Slidedeck supporting the presentation given at ASCD #EMPOWER19

1. WELCOME
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2. @MCUSDSupe

3. Essential Questions
• Does having a better understanding of yourself allow you to be
a better leader and happier person?
• Are you maximizing your use of time to ultimately lead to
increased happiness?

5. My Thesis
Two things will
ultimately define your
success
How well you
understand yourself
How well you use your
time

6. LET’S GET
REAL.

7. Doctor’s Office picture

8. Turn and Talk
If you were in that
situation, focusing on
the concept of time,
what you would be
thinking about in
those five minutes?

10. Time is a finite
resource.
Live a life of
purpose.

11. If you dread Monday and
live for Friday, you are
absolutely doing it wrong.

12. Turn and Talk
How do you get to
know yourself?

13. SELF ASSESSMENT

14. Column Reveal and Context
Column 8 – Perpetual Imbalance

15. Perpetual Imbalance

16. 5 Fs and
2 Ps

17. Five Fs and Two Ps
• F - Faith
• F - Family
• F - Friends
• F - Finance
• F - Fitness
• P - Profession
• P - Personal

18. Work – Life Fit

19. People would be amazed if they asked those
closest to them for their true expectations of them
as a father, mother, spouse, child, etc.. We place
unrealistic expectations on ourselves constantly and
blame others for the pressure we feel.

20. Column Reveal and Context
• Column 1 – Work Avoidant
• Column 2 – People Pleaser
• Column 3 – Prisoner of the Moment
• Column 4 – Checklist Dependent
• Column 5 – Disorganized
• Column 6 – Technology Avoidant
• Column 7 – Self-Serving
• Column 8 – Perpetual Imbalance

24. Symptom vs
Disease

25. Column Reveal and Context
• Column 1 – Work Avoidant
• Column 2 – People Pleaser
• Column 3 – Prisoner of the Moment
• Column 4 – Checklist Dependent
• Column 5 – Disorganized
• Column 6 – Technology Avoidant
• Column 7 – Self-Serving
• Column 8 – Perpetual Imbalance

26. Work Avoidant
Symptom Skill Deficiency
How to treat the symptom Eat the Big Frog First
Solution Hone your Grit

27. Work avoidant people are seldom lazy.
Most often they are skill deficient and
choose to be uncomfortable via not
getting things done compared to being
uncomfortable developing their skills.

28. People Pleaser
Symptom Never Say No
How to treat the symptom Ask for time to make a decision
Solution Remember who you work for

29. If you are allowing yourself to REGULARLY
delegated to horizontally on the organizational
chart you are being taken advantage of – and
the only person benefitting is the person using
you. It DOES NOT benefit the organization.

30. Prisoner of the Moment
Symptom Whoever Gets to you Last Wins
How to treat the symptom Most Important Thing Visual
Solution SYNAPSES FIRING – understand
your brain

31. Checklist Dependent
Symptom You have making a checklist on
your checklist
How to treat the symptom Reduce to 7
Solution If/Then or Time-bound
checklists

32. Disorganized
Symptom Others avoid your personal
space
How to treat the symptom Forced Relocation
Solution Info Triumvirate (Essential,
Occasional, Non-essential)

33. Technology Avoidant
Symptom Paper Calendar
How to treat the symptom Remember the Pencil Problem
Solution Progress Never Stops – “Don’t
bet against email”

34. Self-Serving
Symptom Different, but equal
How to treat the symptom Off load, do not ignore
Solution Control what is necessary, not
what is wanted

35. To truly maximize your time you must first
understand what you truly value. Then, it is
just a process of ensuring your schedules
match your priorities.

36. Progress will not stop.
Time is finite.
Embrace both or you will either be
miserable or live with many regrets.
Or both.

44. @MCUSDSupe