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Where will you be 5 years from now?

Dr. Gail J. Richard

gjrichard@eiu.edu

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Five Years from NOW

• 260 weeks; 1,825 days;

2,333,000 minutes

• Michelangelo painted the

Sistine Chapel

• Shakespeare wrote Hamlet,

Othello, King Lear, Macbeth,

and five other plays

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Advice• You have brains in your head and feet in

your shoesYou can steer yourself any direction you

chooseYou’re on your own and you know what

you knowAnd you are the one who’ll decide where to

go.

What will you focus on?

• Quit worrying

◆ 99 out of 100 things you worried about never come to pass

◆ Stop worrying about what might happen; more time to enjoy today

◆ Be grateful – hundreds of millions of people on earth would gladly trade places with you

• Celebrate those who helped you

◆ Take time to thank people

Live your Life on Purpose

Life is an amazing journey

You alone are responsible for the

quality of life and choices you

make

Spend your time on the right

things (Randy Pausch, The Last

Lecture).

• Choose your values and your mission

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• Personal choices you make -what is important to you

◆ What are 3 things you like most and least about yourself?

◆ Who is the happiest person you know?

◆ Who are two people you like and respect the most –and why?

◆ What are your lifetime values

• Family, friendship, health, wealth, learning, career, community, faith, art, free time, adventure, integrity

Mission

• Motive and purpose of your life

• If you don’t have a dream, it can’t come true!

• Identify your goals; write them down and work toward them

• You can always change your plan, but only if you have one

Pebble in a

Pond –Ripple Effect

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“Shift” Happens!

• You can always change your plan, but only if you

have one

• Life needs to be broken down into small steps

• My “shift”

Detours are part of Life

Major changes on the horizon

• What professional and personal

challenges do you see ahead?◆ Changes in health care

◆ Changes in delivery of services

◆ Changes in reimbursement

◆ Changes in job responsibilities

◆ Changes in expectations

◆ Changes on the home front

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Look for the second right answer

• What appears to be a problem can

actually lead to a better solution

• Treat problems as opportunities

• Every obstacle has a solution

How well do you balance the wheel of Life?

Life

Family

Spiritual

Finances

Health

CareerRecreation

Travel

Relationships

Education

Celebrate those who helped you

• “If you can read this, thank a

teacher”

• Take time to thank people

• Show gratitude to those who

helped along the way

◆ Best friend

◆ Teacher

◆ Inspiring coach

◆ Thoughtful neighbor

◆ College roommate

◆ Caring mentor

◆ Family member

• Make a difference – volunteer!

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Quotes to Ponder

• The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.

◆ Mahatma Gandhi

• Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they just have the heart.

◆ Elizabeth Andrew

• Alone we can do little; together, we can do so much.

◆ Helen Keller

VOLUNTEERING IS AT THE VERY CORE OF BEING A HUMAN. NO ONE HAS MADE IT THROUGH LIFE WITHOUT SOMEONE ELSE'S’ HELP

HEATHER FRENCH HENRY

Someone may ask you to volunteer or

serve in a leadership capacity

Why Would They Ask?

They are thinking……

•You have good skills to bring to the task

•You will bring a valuable perspective

•Your work is well respected

•You have the knowledge to do the job

•You accept responsibility

•You are highly thought of

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You Are Thinking…

•How can I get out of this?

• I don’t have anything to offer.

•Everyone else knows more about this than I do.

• I need to focus on my:

◆ Job

◆ Family

◆ Other responsibilities

• I am already TOO busy!!!

Let’s Look at Those “Reasons”

•How can I get out of this?

◆ Why do you want to get out of it?

◆ Is it important work?

◆ Can someone else do it as well as I

can?

◆ Is it something I have always been

interested in?

◆ Am I going to complain about the

way it is done if I don’t do it?

More Reasons•I don’t have anything to offer

◆ The people who asked you think that

you do

◆ Do you have a history with the issue that

says otherwise?

◆ Do you have larger skills (good

organizer, logical thinker, good with

budgets) that you can bring to the task?

◆ What specific skills/knowledge do you

have that will apply?

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More Reasons• I need to focus on my (family, job,

other)______________.

◆ What are you doing when you aren’t focused

on those things?

◆ Would this be a better use of your time?

◆ Would having this opportunity make me a

better (spouse, SLP or Audiologist,

other)____________?

◆ Will this provide a good role model to

those whose lives I want to influence?

I’m Too Busy…•You will always be too busy

•There is no really good time-it is a

matter of priorities

•“Nothing will ever be attempted if

all possible objections must be first

overcome.” Samuel Johnson

Volunteer Activities Offer

•An opportunity to choose

what you want to do

•A chance to focus energies

on making something about

your job, world, or profession

better

•The prospect of feeling that

you are making a positive

difference

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Benefits/ Rewards for Volunteering

Involved in helping others

Giving back to the profession

Build a network of professional contacts

Learn new skills

Explore own strengths

See a broader picture

Mentoring opportunities

Self-enhancement

Achieve satisfaction and recognition

• Passion to inspire

• Make a difference

• Leadership is not

about being boss;

it’s about sharing

skills and qualities

WHO ARE LEADERS THAT INSPIRE YOU

WHAT ARE THE

SPECIFIC

CHARACTERISTICS

THAT YOU ADMIRE

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ROLES OF A LEADER

• Motivator

• Organizer

• Influencer

• Spokesperson

• Mediator

LEADERSHIP STYLE DEPENDS ON THE GOAL, THE PEOPLE ON THE TEAM, INDIVIDUAL PERSON

UNDERSTAND VALUES AND BELIEFS;

ACQUIRE INFORMATION TO SOLVE

PROBLEMS AND ADDRESS CHALLENGES

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

“GIVE EVERY MAN THINE EAR BUT FEW THY VOICE”

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Volunteer Story

� Illinois Speech-Language-

Hearing Association

� Registration

� Program Committee

� Executive Board

� American Speech-Language-

Hearing Association

� Legislative Council

� Committee Chair

� Board of Directors

� Eastern Illinois University

� Department Chair

� Faculty Senate

� University Personnel

Committee

� Search Committee Chair

� Faculty Athletics Representative

� Conference Committees

� NCAA Management Council

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State

Gail Richard

Local

National

Employment Setting

• East Central Illinois Speech-

Language-Hearing Association

• Department Chair

• NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative

• Faculty Senate Chair

• University Personnel Committee Chair

• Director, Autism Center

• Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association

• Convention Registration

• Convention Program

• Representative Council

• Executive Board – Secretary

• Executive Board – President

• Chair – Honors Committee

• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

• Board of Directors – President, VP for SLP Practice

• Legislative Council – Speaker of Council, Assembly

Coordinator

• Committee Chair – Role of SLP in CAPD

• National Collegiate Athletic Association

• Management Council

Pathway to

Leadership

Advocacy

• Capitol Hill Visits with ASHA Advisory

Council

• Letters to national and state legislators

as ASHA President

• American Speech-Language-Hearing

Foundation

• ASHA Political Action Committee

Professional Organizations

• East Central Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing

Association

• Autism Society of America

• American Speech-Language –Hearing Association

• Illinois Speech—Language-Hearing Association

What are your volunteer opportunities?

Where Might You Commit Your Time?

Local

• Serve on a committee with co-workers

• Participate in a community project

• Volunteer to do an in-service

State Association Committees & Boards

• Work with people you know

• Have an impact you can see immediately

ASHA Committees, Boards or Councils, SIGs, Journal Review

• Network with other leaders

• Further your career aspirations

• Provide input on the future of your profession

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LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE

• Leadership includes addressing difficult situations and diplomatically dealing with controversy.

• Dual leadership roles – ASHA Legislative Council and Illinois Speech-Language Hearing Association President (ISHA)

• Controversial resolution for Legislative Council regarding AuD

• Large state, six LC representatives; very strong opinions on both sides of issue. Responsibility to represent all ASHA members in state. Conducted survey to secure accurate data. 2/3 in favor; 1/3 against; 4 councilors vote in favor, 2 need to vote against. Sent data to all audiologists in state.

• Four councilors unwilling to vote against; my vote represented those opposed.

• Next ISHA Board meeting, all audiologists resigned citing President not supportive of their profession

• Parting lessons

• Do what is right

• Make knowledge-based decisions

“Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.”

Mark Twain

WE CAN’T SOLVE PROBLEMS BY USING THE SAME KIND OF THINKING WE USED WHEN WE CREATED THEM

ALBERT EINSTEIN

Quiz• Name the five wealthiest people in the world.

• Name the last five Superbowl winners

• Name ten Olympic Gold medalists.

• Name ten people who have won the Nobel or

Pulitzer Prize.

• Name the last half dozen Academy Award

winners for best actor or actress.

• Name the last decade of World Series winners.

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Try this Quiz

• List a few teachers who aided your journey through school.

• Name three friends who helped you through a difficult time.

• Name three people who taught you something worthwhile.

• Think of a few people who made you feel appreciated and special.

• Think of three people you enjoy spending time with

• Name half a dozen heroes who stories have inspired you.

Define Your Success

• Success is living up to your potential. Don’t

just show up for life – live it, enjoy it, taste it,

smell it, feel it (Joe Kapp)

• You will achieve the greatest success if your

drop the word “achievement” and replace it

with “contribution”.

• Don’t strive to be a success, strive to be of

value (Albert Einstein).

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Don’t “go” through life –

“grow” through life

It’s never too late or too early. Right now is a good time to celebrate the

journey of life!

• What ever you do, do it well

• The best thing about the future is that it

comes one day at a time.

• In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.

Abraham Lincoln

Do not go where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave

a trail.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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ASHAASHAASHAASHA /

Enjoy the Conference!!

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