Game Plan Strategies to Thrive in
Turbulent Times
how to create game plan strategies to thrive in any cycle, particularly
during the current economic challenges faced
Karyne Ang
Personal Strategist and Performance Coach
GAMEPLAN Coaching Services

What's your
game plan in life?
Get the ability to think and act differently to produce
new positive results for your life, right now!
growth – achievement – motivation - excellence
Email: karyne@gameplancoaching.com
Website: gameplancoaching.com
P.O. Box 6317, North Ryde, 2113 NSW, Australia
Tel: +61 (0) 422 475 225

Why are we here today and what are we trying
to accomplish?
Success strategies to thrive in turbulent times

Outcomes today
• Cycle-proof tips for businesses and individuals
to thrive in any market
• Use networking to build stronger
relationships, solutions and opportunities
• Stretch and step up in your own performance
to achieve the outcomes you want.
• Surprise bonuses at the end of this talk ....

Goal – what is yours today?
• Write down your key goal for today
• What do you want to achieve

The GFC
• The first truth: we are in the middle of a big
global mess ……
• BUT agreeing to that fact doesn’t really
accomplish anything
• There’s something far more important …..

The 2nd truth
How we choose to respond to those facts.
Our response determines how we get through
tough times ……
1. Deny everything, take no action
2. The End is near! Wait and See…..someone
will make it better
3. Acceptance, decision and Action

Companies that started and thrived in
tough times
• Hyatt Corp. started in Los Angeles in 1957
• FedEx started during the recession in 1973.
• CNN (the Cable News Network) started in 1980, during one of
the biggest recessions in U.S. history.
• Microsoft began in 1975, also during hard economic times.
• Hewlett-Packard (now HP) started in 1939, at the end of the
Great Depression
• Qantas started in humble conditions in the 1920s.

What are you choosing to FOCUS on?
• Problems • Solutions
• Obstacles • Opportunities
• Inaction • Action
• Victims • Responsibility and
• Resignation Refocus accountability
• Fear • Resolution
• Uncertain future • Courage & Confidence
• Failure • Adventure
• Stagnation & decline • Feedback
• Learning and growth

The GFC opportunities for businesses
1. Introduce a new product or service 1. Network
2. Repackage your products and services in a 2. Become a great listener
new way 3. Blog
3. Promote existing products in new ways 4. Write articles for online forums and
4. Use affiliate marketers to sell your journals
products 5. Start a company newsletter
5. Use value propositions to increase sales 6. Advertise with other businesses
6. Use the Law of Reciprocity to your 7. Maximize your marketing dollars and
advantage Increase your marketing budget
7. Start a referral program for your 8. Bring more people to your website
customers
8. Keep in close contact with your customers
9. Do charitable work in your community
10. Use collaborations and affiliations with
other companies
More in my e-report “Recession Busters:
30+ Tips and Resources You can use
Immediately to Thrive in a Recession”

Networking for success
• Always prepare beforehand
• Communicate actively (includes active
listening, eye contact and body language)
• Always follow up

5 Networking top tips
Effective business networking is the linking together of individuals who,
through trust and relationship building, become walking, talking
advertisements for one another.
Tip#1: Hit the town - networking opportunities are
everywhere eg. Clubs, associations, meetings,
seminars, conferences, presentations, breakfast
briefings, lunches, schools, social online media, etc.

5 Networking top tips
Tip#2. Confidence is key - how you dress, speak and
maintain your body language.
Aim to always present a professional, positive image

5 Networking top tips
Tip#3: Communicate authentically - Take an interest
in everyone you meet, remember their name and
really listen to what they have to say.
The best relationships are often built by offering information, ideas,
resources, advice, support and connections without any expectation
of a return.

5 Networking top tips
Tip #4: Small talk – Ask “What” and “How” questions.
“How did you get started in your business?”, “What
else would you want to achieve for your business?

5 Networking top tips
Tip #5: Always follow up

Speed networking with a purpose
• Get into groups of threes – preferably with people
you do not work with or know
• 1 person with a business or work problem
• 2 people will address the opportunity or solution
Maximise your 3 minutes:
Spend less time on the problem,
Spend more time on the
opportunities.

Purposeful Networking: Where’s the opportunity?
So, what is the challenge
you are facing at work / in
Well this is my problem ..... business these days?
How can you help?
Here are some ideas ....
I see an opportunity here ...
What if we tried this ...
Can you create .....

New strategies create new results
“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over
and over again and expecting different results”
Albert Einstein
• What 3 things can I do differently today to
create the results I want?

Boost your performance today
Show up
Play at 100%
Step up!
Who you become depends on what you do about it.
Who are you being today?
What are you doing to manifest that?

3 x 5 cards
• 3 key actions:
On the back of the card:
• I am committed to being
__________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
and taking action so I can have the outcome I want.

Act TODAY
“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for
tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop
questioning.”
“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but
anyone can start today and make a new ending.”
“Today is the first day of the rest of your life”

Before we conclude ....
• Leave your name card with me
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applied it , what outcomes you’ve achieved as a result of the talk

Conclusion
• What you focus on is what you get
• It is important to have your own personal awareness converted into
commitment, decision and action.
• Networking is a useful tool to growth, great relationship building and success
• Develop strategies and action plans to support your professional and personal
development needs.

Ask and you shall receive ...
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Thank you!
Email: karyne@gameplancoaching.com
Website: gameplancoaching.com
P.O. Box 6317, North Ryde, 2113 NSW, Australia
Tel: +61 (0) 422 475 225

What's your
game plan in life?
Get the ability to think and act differently to produce
new positive results for your life, right now!
growth – achievement – motivation - excellence
Email: karyne@gameplancoaching.com
Website: gameplancoaching.com
P.O. Box 6317, North Ryde, 2113 NSW, Australia
Tel: +61 (0) 422 475 225