Uninspired, that’s how I felt when I walked into Lori’s office, that and really tired… So needless to say I wasn’t really feeling this whole narrative thing, and had absolutely no response when Lori asked me what I was thinking? I was in deep need of some direction and another cup of coffee. Then Lori asked me what I wanted to do after graduation? My first thought, oh crap I don’t know the answer to this one either, second thought I’m going to bed early tonight, what came out of my mouth, “Um well, I kinda think I want to work in a museum.” Yes I know poetic; I bet you are really looking forward to when I present my narrative, aren’t you? But it turns out my half idea of what I want to do with my life actually helped us get somewhere. I had been hitting a wall when it came to this whole narrative thing because I kept trying to think of it from a manager’s stand point, a stand point I don’t remotely relate to and one I don’t really know if I ever want to have. So I told Lori this, forming better sentences this time, and she told me it didn’t necessarily have to be from a manager stand point, my sleepy mind was blown. So we brought this whole narrative down to my level, I’m currently working at a nonprofit, a museum is a nonprofit, well why don’t I give my narrative as someone who is coordinating volunteers for a fundraising event? And that is why we have these one on one meetings because who knows what I would have come up with on my own? So my narrative is going to be to my nonprofit volunteers, with a bit of transformational leadership, maybe a sprinkle of authentic leadership, and a pinch of me (yah I just used a baking analogy, I’m embarrassed).
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