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Career Development Monty Python Style
Written by: Ben NashArticle Overview: So what do a doctor, lawyer, historian, graphic artist, English teacher, and script writer have in common? They are the original professions of the members of Monty Python’s Flying Circus comedy team!
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Career Development Monty Python Style
So what do a doctor, lawyer, historian, graphic artist, English
teacher, and script writer have in common? They are the original
professions of the members of Monty Python’s Flying Circus comedy team!
As Monty Python recently celebrated its 40th anniversary, it is
interesting to speculate about how these talented individuals might
have spent their careers had they not had the good fortune to meet each
and form the legendary Python comedy group.
The recent TV documentary chronicling the Python story provided an
interesting perspective on career planning. Most of the pythons seem to
have been shoe-horned into career tracks in high school through
parental pressure. They were fortunate enough however, to realize that
their passion lay elsewhere and had the talent, luck, and perseverance
to carve their own path in life.
It is interesting to speculate how many doctors, lawyers and English
teachers are out there every day putting in a hard day’s work when they
would much rather be singing “I’m a lumberjack and I’m OK…”
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About the Author: Ben Nash RSS for Ben's articles - Visit Ben's website  Ben Nash is the editor-in-chief of DailyHRTips.com. He is the founder and chief developer of the blog, providing tech/design support as well as tips and book reviews. Ben has held many interesting jobs in his professional career, including: barista, landscaper, public policy intern, barista (again), professional horse wrangler, ski lift attendant (aka "liftie"), political science teaching assistant, marketing and sales assistant, and an ecommerce/web developer. He also doubles as the Creative Director at Aspen Organization Development Consulting. Ben has interacted with many people, in many different organizations and offers some interesting insight on the human resources game. You can read his blog at http://www.DailyHRTips.com and visit his website at http://www.AspenOD.com. Click here to visit Ben's website   We Dont Want to be Downers but are your Career Prospects Evaporating More Mangers Are Saying Show Me The Evidence Career Development Monty Python Style 3 Tips For Creating Productive Teams At Work 4 Tips for Developing an Employee Handbook |
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