Learn about, generating your own specific goals, making those sacrifices, changing weaknesses into strengths, commitment to self discipline, the courage to succeed and internal coaching

1. YOUR LEARNING EXPECTATIONS
List down three (3) of
your personal
Learning Expectations
for this course.

2. EFFECTIVE LEARNING PROCESS
• READ 10%
• LISTEN 20%
• SEE 30%
• LISTEN + SEE 50%
• LISTEN + SEE + SPEAK
70%
• READ + LISTEN + SEE +
SPEAK 100%

3. MODULE 1
GENERATING YOUR
OWN SPECIFIC
GOALS

4. CREATING VISION &
ESTABLISHING GOALS

5. VISIONING
“One of the most
important things to
do in life in the
preparation stage is
to VISUALISE things
in your mind.”
Mayor Rudolf Giuliani.

6. VISIONING vs PLANNING
Proactive plan for
the future
It is a view of the
future that everyone
can believe in
Process that
provides specific
direction and
meaning to the day-
to-day activities
Places vision into
motion

7. YOUR VISION STATEMENT
• Says what you want
out of life
• Define the person you
are
• Details principles and
beliefs
• Gives you the power
to create and design
your life around your
personal values.

8. WHY HAVE A VISION STATEMENT
Gives direction to
your life.
Live with a purpose.
Creates positive
vision of your future.
Allows you to live to
the fullest potential.

9. How to write your
vision statement.
1. What are 3 things that make you happy?
2. What are the 3 things you are committed to
your life?
3. What are the 5 things you are doing right
now to use your full potential?

10. Writing the Vision Statement - cont.
4. Write down your 3 most important roles as a
– friend, employee, and in your family.
5. Write down 5 things that make you special in
each of these roles.
6. List 10 of your strengths.

11. Writing the Vision Statement - cont.
7. List 5 things you would like to do to make a
difference in the world.
8. Summarize your 5 life guiding principles or
values.

12. Putting It All Together
Write the 1st
paragraph on your life guiding
principle to define who you are.
Continue this statement, “The five things I
would like to do to make a difference to
myself and the world are……”

13. What about your
organisation’s vision?
Write down CCM’s
vision and mission
statement.
How is it different
from yours?

14. GOAL STATEMENTS 5 RULES
1. Make sure the goal
is something you
really want.
2. Always write the
goal in a positive
manner.

15. GOAL STATEMENTS 5 RULES cont.
4. Be specific about
your goal.
5. Place a time frame
on your goals.
6. Make the goal
statement
measurable.

16. GOAL STATEMENTS
• Provide us with
motivation, energy,
and enthusiasm.
• Keep us on track.
• Ensure greater
success.
• Build confidence.

17. In Summary
• You have to have a
plan for success.
• It starts with a vision.
• You get the vision by
reaching each goal.
• You reach goals by
hardwork, dedication,
and perseverance.

18. SELF CONTROL THROUGH INNER
STRENGTH AND CONFIDENCE
Self-confidence –
freedom from doubt,
faith in yourself and
your abilities, self-
esteem, and the
inner conviction that
you can go through
any task or action.

19. Inner Strength and Confidence –
cont.
Developing self-
confidence is a must.
Develop
concentration power,
will power and self-
discipline.

20. Inner Strength and Confidence –
cont.
Developing self-
confidence by doing.
• Small things in your
day-to-day life that
strengthen it

21. Inner Strength and Confidence –
cont.
• Making small
decisions about any
matter and follow up
• Overcoming laziness
(procrastination)
• Talk to someone

22. Inner Strength and Confidence –
cont.
Self-confidence is
affected by the way
you think and believe
people see you.
If you have low self
esteem you would
probably believe and
feel they don’t have a
high opinion of you,
which will undermine
your self-confidence.

23. Inner Strength and Confidence –
cont.
You see, its all in your
mind, so why not
believe and expect
people to treat and
respect you?

24. Inner Strength and Confidence –
cont.
If you feel and
visualize yourself as
lacking self-
confidence you’ll
behave accordingly,
and people will treat
you accordingly.

25. Inner Strength and Confidence –
cont.
If you see yourself in
your mind’s eye as
strong and assertive,
you would broadcast
this attitude to the
people you meet, who
would sense your inner
strength and treat you
accordingly.

26. Inner Strength and Confidence –
cont.
Develop self-
confidence
suggestions
• Wear clothes that
feel comfortable
• Keep your back
straight
• Speak up, more
decisive

27. Inner Strength and Confidence –
cont.
• Work up, walk, or
engage in any kind of
sports
• Become an expert in
something you like
• Never procrastinate

28. Inner Strength and Confidence –
cont.
• Don’t be shy to
compliment people.
• Focus on what you’re
doing.

29. Inner Strength and Confidence –
cont.
Self-esteem, inner
strength and self-
confidence are
interrelated. By
developing one of
them you strengthen
and develop the
other.

30. EMPOWERING YOURSELF
THROUGH SELF DISCIPLINE
Is not negative
restraint but rather
positive life
management.
Self-discipline is
having a focus
broader than self-
indulgence.

31. EMPOWERING YOURSELF
THROUGH SELF DISCIPLINE cont
It brings selfish
desires under control
in order to achieve a
greater end.

32. Self-Discipline
• Maintaining a personal budget is an
excellent example of self-discipline.
• Self-discipline involves self-government:
keeping one’s internal faculties in proper
relationship.
• Demonstrating uncomplaining endurance
under distress.
• How is self-discipline demonstrated in the
classroom?

33. Foundation of Self-Discipline
The foundation of self-discipline is the
ability to control one’s thoughts, actions,
attitudes, and feelings.
A wise person recognizes when a temptation
is too strong to resist and turns away from it.

34. Self-Discipline
• Is not negative restraint but rather positive
life management. Self-discipline is having
a focus broader than self-indulgence. It
brings selfish desires under control in
order to achieve a greater end.
• Self-Discipline is accepting the opportunity to
restrain yourself.

35. Self-Discipline Definition
• Thinking about your words and actions, and
then making choices that are right for you and
others.
• I show Self-Discipline when I accept that
things do not always go my way.

36. Focus
Look Beyond Self
Self-Discipline is the
opposite of self
indulgence.

37. Self-Discipline Words
• Self-control Firmness
• Soundness Discipline
• Stability Composure
• Patience
• Willpower
• Poise
• Restraint

38. Self-Discipline Quotes
“We become just by the practice of just
actions, self-controlled by exercising self
control, and courageous by performing
acts of courage.”
-Aristotle

39. Empowering Yourself
Focus Questions
–How can you devote more time to the
people and activities that matter most to
you?
–Do you find yourself procrastinating, even
on projects that mean a great deal to you?

40. Empowering Yourself
Focus Questions - cont
–How can you keep taking purposeful actions
even when you don’t feel like it? In which
life roles do you feel most confident?
–In which do you experience self-doubt?
–What can you do to increase your overall
confidence?

41. MODULE 2
MAKING THOSE
SACRIFICES

42. Do you believe you can achieve?
• We need to learn how to dream.
• Keep the dream alive, reach your goals
• Some people don’t decide or have a vision of
what they want out of life. NO GOALS!!
• People with goals can see what they
eventually want to achieve and they can see
just how to get there.

43. Individual Assignment:
• Write a list of the goals you think would be
important and worthwhile for you to
accomplish. (a dream list)
• Now have them look at their list and ask
themselves the following questions:

44. Individual Assignment: cont.
• Does it fit your values?
• Is it realistic?
• Is it flexible?
• Does it fit in with your other goals?
• Will the rewards be worth what you put
in to it?
• Is it what you want?

45. There are three types of people
• Ones that make things happen
• Those that let it happen
• And the ones that don’t know what
happened.
Which one are you going to be?

46. Seven life goals
Family
Social
Educational
Religious
Achievement/recognition
Career
Health

47. What is Hard work?
Hard work involves commitment,
involvement and seriousness
Working hard also means working honestly.
The harder you work, the luckier you get.
The only failure is not trying.

48. Work smart vs Work Hard
Smart work - through brain and mind
(Accomplishes the same goal as hard work
but with less sweat).
Hard work - through physical (involves lot of
strain and stress).

49. Work Hard & Work Smart
• Work Hard + Work Smart = Wealth and
Success

50. PASSION FOR STRONG
WORK ETHICS
Build A Strategy-
Supportive
Corporate Culture
.

51. What Makes Up
Strong Work Ethics.
• Core values and
business principles
of executives
• Ethical standards
• Patterns of “how we
do things around
here”

52. What Makes Up
Strong Work Ethics. - cont
• Approach to people
management
• Internal politics
• Traditions

53. Instill High Work Ethics
• Treat employees
with dignity and
respect
• Make champions
out of people who
excel

54. Instill High Work Ethics – cont.
• Encourage
employees to use
initiative
• Set stretch
objectives and
expectations that
employees are to
give their best

55. Spirit of High Work Ethics
• Grant employees
autonomy to
contribute
• Use full range of
motivational
techniques
and compensation
incentives to

56. Spirit of High Work Ethics - cont
 Inspire
employees
 Nurture a
results-oriented
climate
 Enforce high-
performance
standards
• Celebrate
successes.

57. Constructive Pressure to Achieve
Good Work Ethics
• Spend time on
–Mobilizing
organizational
energy behind
• Good strategy
execution and
• Operating
excellence

58. Constructive Pressure to Achieve
Good Work Ethics – cont.
Nurturing a results-
oriented work
climate
Promoting certain
enabling good work
ethics;

59. Constructive Pressure to Achieve Good
Work Ethics – cont.
• Respect for
contributions of
individuals and
groups
• Pride in doing
things right

60. Constructive Pressure to Achieve
Good Work Ethics – cont.
• Strong sense of
involvement on
part of company
personnel
• Emphasis on
individual
initiative and
creativity

61. Strong Work Ethics
1. Stay on top of
what’s happening
2. Put constructive
pressure on
company to achieve
good results
3. Keep company
focused
on operating
excellence
Our ethics
code is . . .

62. Strong Work Ethics - cont
4. Lead development of
stronger core
competencies and
competitive
capabilities
5. Exercise ethics
leadership
6. Take corrective
actions to improve
overall strategic
performance
Our ethics
code is . . .

63. MODULE 3
CHANGING
WEAKNESSES INTO
STRENGTHS

64. SWOT Analysis
Analyse your:
• STRENGTHS
• WEAKNESSES
• OPPORTUNITIES
• THREATS

65. A SWOT Matrix…
…separates and
compares internal
and external
influencers:
INTERNAL: strengths,
weaknesses
External: opportunities,
threats

66. Negative Thought
True or False?
Negative thoughts
about ourselves are
often very accurate
perceptions of
what we are really
like.

67. FALSE.
Negative thoughts are
often inaccurate
perceptions
of how we view ourselves
and the world around us.
Learn how to challenge
these thoughts with more
realistic thinking about
yourself or the situation.
Negative Thought

68. Negative Thought
• Negative Thought
• You see the world in extremes: good or bad,
smart or stupid, right or wrong, etc.
• You only look at the bad, never the good. Your
whole life seems negative.
• You feel that you know what others think
about you and it is always negative.

69. Realistic Thought
• Realistic Thinking
• Most things, including realistic views of
yourself, fall somewhere in the middle. You
are still a worthwhile person, even if you are
not #1 in every way.
• Equally consider the positive and the negative.
Not everything is bad.
• There are many possible explanations about
why a person acts a certain way. Don’t
assume that it is always about you.

70. True or False?
Accepting support
from family and friends
is more important than
giving support to them.
Negative Thought

71. Mental Health
FALSE.
Accepting AND giving
support are both very
important in building your
mental health.
A key factor in building
and maintaining positive
relationships is recognizing
the “give and take” that is
needed.

72. Mental Health
True or False?
Regular physical
activity can improve
psychological
well-being.

73. CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
TRUE.
During physical activity,
our brain produces
“endorphins”, or
chemicals that provide
relief from high stress
levels. The good news is
that high intensity activity
is not required to
experience this relief.
Regular physical activity
can also reduce the
symptoms of depression
and anxiety.

74. CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
Key characteristics of
having good mental
health include being
able to:
• Enjoy life and feel
good about yourself

75. CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT - cont
• Cope with the many
challenges in life
• Bounce back after a
major set back or
challenge
• Balance the many
aspects of your life.

76. Overcoming Negative Thoughts
Final Thoughts
Learn ways to treat
yourself well.
Understand what gives
meaning to your life that
helps you reach your
full potential.
For many, this includes
practicing a particular
faith or spirituality.

77. Never Stop Learning
• Continuous
–Information that
influences regular
behaviors
–NOT short term
learning (cramming
for tests)
–Half-life of
information is short

78. Never Stop Learning - cont
• Adult
–“Can’t teach old
dogs new tricks”
–Windows of
learning
• Learning
–Information and
Evidence
–Skills and Behaviors

79. Active Learning
• Active Learning
• Uncomfortable
• Self Assessment
• Individual Learning
Plan
• Multisensory
Learning

80. Passive Learning
• Passive Learning
• Comfortable
• External Assessment
• External
Requirements
• Lectures

81. Individualized Learning Plan
• Self Assessment
–Conscious
Incompetence
–Unconscious
Incompetence
• Resource Assessment
–Written (paper vs
electronic)
–Conferences
Self Assessment
Conscious Incompetence
Powerful questions
Solutions Focus
Unconscious
Incompetence
Identify
Evaluate
Counselors/Coach

82. Building Strong
Mental Capabilities.
Tips
• Your body is your subconscious mind.
• Your thoughts, beliefs and emotions have
biochemical effects in your body. Is listening..
• Optimists live longer.

83. Building Strong
Mental Capabilities - cont
• Humility is linked to better performance.
• Laughter is good medicine.
• Your mind is located in every cell of
your body – be careful, your body

84. MODULE 4
COMMITMENT TO
SELF-DISCIPLINE

85. 4 Basic Principles of
Self-discipline.
1. Self-discipline is determine by people’s
perception (feeling, attitude, beliefs, and
aspirations).
2. Self-discipline people see themselves in
positive ways
3. Success contribute to positive view of self-
and self-discipline
4. Feeling of belonging/oneness requisite for
self-discipline.

86. Self-discipline
to overcome Temptations.
Three areas to work on,
1. Basic Skills
• Listening
• Following Instructions
• Questioning
• Sharing – time, space, people and things
• Social Skills

87. Self-discipline
to overcome Temptations - cont
2. Contributive Skills
• Cooperation with others
• Understanding the rules
• Independently completing tasks
• Exhibiting leadership
• Communicating effectively

88. Self-discipline
to overcome Temptations - cont
3. Generative Skills
• Organize – time, space, people, things
• Resolving mutual problems
• Taking initiative in Problem Solving
• Distinguishing person and personal
• Sacrificing and serving others

89. Power of Persistence
• The seed of long hard
labor always bear
fruit.
• Don’t let
circumstances get
the better of you –
work towards your
dreams
• Strive to break not
only others’ records,
but your own too.

90. Power of Persistence – cont.
• If you pursue your
talent, the sky’s the
limit. Don’t be afraid
to think BIG.
• You reach the top if
you have what it
takes…and make sure
to keep climbing.
• Turned your
perceived weakness
into strengths.

91. Power of Persistence - cont.
• Take criticism in your
stride and meet
harsh words with
silence…let your
accomplishments
speak for you.
• To ensure true
success please think
you can do it. Never
give up!

92. What Gets Measured
Gets Improved
• What you focus on
grows.
• Provide
benchmarking
• Put targets in
perspective

93. MODULE 5
THE COURAGE
TO SUCCEED

94. Ways to Live Success
• Have a life, not just a
lifestyle.
Powerful Questions.
1.What does success
means to you?

95. Ways to Live Success - cont
2. What, above all else,
is important to you?
If you’re living some
else definition of
success, then its not
true success.

96. Counting your victories.
• Listening to your inner voice. Success…from
the inside starts by listening to the small
voice within you is saying.
• Trust yourself – your inner compass.
You have all the answers inside you.
• The more you trust yourself, the easier
your life will be.
• Success is all about having the courage to
take risk.

97. Success breeds success.
A personalized strategy to put yourself first.
Ask yourself these questions.
1. What does putting myself first means to me?
2. Where am I not putting myself first?
3. What 3 things I can do right now?

98. Success begins with you.
• Successful people look at what worked, learn
from what hasn’t, set new priorities and then
move on.
• Success through failure.
• When you change on the inside, the outside
circumstances cannot help but change.
• It take courage to come back and look at
yourself to see where you need to change.

99. MODULE 6
INTERNAL COACHING

100. Positive Self Talk
Enthusiasm is an
attitude – a positive
attitude will have
positive results
because attitudes
are contagious.
Positive thinking will
let you do everything
better than negative
thinking will.

101. Self Talk
A personalized strategy to put yourself first.
Ask yourself these questions.
1. What does putting myself first means to me?
2. Where am I not putting myself first?
3. What 3 things I can do right now?

102. What does a Positive Attitude
look like?

103. Strengthen Personal Happiness
• Work on something
challenging.
• Do something for
others.
• Smile often.
• Join a group.
• Give someone a break.
• Try to keep things in
perspective.
• Take care of yourself.

104. Positive Habits
• Think of yourself as
successful
• Have positive
expectations for
everything you do
• Remind yourself of
past successes

105. Positive Habits - cont
• Don’t dwell on
failures, just avoid
repeating them
• Surround yourself
with positive people
and ideas
• Keep trying until you
achieve the results
you want.

106. The Power of Coaching
• Change mindset
towards focusing on
solutions rather than
problems.
• Reframe the issues on
a positive note.
• Use ‘Ask’ instead of
‘Tell’.
• GROW Model.

107. Brief Coaching
• GROW Models is the most common coaching
technique used. Sir John Whitmore wrote it in
his book “Coaching for Performance” in 1990.
• G Goal
• R Reality
• O Options
• W Way Forward

108. COACHING PRACTICE
• Group into team of
3’s that will comprise
of a Coach, Coachee,
and Observer.
• Practice using the
coaching approach.

109. THANK YOU
WINNING DOESN’T ALWAYS MEAN BEING
FIRST – WINNING MEANS YOU’RE DOING
BETTER THAN YOU’VE DONE BEFORE
SUCCESS MEANS – KNOWING MORE THAN
THE OTHERS, WORKING MORE THAN THE
OTHERS & EXPECTING LESS THAN THE
OTHERS