CS204 Professional Presence Dr. Patricia Mace-Leonard Unit 9 Life Long Strategies: Reflection and Implementation WHAT’S WRONG? I keep trying to stick to a budget, but I keep failing, but when I actually put it to work. something always comes up and I can’t stick to it. What to consider when planning a budget: Know why you are budgeting. The reason for budgeting is to help you spend less than you earn. Have a specific, concrete long term goal in mind. Be realistic. Don’t be afraid to adjust, even radically. Categories that give a detailed picture of exactly what you spend your money on: Housing (utilities, rent, furniture) Transportation (gas, public) Taxes (work, home, personal business) Debt (loans, credit cards) Entertainment (movies, music, hobbies, going out) Personal (food, clothes, health, holiday) Insurance (home, car, health) Unexpected Costs: Non-routine (gifts bought for other people at Christmas or birthday) Maintenance costs (cars, house) Unexpected sicknesses (medical, doctor, hospital) What employers actually mean when the say, “BA required, MA preferred”. Investing in your own personal knowledge and capabilities always provides the best returns. Kickstart the Learning Process: Sources of Information: Read one professional, business, or how-to book related to your chosen field per week. Write one blog post each week Find a Mentor Trade Organizations Trade Shows & Conferences Face-to-Face Networking Benefits of Keeping Up-to-Date Make better decisions, spot threats & opportunities, which will give you a competitive edge Keeping up-to-date in your industry is key for building expert power Alerts you to changes that you need to think about IS a workshop one of the best investments you can make in your career? Why or Why not? Incredibly simple way to open up your career development to a wide, but qualified, group of people. Need to hear things, see things, and then test them out before they really stick.  You make a one-time payment to get a jam-packed day of one-on-one attention while being exposed to tons of new information and perspectives while you learn, so you can hone your knowledge on the spot. Improve Yourself Every Chance You Get One group seems to be constantly bored, idling away their days and waiting for life to come to them. Other group does the opposite – they’re constantly busy, feel like there aren’t enough hours in the day, and are out there chasing life. Improve your knowledge Ideas are incredibly valuable and grow more valuable every day as society moves in a direction where creativity is rewarded Knowledge is the base upon which creativity is built Exposure to new ideas, new angles, and life experiences What are transferable skills? Transferable Skills Communication skills Time management skills Creativity Leadership Improve your personal nature Knowing who you are – your strengths, your weaknesses, your joys, your sadness's – makes it a.

1. CS204
Professional Presence
Dr. Patricia Mace-Leonard
Unit 9
Life Long Strategies: Reflection and Implementation
WHAT’S WRONG?
I keep trying to stick to a budget, but I keep failing, but when I
actually put it to work. something always comes up and I can’t
stick to it.
What to consider when planning a budget:
Know why you are budgeting.
The reason for budgeting is to help you spend less than you
earn.
Have a specific, concrete long term goal in mind.
Be realistic.
Don’t be afraid to adjust, even radically.
Categories that give a detailed picture of exactly what you

2. spend your money on:
Housing (utilities, rent, furniture)
Transportation (gas, public)
Taxes (work, home, personal business)
Debt (loans, credit cards)
Entertainment (movies, music, hobbies, going out)
Personal (food, clothes, health, holiday)
Insurance (home, car, health)
Unexpected Costs:
Non-routine (gifts bought for other people at Christmas or
birthday)
Maintenance costs (cars, house)
Unexpected sicknesses (medical, doctor, hospital)
What employers actually mean when the say, “BA required, MA
preferred”.
Investing in your own personal knowledge and capabilities
always provides the best returns.
Kickstart the Learning Process:
Sources of Information:
Read one professional, business, or how-to book related to your
chosen field per week.

3. Write one blog post each week
Find a Mentor
Trade Organizations
Trade Shows & Conferences
Face-to-Face Networking
Benefits of Keeping Up-to-Date
Make better decisions, spot threats & opportunities, which will
give you a competitive edge
Keeping up-to-date in your industry is key for building expert
power
Alerts you to changes that you need to think about
IS a workshop one of the best investments you can make in
your career? Why or Why not?
Incredibly simple way to open up your career development to a
wide, but qualified, group of people.
Need to hear things, see things, and then test them out before
they really stick.

4. You make a one-time payment to get a jam-packed day of one-
on-one attention while being exposed to tons of new
information and perspectives while you learn, so you can hone
your knowledge on the spot.
Improve Yourself Every Chance You Get
One group seems to be constantly bored, idling away their days
and waiting for life to come to them.
Other group does the opposite – they’re constantly busy, feel
like there aren’t enough hours in the day, and are out there
chasing life.
Improve your knowledge
Ideas are incredibly valuable and grow more valuable every day
as society moves in a direction where creativity is rewarded
Knowledge is the base upon which creativity is built
Exposure to new ideas, new angles, and life experiences
What are transferable skills?
Transferable Skills
Communication skills
Time management skills
Creativity

5. Leadership
Improve your personal nature
Knowing who you are – your strengths, your weaknesses, your
joys, your sadness's – makes it a lot easier to navigate the
minefield of life which help you as a person and in your career
Key Points
It’s important to stay on top of industry news & trends ---you’ll
build your expertise, you’ll command the respect of your team,
& you’ll be better placed to identify & exploit opportunities.
Look for industry magazines & reputable blogs. Use social
networking sites Like Twitter & Linkedln to find industry
leaders, & attend conferences & trade shows to make contacts &
find out what’s happening.
Assignment Instructions
You will create a PowerPoint presentation which will be
comprised of seven slides. That will cover the areas listed
below. Be sure to explain how you look at:
Cover page that includes assignment title, your name, course,
section number, and date
Lifelong professionalism and how you will maintain your image
Short-term goals (following the SMART method) and how you
will develop a plan to meet them
Long-term goals (following the SMART method) and how you
will develop a plan to meet them
Education plans to maintain your marketability
Budgeting plan to cover education and career marketability
needs
Reference Slide

6. Assignment Format
PowerPoint Presentation with five slides
Notes for the content slides (Slides 2 through 6) should include
speaker notes at the bottom of the slide
Brief points should be included on the slide and detailed
explanations for each point should be shared in the speaker
notes of the slide
Identify the source of any pictures you use
Save the PowerPoint in .ppt format and submit it into the Unit 9
Dropbox.
Assignments
Reading
Discussion Board
Learning Activity
Assignment
GOALS
Shawnreco Washington
CS204 Professional Presence
Kaplan University School of Business

7. Prof. Patricia Mace-Leonard
Introduction
A goal is a personal commitment to achieve something
Goals act as roadmaps to the future in terms of what a person
intends to achieve
Goals provide a specific road map which should guide people to
achieve
They provide the direction where a person should move
Types of goals
Goals can be either;
Short term
Medium term

8. Long term
Short term goals could relate to those that should be achieved
within a shorter time like getting a degree while long term goals
could be getting married
Smart Goals
Goals should be smart in the sense that they must be;
Specific in order for them to be easily executed
Measurable for easy evaluation
Attainable so that one does not get frustrated as he or she
pursues them
Relialistic –They should make sense (Peter 2009)
Timely –to be achieved within a time line

9. Short term goals
Short term goals are those which would take a shorter time
They can be achieved quickly
They can be easily executed because they do not require much
time and efforts
They can act as supporters of the long term goals
Long term goals
Long term goals take longer time to achieve
They can be made of short term goals which have been
successful been followed
An example of a long term goal is building a successful career
(Daniel 2009)
Others could be loosing weight or starting a family
They require much time and efforts

10. Education goals
Education goals can be both long term and short term
The short term part of education goals is passing exams
The long term part is graduating from university and building a
career
These goals are defined by the duration in schools
Resources
The resources that are required include time, money and health
The budget include school fees and time for reading
The cost of books and boarding depending on where education
will take place is crucial (Miriam 2009)
There is also need to invest in career guidance for marketability

11. Conclusions
All goals can be achieved so long as there focus and
determination
All goals must be SMART
Goals should be well defined
It requires the same amount of energy to be successful as it does
to be unsuccessful.
One needs goals in order to succeed.
References
Peter, M.(2009). Introduction to goal setting. Oxford: Oxford
University Press
Daniel, P.(2009). How to set smart goals. Chicago: CP
Miriam, L.(2009). Why goals are important. New York:
Macmillan