What Color Is Your Parachute 2018 by Richard N. Bolles copy

Yes, I know, I know. You can’t do this exercise because you don’t like to
write. Writers are a very rare breed. That’s what thousands of job-hunters
have told me, over the years. And for years I kind of believed them—until
“texting” came along. Let’s face it: we human beings are “a writing
people,” and we only need a topic we have a real passion for, or interest in
—such as your life—for the writing genie to spring forth from within each
of us, pen or keyboard in hand.
So, call the Seven Stories from your life that you’re about to write your
personal offline blog, if you prefer. But start writing. Please.
If you are finding it difficult to come up with seven stories, it may
help you to know how others chose one or more of their stories: 3
“As I look back, I realize I chose a story that:
Is somehow abnormal or inconsistent with the rest of my life
Reveals my skills in a public way
Is in a field (such as leisure, learning, etc.) far removed from my
work
I remembered through or because of its outcome
Represented a challenge/gave me pride because it was something:
I previously could not do
My friends could not do
I was not supposed to be able to do
Only my father/mother could do, I thought
Only authorized/trained experts were supposed to be able to do
Somebody told me I could not do
My peers did not do/could not do
The best/brilliant/famous could or could not do
I did not have the right degree/training to do
People of the opposite sex usually do
I would like to do again:
In a similar/different setting
With similar/different people
For free for a change/for money for a change