The Future of Work: Don't Squeeze the Peach

 

More and more professionals are coming for Tarot readings to find out how they should be regrouping for the emerging world of work. Even those who seem to be thriving are in anxiety what they need to do or not do to remain marketable - and promotable.

That concern should be trickling down to the youngest of Generation Z. The issues range from should they go to college to how to apply for the first few jobs. CNBC warns that so much has changed in not only what's in demand but also about how employers screen during hiring.

Meanwhile, those concerned about making a good living are essentially juggling what they assume is necessary to create value and what they also assume they should be learning to anticipate the future. The name of the new game is: being pro-active.

In order to be more helpful to my clients I am asking experts in a number of fields about issues related to acquiring a skill, applying for work, holding on to work and moving on to better opportunities. 

This morning at the Sunday Meditation practice hosted by the Cochise Zen Center, Bisbee, Arizona, I asked Zen Master Hye Mun Barry Briggs if forming goals was counter-productive? 

For instance, on professional anonymous networks such as Fishbowl, Reddit, Glassdoor and Blind over and over are posts about hard-chargers determined to reach the top. All too often, they burn out, commit serious political mistakes that force them out or simply self-destruct. So, I asked Briggs: Does it make more business sense to go with the flow?

Briggs surprised me with his response. No, there is nothing wrong with goals. He has one about visiting his daughter who is geographically distant from AZ. The problem kicks in when the attachment to that goal becomes too intense. 

Briggs used the analogy of a ripe juicy peace. Squeeze it and what you can wind up with is just the hard pit.

In my Tarot readings I often pick up that professionals are engineering too high a vibration at work. That can shut down team work. Also it makes it more difficult to admit the situation is heading in the wrong direction and to do just-in-time course-correction.

Way back in October 2021, in a provocative interview with Bloomberg Law, Chair of prominent law firm Paul, Weiss Brad Karp hammered that he has been guiding members of the firm to press down on the brakes. That included having them take their vacations. The legal sector is ultra competitive. But even there squeezing the peach can be counterproductive.

Although Cochise Zen is based in southeast AZ, the Sunday and Thursday Meditation practices are available on Zoom - and free. To register send an email to cochisezen@icloud.com. 

To introduce yourself to the Paul, Weiss culture you can find out more in this Leaders Magazine article. 

The most useful and up-to-date intel about what is going on in the world of work? Get a cup of coffee and make professional anonymous networks a daily read - and not only in your field.

If you sense you are becoming one-dimensional about your goals -that is, squeezing the peach - I provide complimentary consulations about how a Tarot reading provides the insight and strength to change the channel. 

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