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Feb 2025

18m 45s

#228 3 Exercises to Design Your Life and...

About this episode

Darren shares 3 design thinking exercises from Bill Burnett and Dave Evan's Designing Your Life that will help you build a joyful life - and find MBA programs you are excited about.

Topics

Introduction (0:00)
Make Odyssey Plans - Imagining Life 1, 2 and 3 (3:45)
Prototype - "Building is Thinking" (8:20)
Wayfind - Following Energy and Engagement (13:30)

Show Notes

Designing Your Life - How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life
The Fail-Safe Solopreneur - 6 Essential Practices to Manage Your Well-Being Working for Yourself
#46 Steve Dalton’s The 2 Hour Job Search: The 80/20 Formula to Target Employers & Secure First Interviews
#188 Steve Dalton’s The Job Closer – Giving Job Seekers Straightforward Frameworks that Work Fast and Work Well
#192 MBA Coffee Chats: Thoughtful Advice on How to Get the Most Out of Your MBA with Adam Putterman, Kellogg MMM ’19
#194 Building a Professional MBA Network with Nicolle Lee, Wharton MBA ’22
#156 Three Questions to Ask Before You Make a Career Move with Gary Lo

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