Did I make the right choices?

Am I heading in the right direction? What if I’m not? Every school leaver lives with this cloud of uncertainty. Give your students a parting gift: a strategy they can use to navigate five uncertain decades of their working lives.

In this talk I teach lessons from my 21C Career Compass program that helps employers and employees get ready for the 4th Industrial Revolution, and the 5th, and the 6th. These strategies to survive and thrive are simple enough to use everyday (and they will) yet strong enough to last them a lifetime. They leave understanding that academic achievement is not their destiny.

I pull back the curtain on a whole lot of misinformed ideas that school leavers have about...

what it takes to make it in the world after school and light an optimistic path for anyone willing to roll up their sleeves and give it a shot.

I illustrate this 45 minute talk with stories from my time as an army sniper, my ringside view of life as a globe trotting ABC TV cameraman, then a professional magician.

Your students will be captivated with ripping yarns, laugh out loud moments, inspiring characters, simple truths and actionable messages.

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"You inspired the students and you were an excellent compliment to legendary football coach Wayne Bennett the week before, who like you, shared messages of goal setting, planning and getting out of your comfort zone."

Michael O'Connor
Seton College

"Julian Mather is a dynamic speaker who engaged and motivated our Year twelve cohort . This was just the boost they needed. They learned that the attitude they go in with is as important as the results they one out with. Academic success is only the start. We would be delighted to have Julian again as a guest speaker for our staff and students."

Sharon Crawford
Senior level Coordinator

"the students really engaged well with his animated, interactive and anecdotal style of performance. I would thoroughly recommend a visit "

Tracey Edmonds
Senior PSD Coordinator, Hillbrook Anglican School

"It was one of the most engaging presentations that we've had."

Dean Heckscher
Rotaract - a global organisation empowering students and young professionals

Simple Strong Strategy - the 3 phase life of education, work, retirement is over. We all need a new work/life strategy simple enough to use everyday yet strong enough to last your lifetime.

Mentor/Learner Mindset - You need to learn, unlearn, relearn continuously. You’ll always have someone to learn from, to learn with, to pass learning onto 

Attitude Aware - employers are already looking for people with great attitude over ability - develop a service oriented mindset. The 21C careerist asks how can I help? instead of what can I get?

Risk Taker - Decision makers who are willing to take imperfect action - building on wins and improving from failures - will be sought after

Think Critically - So much of what has worked before is becoming redundant. We all need to challenge assumptions. Those who can reject orthodoxy in a respectful way will rise.

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