7 Steps in the Career and Life 7 Steps in the Career and Life Planning CyclePlanning Cycle

Presented By Helen AlmPresented By Helen Alm

Principal Consultant Principal Consultant

Helen Elizabeth Seminars and Helen Elizabeth Seminars and CoachingCoaching

©© 2004 Helen Alm 2004 Helen Alm

Session Starter: 5 Lives Session Starter: 5 Lives Exercise Exercise

If you could have 5 other “lives” what would they If you could have 5 other “lives” what would they be? be?

You can be anyone or anything! Real or You can be anyone or anything! Real or imaginary… past, present or future! imaginary… past, present or future!

5 minutes.. write them down then share with the 5 minutes.. write them down then share with the person next to you person next to you

7. Celebrate

yoursuccesses!

6. Take Action!

5. Believe in

yourself! 4. Create a

VISION

3. What do you

Want?

2. What do you have to offer?

1.Whoare you?

Step 1: Who are you?Step 1: Who are you?

What is important to you?What is important to you?

What are your values?What are your values?

Values Clarification ExerciseValues Clarification Exercise

Spend the next 5 minutes completing Spend the next 5 minutes completing the values clarification exercise the values clarification exercise

What are the many roles you play in your life? How What are the many roles you play in your life? How do you define yourself? Explore all aspects of do you define yourself? Explore all aspects of your life: work, family, relationships, friends, your life: work, family, relationships, friends,

recreation etcrecreation etc

What are the Key Content Areas of What are the Key Content Areas of Your Your Life?Life?

What is your Career Orientation?What is your Career Orientation?

Step 1: Who are you?Step 1: Who are you?

Exercise: Career Orientation Exercise: Career Orientation QuestionnaireQuestionnaire

Spend the next 10 minutes completing Spend the next 10 minutes completing the career orientation questionnairethe career orientation questionnaire

What is your Career What is your Career Orientation?Orientation?

““Getting Ahead”Getting Ahead”Interested in promotional status, personal achievement, Interested in promotional status, personal achievement,

above all else - visibly successfulabove all else - visibly successful

““Getting Secure”Getting Secure”Satisfaction is provided by solid contribution, stability, Satisfaction is provided by solid contribution, stability,

predicability, recognition, a sense of place and role in predicability, recognition, a sense of place and role in companycompany

What is your Career What is your Career Orientation?Orientation?

““Getting Free”Getting Free”

Seeks autonomy, personal control. Often related to Seeks autonomy, personal control. Often related to entrepreneurial companies OR likes to run own businessentrepreneurial companies OR likes to run own business

““Getting High”Getting High”

Thrives on interesting and exciting work. Finds work and Thrives on interesting and exciting work. Finds work and adventure, delights in risk.adventure, delights in risk.

What is your Career What is your Career Orientation?Orientation?

““Getting Balanced”Getting Balanced”

Seeks to balance career, self development and Seeks to balance career, self development and relationships with others. Can be an orientation that relationships with others. Can be an orientation that

emerges at different times in our lives eg in mid career emerges at different times in our lives eg in mid career phasesphases

Step 2: What do you have to Step 2: What do you have to offer?offer?

Self Assessment of Job Content skillsSelf Assessment of Job Content skills

Self Assessment of transferable skillsSelf Assessment of transferable skills

Skills associated with the other roles you play in your lifeSkills associated with the other roles you play in your life

Get feedback from other people (who will be honest with you) Get feedback from other people (who will be honest with you) about what they see as skills and qualities about what they see as skills and qualities

Self assessment of your achievements to date: most Self assessment of your achievements to date: most satisfying/least satisfyingsatisfying/least satisfying

What are your personality strengths/qualities and weaknessesWhat are your personality strengths/qualities and weaknesses

Step 3: What do you Step 3: What do you reallyreally want? want?

Dare to dream!Dare to dream!

Allow yourself to have wants!Allow yourself to have wants!

What is/are your passion/s? What are things that make your What is/are your passion/s? What are things that make your “soul sing”?“soul sing”?

What do those “5 lives” represent? What do those “5 lives” represent?

Identify what you want in each of your Key Content Areas of Identify what you want in each of your Key Content Areas of your lifeyour life

What if you don’t know what you What if you don’t know what you want?want?

Explore new things.. Try and do something new everydayExplore new things.. Try and do something new everyday

Have an “intention” that what you want will become clear to youHave an “intention” that what you want will become clear to you

What did you love doing as a child? When you were a child, what did What did you love doing as a child? When you were a child, what did you want to “be” when you grew up? you want to “be” when you grew up?

What would you do if you know you wouldn’t fail? If you were told you What would you do if you know you wouldn’t fail? If you were told you were going to die tomorrow, what would you regret not doing?were going to die tomorrow, what would you regret not doing?

If you could only go to one section of the bookstore or library what If you could only go to one section of the bookstore or library what would that be?would that be?

““When you know what you want the rest follows. Don’t just When you know what you want the rest follows. Don’t just drift into something because it offers security, security is drift into something because it offers security, security is

never worth a damn. We are meant to live and to live never worth a damn. We are meant to live and to live means living dangerously. Half on the edge of trouble. means living dangerously. Half on the edge of trouble.

Half on the edge of achievement.”Half on the edge of achievement.”

Ralph Hammond Innes in Ralph Hammond Innes in The Strode VenturerThe Strode Venturer

““I want” exerciseI want” exercise

Spend 5 minutes completing the “I want” chart.. Spend 5 minutes completing the “I want” chart.. Write down your “wants” in all areas of your life. Write down your “wants” in all areas of your life.

Dare to dream! You don’t have to share this with Dare to dream! You don’t have to share this with any one!! any one!!

Step 4: Create a Vision of the Step 4: Create a Vision of the Career and Life you Want Career and Life you Want

Write out your personal vision of your perfect career Write out your personal vision of your perfect career and life and life

VisualiseVisualise

Make a collageMake a collage

Believe that it is possible!Believe that it is possible!

Develop an “abundant” mindset Develop an “abundant” mindset

Step 5: Believe in Yourself! Step 5: Believe in Yourself!

Remember that you have everything you need to Remember that you have everything you need to succeed! Say to yourself succeed! Say to yourself “I have the power, the “I have the power, the

presence and the possibility!”presence and the possibility!”

““Doubt the doubt”!Doubt the doubt”!

Get a coach or mentor who can support youGet a coach or mentor who can support you

Speak positively about yourself Speak positively about yourself

Don’t share your thoughts, dreams, plans with those who Don’t share your thoughts, dreams, plans with those who will be negative or not supportive will be negative or not supportive

Thoughts,Thoughts, self talk self talk

Feelings Feelings

actionsactions

Step 6: Take action!Step 6: Take action!

““The act creates the self!” Every day take action!The act creates the self!” Every day take action!

Break down the “BIG GOALS” into small stepsBreak down the “BIG GOALS” into small steps

Do your researchDo your research

Talk/interview people who have the job or the life that you Talk/interview people who have the job or the life that you think you want, ask specific questions. Learn from their think you want, ask specific questions. Learn from their

experienceexperience

Work at overcoming the self-sabotage! Work at overcoming the self-sabotage!

Again, engage a coach who can support you in taking action Again, engage a coach who can support you in taking action

Step 7: Acknowledge and Step 7: Acknowledge and Celebrate your Successes!Celebrate your Successes!

Focus on your successes however small.. What we focus on increases!Focus on your successes however small.. What we focus on increases!

Celebrate your achievements ..… big and small! Celebrate your achievements ..… big and small!

Every night (or at least once a week!) acknowledge yourself 5 timesEvery night (or at least once a week!) acknowledge yourself 5 times “ “I acknowledge myself for…” I acknowledge myself for…”

Have gratitude for the good in your life! Keep a gratitude journal. Have gratitude for the good in your life! Keep a gratitude journal.

Don’t compare yourself with others Don’t compare yourself with others

Take time to be stillTake time to be still

Enjoy the journey! Enjoy the journey!

7. Celebrate

yoursuccesses!

6. Take Action!

5. Believe in

yourself! 4. Create a

VISION

3. What do you

Want?

2. What do you have to offer?

1.Whoare you?

Take Action!!Take Action!!

The Act Creates the Self!The Act Creates the Self!

What was useful and significant from this session for you? What was useful and significant from this session for you?

What are you going to DO as a result of this presentation?What are you going to DO as a result of this presentation?

Write down one thing you are going to do and when you are going Write down one thing you are going to do and when you are going to do it!to do it!

©© 2004 Helen Alm 2004 Helen Alm