5 laws to live by in your it career
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This presentation is an adaptation of John C. Maxwell's book and turned into advice for advancing your IT career.
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- 1. Five Laws to live by in our world of Technology Staying Relevant As Your Career Matures
- 2. Luigi Danakos (@NerdBlurt), vExpert Principal at Blurt Media Group
- 3. Ever Feel Like These Guys?
- 4. Then and Now….It’s about Growth
- 5. The Law Of Intentionality “Growth doesn’t just happen” -John C. Maxwell
- 7. Growth compounds & accelerates the more you are intentional about it.
- 8. Growth Gaps Assumption The knowledge The timing The mistake The inspiration The comparison The expectation The perfection
- 9. Face the fear factors Failure Trading security for the unknown Overextended financially What others will say or think Success will alienate peers
- 10. Applying the Law of Intentionality Identify the gap that has prevented you from growing? Setup time for Personal growth Start now
- 11. The Law Of Curiosity “Growth is stimulated by asking why” -John C. Maxwell
- 13. Why don't people ask why?
- 14. How to Cultivate Curiosity Believe you can be curious Have a beginners mindset Stop looking for the right answer Partake in the fruit of failure
- 15. Applying the Law of Curiosity Get out of the Box Learn something new everyday Make a list of people you spend time with Be okay looking foolish
- 16. The Law Of Pain “Good management of bad experiences leads to great growth” -John C. Maxwell
- 18. Let discomfort to be the catalyst for growth
- 19. Surviving the Pain Everybody has bad experiences Make bad experiences positive Embrace the value Choose Positive life stance
- 20. Applying the Law of Pain Assess your Attitude to pain Use bad experiences as a springboard Embrace positivity Ignore the noise
- 21. The Law Of The Mirror “You must see value in yourself to add value to yourself” -John C. Maxwell
- 23. If you believe you are worthless then you will never add value to yourself
- 24. How to build your self image Stop comparing yourself to others Embrace a positive vision Take Responsibility for yourself Practice a small discipline daily Move Beyond your limiting beliefs
- 25. Applying the Law of The Mirror Make list of your best personal qualities Decide the ONE word that best describes you Be aware of how you talk to yourself Add value to others
- 26. The Law Of Tradeoffs “You have to give up to grow up” -John C. Maxwell
- 28. When you want something you have never had you must do something you never have to get it
- 29. I am willing to give up Financial security today for potential tomorrow Immediate gratification for personal growth Fast life for the good life Security for significance Addition for multiplication
- 30. Applying the Law of Trade Offs Know what you are NOT willing to give up Write your own personal list of tradeoff principles Identify what trade you need to make RIGHT now
- 31. 5 Laws Recap Law Intentionality Curiosity The Mirror Tradeoffs Pain Action Focus and Start now Ask the questions Tell yourself you got this Know what you are not willing to tradeoff Embrace it and stay positive
- 32. Thank You Twitter: @NerdBlurt LinkedIn: Luigi Danakos Blog: http://blurt-this.com
Editor's Notes
- Survery Audience Who’s been in IT for under 3 years, more than 5, over 10, dog’s age Cover Luigi’s current job searching, Colotti’s 6 months ago, etc. Feel
- I like to think our professional careers are much like drinking in college. You start by drinking what is cheap and readily available but as the years progress you go from drinking that cheap beer to a fine whiskey . After his story we can go into the laws, this just came to us while brainstorming.
- The journey must be intentional or you will not succeed. By this I mean you have to want to grow personally and professionally, it is the major milestone and honestly the biggest step. You need that intentionality to drive to learn more and this is the first law before any other law can be brought into the mix.
- Audience Where do you want to go? Pregnant pause What is the furtherst you can see yourself going?
- There are many factors that are going to get in our way as we try different things Growth Gap Traps that prevent you from reaching your potential: The knowledge gap - you don't know HOW to grow, the school of hard knox is random, it's better to create a plan The timing gap - it's not the right time to begin. The law of dimension intent, the longer you wait to do something you should do now the greater the odds you never actually do it. The mistake gap - I'm afraid of making mistakes. What would you attempt to do if you knew you would not fail. Expect to make mistakes every day The perfection Gap - I have to find the best way before I start. If you want to see more, then get moving! The inspiration gap - I don't feel like doing it. Just do it, I just can't get myself motivated. Motivation is not going to strike you. It's not something else anyone can bestoy on you. Forget it, just do it! Do it without motivation, and after you start doing it, then motivation helps you KEEP doing it. Whatever it is you know you should do, just go and do it. The comparison gap - Others are better than I am. The expectation gap - I thought it would be easier than this. Preparation + attitude + opportunity + action = Luck. You can always change your direction overnight. Making the transition
- Fear of change will kill you (Who moved my cheese) Ask audience who is afraid of change. Do you embrace change or do you run from it? It’s how you respond to change both initially and afterwards Bezos….you will code to a common API or you will be fired… Fight, Flight, or Freeze….
- You are all sitting here wondering how can you apply the law of intentionality, It starts now, first and foremost identify that fear that has been holding you back, once you do that schedule time, stop making excuses and set the time up. Luigi – I relate to this, I have been “working” on a couple certifications for years and honestly the inspiration gap has been my weight holding me down. Something Cody Bunch credits me saying to him one day was to take both feet, put them together and jump, just jump into what you want to do. That is why I am doing my own business now. Chris how have you applied this law? Chris – Short story of how he relates to the Law or an example
- Never stop asking why
- Continue to be curious and cultivate curiosity. It's the key to being a life long learner. This people possess a thirst for knowledge. Continually ask why. It's the primary catalyst for self motivated learning.it helps a person to think and expand possibilities beyond the ordinary. It leads to discovery and beyond the ordinary. Cross bridges in your imagination before anyone else has.
- Are they mentally lazy? Does life become so routine? Can those people wake up their minds and become more curious?
- We all understand dealing with physical pain. You have to wait for healing process to complete….you can manage it differently with help from dr’s or medication Managing pain in work is different..
- Everyone has a pain file. We all have our share of negatives and bad experiences. Pain of bad health, pain of hard decisions, pain of experience, Pain of financial loss, Pain of relationship losses (losing friends that do not want to grow), Pain of not being #1, The pain of traveling, The pain of responsibility - Let discomfort to be the catalyst for growth
- The Bob’s, we all know them, some of us have encountered them….talk about layoffs, work force reduction, group re-orgs Survey….Who has been part of a re-org, layoff, or reductions? How do you respond to bad experiences? Every problem introduces a person to themselves. We get to know ourselves a little better when we encounter bad experiences. Pain prompts us to face who we are. What we do what that defines who we become.
- You can become stronger if you manage bad experiences well. How people face their problems is what separates those that thrive from those that survive.
- You need to believe you are worth the effort to yourself. You need to cultivate the seeds of success within you. Always add value to people. People fail due to low self esteem. They don't believe in themselves that they can blossom.
- You need to believe you are worth the effort to yourself. You need to cultivate the seeds of success within you. Always add value to people. People fail due to low self esteem. They don't believe in themselves that they can blossom.
- You need to believe you are worth the effort to yourself. You need to cultivate the seeds of success within you. Always add value to people. People fail due to low self esteem. They don't believe in themselves that they can blossom. Celebrate the small wins….testing something new, trying a new technology Story or example for small wins….for jobs, just getting the interview maybe? We’re onto “Whoever” Certifications, process, elaborate on processes Summarize that each battle wins the war even if you loose some along the way
- If you believe you are worthless then you will never add value to yourself. Your desire will be limited by the lid on your potential. If your desire is a 10 but your esteem is a 5 you will never perform at a 10. The value we place on ourselves is usually the value others place on us. Be more concerned with what you think of yourself. If you put a small value on yourself the world will not raise the price
- Life has may intersections to go up or down. we can exchange something we have for something we don't. Tradeoffs are available to us throughout life. Everyone makes trades throughout life. Successful people make good tradeoffs. When you stop making good tradeoffs you will hit a dead end. See tradeoffs for opportunities for growth. Too often we make life more difficult due to bad choices or lack of a choice due to fear. You don't always get what you want but you always get what you choose. People cling to the same thing for fear of something worse You need to let go of certain things to grow. Are you willing to give up salary, security, friends, this things that will take you closer to your potential?
- Would you give up your body for the TD? Need example for this for industry is a complete shift. Colotti going from cloud to Storage….. I am willing to give up financial security today for potential tomorrow. - Can you pursue what you think is a major opportunity even if it means a pay cut. I am willing to give up immediate gratification for personal growth. - I am willing to give up the fast life for the good life. - The good life is living in the place you belong with the people you love. Do what you do best, drop the rest. get control of your calendar. Do what you love. Work with people you like. I am willing to give up security for significance - The significant thing is making a difference. What have you given in your life to accomplish. Create opportunities to help other become who they really are I am willing to give up addition for multiplication. - What can I do WITH others, instead of FOR others. Partner with others.
- Would you give up your body for the TD? Need example for this for industry is a complete shift. Colotti going from cloud to Storage….. I am willing to give up financial security today for potential tomorrow. - Can you pursue what you think is a major opportunity even if it means a pay cut. I am willing to give up immediate gratification for personal growth. - I am willing to give up the fast life for the good life. - The good life is living in the place you belong with the people you love. Do what you do best, drop the rest. get control of your calendar. Do what you love. Work with people you like. I am willing to give up security for significance - The significant thing is making a difference. What have you given in your life to accomplish. Create opportunities to help other become who they really are I am willing to give up addition for multiplication. - What can I do WITH others, instead of FOR others. Partner with others.
- Would you give up your body for the TD? Need example for this for industry is a complete shift. Colotti going from cloud to Storage….. I am willing to give up financial security today for potential tomorrow. - Can you pursue what you think is a major opportunity even if it means a pay cut. I am willing to give up immediate gratification for personal growth. - I am willing to give up the fast life for the good life. - The good life is living in the place you belong with the people you love. Do what you do best, drop the rest. get control of your calendar. Do what you love. Work with people you like. I am willing to give up security for significance - The significant thing is making a difference. What have you given in your life to accomplish. Create opportunities to help other become who they really are I am willing to give up addition for multiplication. - What can I do WITH others, instead of FOR others. Partner with others.
- Never Say Never