Map of You - Project World Collectable Card #5

 

Card number 5 in my series of 16 Project World Collectable Cards is titled "Map of You". Remember, I am creating the most awesome poster that ever existed about projects.

This card is about how what you do today relates to your personal journey.

The Map of You

Why are you actually working on this project? How did you end up here? What do you add to the team? Any clue on why you were selected?

When the project is finished, what do you want to add to your resume? What additional skills have you required? What do you want your LinkedIn referrals say about you? How are you changed when the project is finished? What is the legacy you want to leave behind?

I talk a lot about a project being a Big Adventure, or a journey. A project is also a small episode in the personal journey of many individuals. Viewing what you do today in the context of a larger path will help you explore your relationship with the current project. Why do you do what you do? Why do you want to do things in the first place?

Sharing your personal journey also addresses your relationship with your team members. They know a little more about your background. They see how you add to the diversity of the group. And it makes us all look more human."

Check out the previous cards:

1. Mostly Harmless

2. The Fellowship

3. The Red Convertible

4. Are we there yet?

This is how the cards fit together:

Bas de Baar is a writer who draws about people in transition. He loves to make visual maps and travel guides for the collaborators of our brave new world.