Download - OPRA Student Conference
Tom O’Rourke, CPRP
Executive Director,
Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission
www.ccprc.com/orourke
1.To make you better applicants at a job interview, (if you can get one.)
2. To make you better people.
3. To have you understand current financial challenges
so that you can create a job that may not even be there yet.
4. To look at your prospects of future employment
unlike you’ve ever looked at them before.
What is your true
purpose in life?
Time
Energy
Talent
Resource Allocation
Happiness in your career
starts with making sure you
have chosen the right career.
Know your
personal VALUES
Set GOALS for your
life
Create an
ACTION PLAN
Achievement
Reputation
Adventure
Helping Others
Responsibility
Challenges
Harmony
Truth
Competence
Independence
Time Alone
Community Service
Intellectual Pursuits
Spirituality
Cooperation
Involvement
Wealth
Decisiveness
Loyalty
Working Alone
Dignity
Money
Working Together
Economic Security
Meaningful Work
Privacy
Excitement
Nature Security
Fame
Health/Fitness
Family
Self-respect
Wisdom
Freedom
Security
Status
Friendships
Relationships
Fun
Set GOALS for your
life
Health and Wellness Goals
• Stay in Weight Watchers for the entire
year. That’s all.
• Stay in good aerobic physical condition
Create an
ACTION PLAN
• Walk in my parks once a week.
• Compete in the Following;
• Compete again in at least one of the
Sprint Triathlons
• Cross Train – Bike, Swim, Run
• Enter at leas two road races
…But who are you?
It is the most important
part of getting hired.
1. Admit that you are not perfect and that
sometimes you are a jerk
2. Place yourself in the shoes of others
3. Act with Compassion and Kindness
4. Practice
5. 5 little things – Every Day
CONSIDERATION
Tell me who your friends are
and I tell you who you are.
Grace O’Rourke
Jobs
Recreation 2001
Recreation 2021
Entrepreneurial
Recreation
Toledo Ohio, Health and Fitness
Utilizing Current Parks create a series of fitness programs that will improve the health and wellness
of the community
Morning Yoga Boot Camp Body Flow Running Walking
Road Races Triathlons
Drive In Movie Theatre
Utilizing an existing park, get a gigantic blow up screen and show movies in the
park.
Entrance Fees
Concession Sales Advertising Sales
Ohio Outdoors
Utilizing undeveloped acreage, create an outdoor experience for people to
experience the outdoors.
Kayak rentals and trips Zip line
Climbing Program Challenge Course Program
Marathon / Triathlon / Adventure Race
Create a fitness special event
utilizing existing park lands
Entrance Fees Sponsorships
Know yourself. Follow your “own” heart toward
your chosen profession. Don’t be a jerk.
Don’t wait for the opportunity to come to you, create your
own.