The document discusses embracing change and provides advice on how to do so. It recommends knowing yourself by understanding your behavior and reactions, and capitalizing on your strengths. It defines strengths as talents you demonstrate in all aspects of life and advises discovering your strengths by reflecting on energizing activities. Finally, it suggests communicating your strengths, vision, skills, knowledge, and experience to determine your next steps for success and overcome distractions.

1. Change is Inevitable – Embrace the Opportunity Christy Miller www.seattlejobs.org Mobile Mania – Show me the Money

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8. Know Yourself Understand yourself & how your behavior impacts others Understand your reactions to others Capitalize on what you do well Have a positive attitude about yourself Know how to adapt your behavior Know how to maximize your strengths

9. Strengths What are strengths? How can I capitalize on mine?

10. What are Strengths? “ Strengths are rock-solid, undeniable talents that you demonstrate in every aspect of your life.” Marcus Buckingham Now, Discover Your Strengths

11. What are Strengths? “ Strengths are the lan guage of emotion . If you say an activity makes you feel strong, nobody can say ‘no you don’t! ’ ” Marcus Buckingham Go, Put Your Strengths to Work

12. Determining Your Strengths? Which activities energize you? When do you feel “In the zone”? What is it about the specific activity? Break it down like you’re discovering plutonium

13. Communicate Your Strengths Your DNA Combine with you knowledge, skills & accomplishments Add the ‘Feel Good Factor’ Swizzle gently

14. Communicate Your Vision “Here’s what I can do for you…” Create a compelling image Provide value Make the link

15. Create Your Vision Include your… Skills Knowledge Experience

16. Your Skills Technical Interpersonal Communication Survival Grace

17. Your Knowledge Head-down worker bee Leader Trainer Facilitator Process

18. Your Experience One field – Diverse fields Diverse companies – One company Worker – Leader Subject Matter Expert

19. Success Know what it will look like Know what value you provide Determine your next step

20. Distractions Excuses & Nay Sayers The Pay Cut My Age No Energy No Support Playing Small Conflicting Priorities

21. Playing Small “ Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightening about shrinking so that other people won't feel unsure around you.” Marianne Williamson Our Deepest Fear

22. My Advice – Embrace Change By… Knowing Yourself Knowing your Strengths Creating your Vision Writing it down Believing

23. Thank you I wish you the greatest success! [email_address]