Refeining Success: Finding Your Purpose & Owning Your Story

Who: General Assembly
Where: WeWork – South Lake Union, 500 Yale Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109
When: February 13, 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
What: In the information age, we are bombarded with ideas about what success is supposed to look like, Yet, do you actually want to work from home, become an origami expert, lead a revolution, or perhaps take up dog walking?
In this interactive and interdisciplinary class, we will look at the metrics we traditionally use to define what we want in our jobs and in our lives. We will talk about money, status, and what success really looks like. We will talk about dream jobs and dream lives, and what that means for us.
We will look at the history and cultural meaning of success, drawing on concepts from philosophy and psychology to business and history, literature and neuroscience to mindfulness and art, sociology, and political thought. We will dive into what success might mean for you, and what gets in the way. We will flesh out what success is supposed to look like, what it really looks like, and what we want for ourselves. We will finish with actionable steps and realistic, practical tools for making this happen in your life.

Takeaways

What success really means and why it motivates us
Why we fear failure and how to move beyond that
How to define success for yourself and what that might look like
Actionable steps, tips, and projects to define your own success, materialize it, and live it

Prereqs & Preparation

None. All backgrounds are welcome!