DEVELOPMENTAL CRISIS IN EARLY ADULTHOOD: A ...
DEVELOPMENTAL CRISIS IN EARLY ADULTHOOD: A ...
DEVELOPMENTAL CRISIS IN EARLY ADULTHOOD: A ...
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Chronology – the order of events<br />
How long ago?<br />
How old were you?<br />
Rob – Interview 2 Schedule<br />
Timescale of…Going to Russia, Coming home, Leaving job, Marriage breaking up, Going to<br />
MindStore, New things<br />
Persona<br />
• When you were at work, in the marketing role, did you feel like yourself?<br />
• Did you feel like you were playing a role?<br />
• What was that role?<br />
• The desire for salary and prestige and so on, where did that come from?<br />
• When you say “I know its just not me”, what do you mean by that?<br />
• What aspect of your self image was not being manifest?<br />
• Did you feel like the successful businessman was a self that you had constructed to<br />
get on in the world?<br />
• Did it feel genuine, like it was a true reflection of you?<br />
• Why do you think you developed this false / persona self?<br />
o Probe for:<br />
Parental pressure<br />
Peer pressure<br />
Need for social acceptance<br />
Fear of personal desires and aspirations<br />
• What were you hiding behind this façade?<br />
• What happened to this façade/persona/false self during the time when you separated<br />
from your old life?<br />
o Was it still up? Did it come down in pieces or at once?<br />
• What happened to this self during the time when you were exploring new ideas and<br />
potential new life steps?<br />
• What is being “authentic” all about?<br />
• What does living “authentically” mean to you?<br />
• Do you think it’s just a subjective thing, or where does it come from?<br />
• When did you first notice that you were living authentically, or that you were being<br />
true to yourself?<br />
Value Shift – Beyond Materialism<br />
• How would you describe your aims in life before the crisis?<br />
• Were you motivated by<br />
o Money<br />
o Status<br />
o Position<br />
o Power<br />
• If so…What did you hope those things would bring?<br />
• Where / who do you think you had got those values from?<br />
o Probe for: culture, parents, peers, business world, social pressures etc.<br />
• Would you consider yourself at the time to be a materialistic person?<br />
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