The Future Looks Good
Podcast & Blog
The Future Looks Good
Goal Setting
If you’re like me you often roll your eyes when someone tells you to set goals. So I set a goal to get a job. How does that help me get a job? It’s often easier to have a few small goals that help add up to “the big goal”.
#182: Learn About the National Autism Strategy with Dr. Jonathan Lai
Across the Desk is thrilled to partner with CASDA (Canadian Autism Spectrum Disorder Alliance) on a podcast series which focuses on the National Autism Strategy and the benefits to millions of autistic Canadians. Today we welcome Dr. Jonathan Lai, the Director of...
#175: The Future Looks Good – Change 3: Tools
What are you hoping to achieve and what might you need to change to make that happen? It doesn't mean YOU have to change though that might be a possibility. It could be new skills assessments. It could be changing your routine and keeping track of it. It could be...
#179: Future Looks Good: Career Personality Profiler
Have you ever done a career personality profiler only to discover that it doesn't fit you at all? That it recommends jobs or careers that don't come close to what you'd be remotely interested in ? We have too. It's why we've been looking in to other discovery tools...
#178: Future Looks Good – Enneagram professional
Why have we chosen the Enneagram as a tool to support the autism community? Because it focuses on the very thing that can make securing a job a challenging for autistic individuals: emotions. But not in the way you think! In fact, it's likely the exact opposite of...
#177: Future Looks Good – What is autism? Part 2
https://soundcloud.com/acrossthedesk/177-future-looks-good-what-is-autism-part-2?in=acrossthedesk/sets/the-future-looks-good What is autism? Well, it needed at least two podcasts to cover. It's not called a spectrum for nothing 😉 In this episode, we start taking...
#176: Future Looks Good – What is Autism? part 1
Autism is something that defies a succinct definition. And to us? That's a good thing. Yes, there's a need to gain an understanding but there will never be one way to define everyone in the autism spectrum community. During this week's podcast, we're focusing on an...
Meet the team of NANAWorks
Why would anyone start a company to specifically support people in the autism community to gain employment? Well ... it's a long answer. It starts with two boys getting diagnosed with autism and their mom's navigating life as an autism parent. Later in life, as things...
#174: Future Looks Good: Change Part 2
Exploring change is something most people deal with. Is there something not working for me anymore? Is there a mindset getting in the way of what I want to achieve. Today we dive in to part 2 of getting ready to change with a focus on: how to have a conversation about...