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Published on: December 16, 2010
Career life as a game: an overlooked metaphor for successful career transitions
Shékina Rochat1,2, William A Borgen1
1Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Abstract:
Meeting the psychological, social, and economic challenges of career transitions requires people to be increasingly flexible and hardy. In this article, we propose that envisioning one's life as a game can foster well-being, coping strategies, and success with career transitions. The SuperBetter approach (McGonigal, 2015. Superbetter: A revolutionary approach to getting stronger, happier, braver and more resilient. Penguin) is presented as a metaphor that can provide clients with a new perspective for their lives and career narratives. The way each component of this metaphor can contribute to individuals' well-being, motivation and success throughout career transitions is detailed. Implications for practice and research are discussed.
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