengths. We invite you to be next!
