7 Steps in the Career and Life Planning Cycle


This presentation by Helen Alm, a principal consultant at Helen Elizabeth Seminars and Coaching, outlines the 7 steps involved in the career and life planning cycle. Alm covers
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Slide17 Steps in the Career and Life Planning Cycle 7 Steps in the Career and Life Planning Cycle Presented By Helen Alm Presented By Helen Alm Principal Consultant Principal Consultant Helen Elizabeth Seminars and Coaching Helen Elizabeth Seminars and Coaching © 2004 Helen Alm © 2004 Helen Alm
Slide2Session Starter: 5 Lives Exercise Session Starter: 5 Lives Exercise If you could have 5 other “lives” what would they be? If you could have 5 other “lives” what would they be? You can be anyone or anything! Real or imaginary… past, present or future! You can be anyone or anything! Real or imaginary… past, present or future! 5 minutes.. write them down then share with the person next to you 5 minutes.. write them down then share with the person next to you
Slide31.Whoare you? 2. What do you have to offer? 3. What do you Want? 4. Create a VISION 5. Believe in yourself! 6. Take Action! 7. Celebrate your successes!
Slide4Step 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?
Slide5Values Clarification Exercise Values Clarification Exercise Spend the next 5 minutes completing the values clarification exercise Spend the next 5 minutes completing the values clarification exercise
Slide6What are the many roles you play in your life? How do you define yourself? Explore all aspects of your life: work, family, relationships, friends, recreation etc What are the many roles you play in your life? How do you define yourself? Explore all aspects of your life: work, family, relationships, friends, recreation etc What are the Key Content Areas of Your Life? What are the Key Content Areas of Your Life? What is your Career Orientation? What is your Career Orientation? Step 1: Who are you? Step 1: Who are you?
Slide7 Exercise: Career Orientation Questionnaire Exercise: Career Orientation Questionnaire Spend the next 10 minutes completing the career orientation questionnaire Spend the next 10 minutes completing the career orientation questionnaire
Slide8What is your Career Orientation? What is your Career Orientation? “Getting Ahead” “Getting Ahead” Interested in promotional status, personal achievement, above all else - visibly successful Interested in promotional status, personal achievement, above all else - visibly successful “Getting Secure” “Getting Secure” Satisfaction is provided by solid contribution, stability, predicability, recognition, a sense of place and role in company Satisfaction is provided by solid contribution, stability, predicability, recognition, a sense of place and role in company
Slide9What is your Career Orientation? What is your Career Orientation? “ Getting Free” “ Getting Free” Seeks autonomy, personal control. Often related to entrepreneurial companies OR likes to run own business Seeks autonomy, personal control. Often related to entrepreneurial companies OR likes to run own business “Getting High” “Getting High” Thrives on interesting and exciting work. Finds work and adventure, delights in risk. Thrives on interesting and exciting work. Finds work and adventure, delights in risk.
Slide10What is your Career Orientation? What is your Career Orientation? “Getting Balanced” “Getting Balanced” Seeks to balance career, self development and relationships with others. Can be an orientation that emerges at different times in our lives eg in mid career phases Seeks to balance career, self development and relationships with others. Can be an orientation that emerges at different times in our lives eg in mid career phases
Slide11Step 2: What do you have to offer? Step 2: What do you have to offer? Self Assessment of Job Content skills Self Assessment of Job Content skills Self Assessment of transferable skills Self Assessment of transferable skills Skills associated with the other roles you play in your life Skills associated with the other roles you play in your life Get feedback from other people (who will be honest with you) about what they see as skills and qualities Get feedback from other people (who will be honest with you) about what they see as skills and qualities Self assessment of your achievements to date: most satisfying/least satisfying Self assessment of your achievements to date: most satisfying/least satisfying What are your personality strengths/qualities and weaknesses What are your personality strengths/qualities and weaknesses
Slide12Step 3: What do you really want? Step 3: What do you really 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 “soul sing”? What is/are your passion/s? What are things that make your “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 your life Identify what you want in each of your Key Content Areas of your life
Slide13What if you don’t know what you want? What if you don’t know what you want? Explore new things.. Try and do something new everyday Explore new things.. Try and do something new everyday Have an “intention” that what you want will become clear to you Have 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 you want to “be” when you grew up? What did you love doing as a child? When you were a child, what did you want to “be” when you grew up? 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? 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? If you could only go to one section of the bookstore or library what would that be? If you could only go to one section of the bookstore or library what would that be?
Slide14“When you know what you want the rest follows. Don’t just drift into something because it offers security, security is never worth a damn. We are meant to live and to live means living dangerously. Half on the edge of trouble. Half on the edge of achievement.” “ When you know what you want the rest follows. Don’t just drift into something because it offers security, security is never worth a damn. We are meant to live and to live means living dangerously. Half on the edge of trouble. Half on the edge of achievement.” Ralph Hammond Innes in The Strode Venturer Ralph Hammond Innes in The Strode Venturer
Slide15“I want” exercise “I want” exercise Spend 5 minutes completing the “I want” chart.. Write down your “wants” in all areas of your life. Spend 5 minutes completing the “I want” chart.. Write down your “wants” in all areas of your life. Dare to dream! You don’t have to share this with any one!! Dare to dream! You don’t have to share this with any one!!
Slide16Step 4: Create a Vision of the Career and Life you Want Step 4: Create a Vision of the Career and Life you Want Write out your personal vision of your perfect career and life Write out your personal vision of your perfect career and life Visualise Visualise Make a collage Make a collage Believe that it is possible! Believe that it is possible! Develop an “abundant” mindset Develop an “abundant” mindset
Slide17Step 5: Believe in Yourself! Step 5: Believe in Yourself! Remember that you have everything you need to succeed! Say to yourself “I have the power, the presence and the possibility!” Remember that you have everything you need to succeed! Say to yourself “I have the power, the presence and the possibility!” “Doubt the doubt”! “Doubt the doubt”! Get a coach or mentor who can support you Get 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 will be negative or not supportive Don’t share your thoughts, dreams, plans with those who will be negative or not supportive
Slide18Thoughts,Thoughts, self talk self talk Feelings Feelings actions actions
Slide19Step 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 steps Break down the “BIG GOALS” into small steps Do your research Do your research Talk/interview people who have the job or the life that you think you want, ask specific questions. Learn from their experience Talk/interview people who have the job or the life that you think you want, ask specific questions. Learn from their experience 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
Slide20 Step 7: Acknowledge and Celebrate your Successes! Step 7: Acknowledge and 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 times Every 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 still Take time to be still Enjoy the journey! Enjoy the journey!
Slide211.Whoare you? 2. What do you have to offer? 3. What do you Want? 4. Create a VISION 5. Believe in yourself! 6. Take Action! 7. Celebrate your successes!
Slide22Take 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 to do it! Write down one thing you are going to do and when you are going to do it! © 2004 Helen Alm © 2004 Helen Alm