{"id":17933,"date":"2020-11-11T20:21:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-12T00:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=17933"},"modified":"2020-11-22T18:36:00","modified_gmt":"2020-11-22T22:36:00","slug":"what-color-is-your-parachute-exercises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/what-color-is-your-parachute-exercises\/","title":{"rendered":"12 What Color Is Your Parachute Exercises"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Do you need <em>What Color Is Your Parachute<\/em> exercises? How do you apply the lessons from <em>What Color Is Your Parachute<\/em> to your own life?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These <em>What Color Is Your Parachute<\/em> exercises walk through some of the key recommendations in the book. You can apply the strategies to your life with these.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read on for 12 <em>What Color Is Your Parachute<\/em> exercises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>What Color Is Your Parachute <\/em>Exercises<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The flower exercises from <em>What Color Is Your Parachute<\/em> helps you determine what you\u2019d like to do for work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Think about your current or most recent job. How well does it meet the criteria of each of your seven petals? Did\/do you enjoy this job?<\/li><li>Imagine a job that meets the criteria on all seven of your petals. What would this job look like? 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