Developing Your Personal Vision

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∗ Inform participants how they can develop and achieve their personal vision

∗ Help participants better understand the process for developing a vision and values on an organization wide basis

∗ Prepare participants for the task of achieving their vision and values.

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Session Goals

∗ Vision – “The ability to anticipate and make provision for future events; foresight.”

∗ Mission – “a pre-established and often self-imposed purpose”

∗ Value – “To regard highly, esteem, prize.”

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Definitions*

Dreams are extremely important. You can’t do it unless you imagine it. George Lucas

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∗ Wouldn’t it be great if there was a “LIFE GPS” app that you could type in what or where you want to be in life and the app tells you how to get there and how long it will take?

∗ Of course, you have to first know what or where you want to be!

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Wisdom is knowledge rightly applied

A successful Time Manager is willing to do that which the unsuccessful manager of time is unwilling to do.

Time – a continuum in which events succeed one another from the past,

through the present, to the future. Inner peace – having serenity, balance, and harmony in our lives achieved

through the appropriate control of events

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Concepts

IF the basic element of time is an event THEN Time is a sequence of events Control of these events is the key to manage time To gain control of our lives, we must gain control of our time.

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Time Control = Event Control

What events do we have no control over? What events do we have control over? What is the appropriate response to an event in which you have

no control? Adapt When you feel you have no control, that you are being reactive vs.

proactive, how do you feel inside? Does it make sense to get upset over events at which you have no

control?

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No Control vs. Control

No Control - - - - - Control

∗ First Conditioning Factor – There are events we can control, but we believe we can’t

∗ When the need is big enough, we control all kinds of events that we normally trick ourselves into believing we can’t control.

∗ Second Conditioning Factor – There are events we cannot control, but we believe we can.

∗ What is that? OTHER PEOPLE!

∗ You can only control YOURSELF

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Condition Your Mind

∗ How do you feel when you are in control? ∗ What do you get when you control events in your life?

∗ Definition: Inner peace – having serenity, balance, and

harmony in our lives achieved through the appropriate control of events.

∗ High Productivity = High Self-Esteem = Event Control

∗ Relationship: If self worth drops – productivity drops. If Productivity drops – self worth drops

∗ Productivity is easiest element to attack. More productivity = higher self-esteem and more control

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Inner Peace

∗ Base – Personal Vision, Mission and Values ∗ 2nd Level – Long Range Goals ∗ 3rd Level – Intermediate Goals ∗ 4th Level – Prioritized Daily Task List

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Productivity Pyramid

∗ Why do you exist? ∗ What is your purpose?

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Mission

∗ What is most important to you? ∗ Where do you want to go in life? ∗ What is main thing that drives you daily?

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Vision

∗ Values are the process in which you will accomplish your personal vision.

∗ Determine these values by answering questions “what are the highest priorities in my life?” and “Which priorities do I value most?”

∗ Inner Peace – what you value and what you control come together.

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Your Life Values

∗ Faith ∗ Family ∗ Serving Others ∗ Growing intellectually ∗ Healthy Body ∗ Financially OK

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WB’s Examples

Mission – Created for a Purpose Vision – To make a difference one person at a time Values

Which Value do you “value” the most? After prioritizing your values, give them vision with a

clarifying statement: ∗ Write statements as affirmations: a positive

statement written as if it had already occurred. Ex: Healthy - I have a strong and healthy body.

∗ Your values are your personal Constitution.

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Prioritize Your Values

Faith I am a strong witness for Christ Family I am a great husband and father Serving Others I make a difference in the world by serving others Grow Intellectually I am growing intellectually Healthy I have a healthy body Financially OK I am financially independent 17

WB’s Examples of clarifying statements

∗ Long Range Goals ∗ Intermediate Range Goals ∗ Short Range Goals

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Set Goals to Achieve and Maintain Your Values

∗ 3% of Americans have written and specific long range goals. ∗ Time Span of long range goals is 10 years +

∗ Example: I will be financially independent by 12/31/2025

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Long Range Goals

∗ Imagine your historical timeline like that in a history book

∗ Your past experiences are a solid line ∗ Your future is a dotted line – what do you want to be

put on your timeline?

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Historical Timeline

Time span: 5 - 10 years Requires more specific actions Example: Savings Plans, Life Insurance, Investment

Portfolio, Enhanced Education, Job Advancement, Real Estate

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Intermediate Goals

∗ How much in savings plan? ∗ How many stocks in investment portfolio? ∗ When will you get higher education degree, etc.?

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Assign Tasks to Intermediate Range Goals

∗ Time Span: 1-5 years ∗ Requires even more specific actions ∗ Example: Setup a savings plan

Start a life insurance program Start an investment portfolio Determine education needs Prepare for job advancement Research real estate options

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Short Range Goals

∗ How much will you deposit regularly into your savings plan?

∗ What needs to be included in life insurance policy? ∗ How much will you invest regularly? ∗ Education – school, degree plan, financials ∗ Job – training, education, experience, work ethic

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Tasks for Short Range Goals

∗ What can you do every day to accomplish your short range goals?

∗ Prioritizing is the process of determining the precedence of events

∗ Do what’s important instead of urgent ∗ Daily Planning – commit to spending 10 minutes every

morning planning your daily activities

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Prioritized Daily Task List

∗ Make a list of everything you would like to accomplish today

∗ Give a value to each item on the list ∗ A = Vital – the most valuable things you could accomplish today ∗ B = Important – could wait if necessary ∗ C = Would be nice to get done, but won’t lose value if postponed

∗ Give a numerical value to each item on the

Prioritized Daily Task List ∗ A1, A2, A3, B1, B2, B3, C1, C2, C3, etc. ∗ Tackle tasks which have greatest value first to gain inner peace, reduce

stress

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Making Your Prioritized Daily Task List

Excuse - We think we’re going to get more of it

We think that we can save it somehow

Truth – We have all the time there is

Excuse – I don’t have time Truth – I value some other event more

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2 Fallacies about time

∗ Serve Others Study Successful Leaders Improve Yourself Constantly ∗ Determine what your vision and values in life will be. ∗ Develop personal and professional long term, mid-term, and short term goals based

on your life values. ∗ Spend 15 minutes daily improving yourself professionally by reading a self-help or

professional development book, magazine article or conference session materials. ∗ Avoid negative people/media or other influences. Maintaining a positive attitude will

help you to achieve your goals faster. ∗ Do not listen to or spread gossip. ∗ Associate with people who are where you want to be in life – or are going in that

direction. You become who you associate with. ∗ Develop a strong reason “why” you are in your profession – or change careers and

do what you really enjoy. ∗ Discuss negative or personal issues with your supervisors or those who can provide

help or support – usually not subordinates or peers. ∗ Take every opportunity to learn more about this profession and related areas. ∗ Participate in leisure/recreational activities to keep your mind/body/spirit refreshed. ∗ Remember – ∗ The people you associate with, what you read, and what you listen to will determine

where you’ll be in 5 years.

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Steps to Success

∗ When your daily activities are in concert with your highest priorities in life – you have a credible claim to inner peace

∗ Live a life that states “I was here!” ∗ Kid President - What will you do that will make the

world more awesome?

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Success!

∗ Warren Bird ∗ Recreation Director ∗ Garland Parks, Recreation & Cultural Arts ∗ wbird@garlandtx.gov

We’re Done!

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