

Some helpful areas you can map out are listed below. I plan on continuing to build out my services and this blog, so that’s what goes in the very center.

If you’re undecided, you can just leave “Career” in the middle. If you’re a doctor and see yourself remaining in that field, then “Doctor” would go in the very center. I would start off with your career in the middle. By putting all of your thoughts on to paper, one thought can lead to another, and suddenly you have a complete picture of what your career looks like – or should look like! What Should I Mind Map Out?Įveryone’s career mind map will be slightly different. Mind mapping is the same exact thing! In this exercise, the topic will be your career.Ĭreating a career mind map is a great way to organize and brainstorm your thoughts onto paper, leading to clarity around your career. This was typically done by thinking of a topic, then writing sub-topics, and everything related to that sub-topic. In high school, I was taught to ‘brainstorm’ my English essays. It’s a really great way to make a cumbersome task more fun! I decided to doodle a career mind map. Now, I’m not saying you’re going to be the next Picasso, but everyone really can doodle. This book demonstrates that all of us can doodle and doodling unlocks new ideas and patterns. The only 3-D shape I knew how to draw was (and still is) a box.Īt the age of 29, I finally started to doodle thanks to a friend who introduced me to The Doodle Revolution. Everyone was stick thin and either possessed straight or curly hair. Getting good grades in good style… what more can a seventh grader ask forĪs I look back, drawing was never in my repertoire. The other was my ‘sit down and re-write everything in perfect, legible penmanship.’ This technique was actually good for two reasons: (1) my classmates complimented my handwriting and were amazed at how perfect my notes were, (2) it helped me retain information better as memorization/repetition are one of my learning styles. One was my ‘scribble down notes from class as quickly as the teacher speaks’. I had two separate notebooks I brought to school.

In middle school, I was obsessed with typography. Through this simple exercise, you can uncover layers of actions to take. Create a career mind map to gain clarity in your job search and career discovery.
