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1.
Career Direct Continuous
Professional Development
Life Planning and Success
Stories
Mario Denton (MeCon, MBA, PhD)
Let's network. Tel (w) + 27(0) 82 88 29903.
E-mail address: marden@mweb.co.za
Website: http://www.thestrongmessage.com/

2. Nelson Mandela in his own
words
 "What counts in life is not the mere fact that
we have lived. It is what difference we have
made to the lives of others that determines
the significance of the life we lead." - on the
90th birthday of Walter Sisulu, May 18, 2002
 "On my last day I want to know that those
who remain behind will say: 'The man who
lies here has done his duty for his country
and his people'." - 1999

3. Career Direct ®
Educational
and
Occupational

4. Your Design

5. THE CAREER DIRECT ASSESSMENT +
ACTION PLAN = PROCESS

6. Standing still.........
 Standing still is the
fastest way of
moving backwards
in a rapidly changing
world
 Innovation is the
central issue in
economic prosperity
- Michael Porter

7. Stages in your approach towards
significance
Growth
FULFILLMENT
HIGH
Maintenance
Achievement
Trial
Decline
Exploration
Stagnation
Time

8. DISCOVER
Inquire
What gives live?
Appreciating
DELIVER
DREAM
Implement
What will be?
Implementing
and sustaining
Imagine
What might be?
Envisionary
DESIGN
Innovate
What should be?
Dialogue and cocreating

9. We are picture-oriented
 If our
picture of
current
reality is
brighter and
clearer than
our picture
of the goal
we will stick
with current
reality.

10. Engagement towards disengagement
 1. Fully Engaged
 2. Disappointment
 3. Discouragement
 4. Distance
 5. Disconnect
 6. Discord
 7. Fully Disengaged

11. EQ Heartbeat Conversation

12. Authentic Conversations

13. Gathering information about
myself
 What am I interested in most?
 What am I good at?
 What do I like and dislike?
 What is important to me in life?
 What kind of work environment would be
important to me one day?
 What is my Temperament? Do I like to
work under stress? Specialize or
generalist?
 Pay, work hours, working conditions?

14. Wellness in the workplace
Source: Dr Bruce Wilkinson
1
Physically
Exhausted/Tired
Energetic/Strong
2
Emotionally
Discouraged/Down
Encouraged/Up
3
Mentally
Bored/Discontent
Challenged/Content
4
Spiritually
Depleted/Empty
Growing/Full
5
Geographically
Distant/Alone
Near/Together
6
Relationally
Alienated/Cold
Close/Warm
7
Internally
Hopeless/Sad
Hopeful/Happy
8
Personally
Insecure/Unsure
Secure/Confident
9
Secretly
Bitter/Angry
Forgiving/Accepting
10
Deeply
Wounded/Hurt
Appreciated/Love

15. Requirements for change in
excuses
Clear
vision
+
Actionable
+
goals
=
CHANGE
Pressure
for
change

16. R equirements for
change in excuses
+
Actionable
goals
(Continued)
Pressure
+ for
change
=
PLODDIN

17. R equirements for
change
(Continued)
Clear
Pressure
+ for
change
+
vision
=
MARKING TIME

18. R equirements for
change
(Continued)
Clear
vision
+
Actionable
+
goals
=
DUST GATHERING

19. Unfolding strategy
Stop
Let go
What are the
things that you
need to
Initiate
Maintain

21. Make a
difference
wherever
you go?
Be significant –stand
out.
Mario Denton