Setting Your Sights on Career Advancement: Moving Ahead

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Setting Your Sights on Career Advancement Moving
Ahead
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What do you want to be when you grow up?

• I want to be a
• I want to
• I want
• I am
• I did
• I chose to

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Life is full of forks

• Decisions
• determine
• destination
• You have many choices in your life that help to
  determine your destination.
• Not choosing is a choice

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Look for where you want to be next

• Once you have chosen your profession, look to
  those in your field with whom you work and aspire
  to get to where they are.
• They worked for what they have, expect that you
  will have to work also.
• Look for a mentor or someone that you can make an
  investment in your success.

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Career Management

• Managing your career is making choices along the
  way.
• Managing your career may involve new career
  choices or developing new skills.
• Managing a career may include taking a step back
  so you can move farther ahead.

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A Unique Journey

• Based on your
• Knowledge
• Skills
• Values
• Strengths
• Interests
• Limitations

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One of the greatest challenges in life is
learning to live with change and uncertainty.

• Some changes are inevitable others are
  necessary.
• Change is difficult.
• It takes time to adjust to change
• You can help others by being a mentor.

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Mentors

• People often look to parents, coaches, teachers,
  and employers to be sounding boards and
  motivators who will give advise and another
  perspective on lifes problems and career
  directions.
• Finding the right person is sometimes a
  challenge.
• How much do you want to give up to someone else?

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Career Management Strategies

• Self management
• Self awareness
• Futurist thinking
• Flexible planning
• Continuous learning
• Communicate value

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Career Management Strategies

• Self management choose an empowered mindset by
  developing self-confidence and adaptability.
• Self awareness discover what interests, skills,
  values and preferences you have for work
  situations.
• Futuristic thinking Continually scan the work
  environment to look for new opportunities.

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Career Management Strategies

• Flexible planning adapt your plan to meet
  evolving needs created by a changing workplace.
• Continuous learning Commit to lifelong learning
  and develop new skills.
• Communicate value take advantage of new work
  opportunities to develop new skills.

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Self management

• Personal empowerment. This is a way to think
  about yourself and your goals. It is an approach
  that gives you permission to strive for your
  aspirations.

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Self Confidence

• What makes some people be able to set goals and
  attain them and others drift through life trapped
  in the level of job they dont want to stay in?
• Self confidence is the belief in your own
  competency to succeed and it is not necessarily
  based on reality.
• Henry Ford said, If you think you cant or you
  think you can, youre right.

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Optimist vs. Pessimist

• Pessimists explain life events as permanent,
  pervasive, and personal.
• Optimists respond to adverse events by explaining
  them as temporary setbacks, limited to isolated
  events, and somewhat external (not all their
  fault).

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Take inventory of your assumptions about yourself

• Consider trying something new.
• Take a different route to work.
• Change your sleeping hours.
• Change your work hours.
• Go out of your way for someone else.
• Listen to a different radio station.
• Make a new friend.
• Take up a new sport or recreational activity.
• Watch a different network news station.

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When solving a problem

• I want the solution to make a difference to
  people.
• I like to be absorbed in finding the solution.
• I want the solution to express my point of view.
• I like to see practical results.
• I take full responsibility for the solution.

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I want my work to

• Have an impact on the lives of others
• Incorporate my goals and visions
• Produce tangible results or have a practical
  application
• Provide the chance to do my own thing
• Use my talents and interests.

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I want to use my work skills

• To build a new enterprise
• To create a lasting impression
• To enjoy what I do
• To make the world a better place
• So others will recognize my expertise

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People describe me as

• caring
• expressive
• focused on results
• passionate
• resourceful

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During my career, I want to achieve

• A legacy
• Innovative ideas
• Making the world a better place
• Recognition as an expert
• Enjoyment at work

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I want to influence

• My children
• My program
• Other adults
• My community

• My city
• My state
• My country
• My profession

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I prefer to work

• As the leader of the team
• As a knowledgeable contributor to a team
• As a creative contributor to a team
• For team harmony
• On a team that has fun while they work

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I like activities that

• Are unstructured
• Are goal oriented
• Are enjoyable to do
• Challenge me to learn new skills or improve
  existing ones
• Contribute to others well-being

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Life is a search for

• Achievement
• Joy
• Excellence
• Ways to express myself
• Ways to make the world a better palace

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I am

• Imaginative
• Optimistic
• Passionate
• Persistent

• Strong willed
• Difficult
• Wishy-washy

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I want my career

• To benefit others
• To develop my own skills and abilities
• To be an influence on others
• To be competitive and challenging
• To use all of my many talents

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Assessment

• Look back over the answers you gave and identify
  any that you would like to have answered
  differently.
• Look at the answers and decide if your current
  job or the one you expect to take will meet those
  goals.
• List three peoples names that have a job that you
  would like to be doing someday.

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Sometimes finding the right job is like teaching
two year olds to play duck, duck, goose.

• People dont know the rules
• They assume they know
• No one really has a clue
• Everyone runs at the same time, but in different
  directions
• Once they head out it is hard to gather them back
  again.
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• What determines success?