Our career aspirations can be shaped by self-awareness
The key to #change is taking #action to reach our #goal.
Almost twenty years after Steve Jobs’ 2005 commencement speech at #Stanford, his words remind us that – where our working lives are concerned – we already know what we truly want to become.
What is the key principle which has shaped your goals? Feel free to leave a Like if this reminder is helpful.
Although times are tough, 2024 can be a brilliant year. If we work at making it one.
Take a look at the video for inspiration.
What is 2024’s biggest obstacle for you?
What would it feel like to overcome it?
How will resolutions, goals, or collaboration help?
Feel free to leave a comment and a like if this has been useful.
As Christmas and the new year get closer, we could do worse than think about the future.
In the short-term there will be parties and socials where our people skills are put to the test. After all, social gatherings can bring out the worst in people.
In those settings our charisma or #rizz helps us get out point across and listen, respectfully, to others’ views. We can remain happy even if the atmosphere gets heated.
In January we will be going after a new set of goals. We might have to work with new people and influence their actions to get something done on our behalf. Charisma will be important in this area too.
So, this holiday season we can all practice using our people skills and see what value we can add to work, or play, by using our charisma.
Why not give it a try and leave a comment about how you got on.
Some people inherit their opportunities and other people spend a long time creating their chances.
If you are over 50 years of age it will be harder to get employers’ attention, as they prioritise attracting recent graduates.
The video should help you think about how to market yourself when the competition may be 20 years your junior.
Feel free to leave a Like and Comment about your approach to older workers..
It is easy to get caught up with big delivery goals and to be out of touch with everyday problems, like difficult team relationships.
Smart leaders will be open to 360-degree feedback, which will tell them about what is going on.
Feedback could even highlight where their behaviour is adding to problems, not solving them.
That news is important, although it can be hard to hear.
That’s why feedback matters.
Leave a Like if this is a helpful reminder. You can leave a comment too, to share the most useful job-related feedback you have given, or received.
There is nothing better than spending time with loved ones away from work during the summer months.
When it is time to pack away the shorts and T shirts too many people are unhappy to get back to their day jobs, because they feel stuck in a rut.
To make matters worse, way too many people have to face the morale sapping problem of bullying in their team once they cancel their out-of-office alerts.
Here’s a quick reminder that smart leaders create a climate where would-be bullies think twice before throwing their weight around.
Why?
Because the potential bully knows they will be held accountable for the damage they cause to morale, the team’s reputation and the unit’s production schedule.
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The Summer is a great time to take stock.
We can ask ourselves questions while we spend time with family and friends.
Are we getting what we want from work?
Does our personal life feel satisfying?
If there is something missing professionally, or personally, we can decide what we want instead.
Then we can create a smart goal to kickstart our development plan.
Feel free to leave a Like on the YouTube short, if you find the reminder about goal setting helpful. You can subscribe for similar content too.
Beyond our professional and personal networks there are limitless potential customers, clients and service users.
The people who use our goods and services can be challenged by unspoken burdens.
When we create a space where they can help us better understand their lives those burdens can become visible.
Once we can see what other obstacles they face, we can help them eliminate them.
It is a win-win situation.
We learn something, while they enjoy greater independence and joy.
If this reminder is helpful feel free to Like Comment or Share.
Let’s hear it for the leaders!
They are the ones who inspire others to try their best, even in tough times.
If you work for long enough, you will see examples of Good, Indifferent and Poor leadership.
Judging by the personal development conversations I’ve had, over time, people like being led by:
Human beings, not controlling by-the-book types.
People who can smile, even after the plan goes wrong.
Bosses who want their teams to learn from what went wrong. Then try again.
So, who is the best leader you have come across? Which of the three qualities in the YouTube video below did they get right?
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Get On The Road To Your Next Goal (Picture Credit Morguefile.Com)
Happy New Year!
You are not along if you feel daunted by the reality of more than 360 days in your 2018 planner.
It is possible to change the course of your life in that time. Here 4 steps to get you moving toward your next goal.
First, get specific about the area you are going to work on. Chances are, like the rest of us, you have a bunch of areas you would like to tackle. Many people think about setting goals regarding Health, Finances or Work for instance.
Why not write down all of the key themes running through your life at the moment. Score your satisfaction with each one out of 10. Whatever area scores 6 or less would be a good place for goal setting (if there are several tied in that group choose the one that feels most like it needs your attention).
Let’s suppose you want to enjoy a higher standard of health by running regularly, like a former coaching client of mine used to. He identified a positive benefit to following his goal (he could reconnect with running buddies and raise money for charity by taking part in an event later in the year).
Second, list the resources you can already access to tackle your goal. Resources include the people you know, the skills, you have, the wider knowledge you can tap into.
Set some boundaries / milestones up in your planner. Use it to show what you will do to work on your goal, with whose help and when. This visualisation will help you focus.
Third, run a reality check. Given the pressures on his average week it wasn’t always practical for my client to train more than once a week. This meant he had to adjust his plan so as to make the progress he wanted to achieve, without feeling his ultimate goal was unreachable.
Fourth, celebrate each improvement made along the way. We can sometimes care so much about crossing the finishing line that we downplay our improved performance at each stage.
Thank you for reading this initial 2018 post. Leave a comment, Like or Share if it has helped you so you can help others. I’m interested in what you have to say and others will be too.
Until next time, have a great day.
Roger
Experience Your Life 