Recession Proof Your Life:
Make a PLAN and Make It Great!
Phil Gerbyshak
Relationship Geek
http://philgerbyshak.com

Background about Phil

How Can You Make It Great?

Do One New Thing

You’ve got to have a PLAN!

What do you stand for?
P IS FOR PURPOSE

\"Many persons have a wrong
idea of what constitutes true
happiness. It is not attained
through self-gratification but
through fidelity to a worthy
purpose.\"
Helen Keller

YOUR PURPOSE IS YOUR
BRAND

Vision
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lollyknit/417661856/

Values

Purpose Question
• Does this decision fit with my life’s
PURPOSE?

Let’s create your purpose pitch
• Short
• To the point
• What you WANT to be known for

L IS FOR LEARNING

\"ANYONE WHO STOPS
LEARNING IS OLD, WHETHER AT
TWENTY OR EIGHTY. ANYONE
WHO KEEPS LEARNING STAYS
YOUNG.” - HENRY FORD

Pickups and Drop Offs

Learning Questions
• What did I pickup today?
• What did I drop off today?

A is for Attitude

YOUR ATTITUDE IS INFECTIOUS
– IS YOURS WORTH CATCHING?

ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE

Attitude Question
• How can I reframe my thinking about this
situation to make it more positive?

N is for Networking

Network for Others
Feed Your Friendlies

Network for You
Who Knows You?

New Media
Connect with your team, and
your customers

Rules of New Media

Rules
• No silver bullets
– Every candidate and every company uses it
differently
• No control
– Nobody has to use social media

Rules (con’t)
• GOOGLE IS (and diamonds are)
FOREVER!
• There really are NO RULES!
– Anything goes

Google is (and Diamonds are)
Forever!
Gmail
•
Gtalk
•
Google Alerts
•
Google Blog Search
•

Why Should You Care About
New Media?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikecogh/3086805262/

Look Who Uses It
• The Army uses podcasts
• Ford Motor Company uses Twitter
• President Obama has 4.5 MILLION
Facebook friends (as of last night)
• RECRUITERS use it instead of job boards

What do you want to do with
New Media?

Twitter
@philgerb

Facebook
Connect on a personal level

LinkedIn
Build your reputation,
Share your network

Plaxo
Never forget another birthday!

Blogs
• Read ‘em
• Write ‘em
• Share ‘em

#1 Tip for Participating in New
Media
• Show up

Networking Questions
• Who do I need to meet today?
• Who needs to meet me?

Your PLAN
P – Purpose filled life
•
L – Learn as much as you can
•
A – Attitude matters (a LOT!)
•
N – Network with others and let others
•
network with you

Do One New Thing

Connect with Phil
• makeitgreatguy.com
• slackermanager.com
• phil@philgerbyshak.com