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S.T.E.P.S. - Skills To Enhance Personal Success
The document discusses the concept of personal success, defining it as a series of victories in life rather than a single achievement. It emphasizes the importance of measuring success through personal standards and encourages choosing challenges that align with long-term goals. Additionally, it highlights the necessity of developing key skills and maintaining integrity while pursuing one's unique path to success.
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- 2. Agenda 1. Introduce myself,provide context and set expectations 2. Define success 3. Measure success 4. Choose the right battles 5. Limits to you success 6. Bring it all together 7. O&A 1 2 3 6 4 5 7
- 3. It is themark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it - Aristotle
- 4. It is themark of wise mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it
- 5. Who am I •I subscribe to a view that we are the sum of our experiences projected onto the world through the prism of our values and moods • I am not a guru on success, I speak to you as a person who likes – to observe – to ask questions – to make things better 1
- 6. Consider the contextfor what I will be sharing with you • I usually oppose – since the young age I remember myself rebelling against myopic thinking, closedmindedness and traditions • I ask many questions • My background is different – I left home when I was 13, Ukraine 17, lived and worked in 10 different countries/cultures, visited 65 of them – I have made a living in 4 professions 1 As a result, my views tend to differ from most views, so please use Aristotle's advice for the next hour
- 7. What is yourdefinition of success? ? 2
- 8. Dictionary definitions success Merriam-Webster.com •to do what you are trying to do : to achieve the correct or desired result • to happen in the planned or desired way • to come after (something) in a series Businessdictionary.com • Achievement of an action within a specified period of time or within a specified parameter Google • The accomplishment of an aim or purpose. • The attainment of fame, wealth, or social status. 2
- 9. My definition ofsuccess (deduced from my life experience) • Success is a victory • If success is a victory, then successful life is a victorious life • But life is not one game, battle or competition it’s a chain of battles which you choose to take on in your life • Then success in life is a string of victories in the battles, which you choose in your life 2
- 10. Constructing a frameworkfor measuring success If we don’t measure outcomes of our actions why bother acting Compared to herself the data shows that she is successful Compared to herself I think she is successful Compared to others the data shows that she is successful Compared to others I think she is successful Objective Subjective Internal External 3 Choosing the right KPIs and how to measure them is key for getting measurable results
- 11. Unfortunately life iscomplicated, which does not allow apples to apples comparison of ones success • 2 participants doing the same thing at the same time - the team that wins the game is a success. • Many participants doing the same at the same time – marathon came 4th out of 50,266 (NY 2013) • Many participants doing similar theater play – how do we know that a play was a success, not so easy (reviews, ticket sales, how long it has been playing) • Many participants doing different – the rest of life situations More objective More subjective 3 Game Life
- 12. How do wecompare success of many participants doing different things • Even if two people start in the same place, the life will send them in different directions • It will be impossible to compare them objectively in order gauge success • One should choose ones path with purpose and measure progress/success vs. their plan 3 Start Finish
- 13. The only wayto be sure is to measure yourself against yourself Compared to herself the data shows that she is successful Compared to herself I think she is successful Compared to others the data shows that she is successful Compared to others I think she is successful Objective Subjective Internal External 3
- 14. Getting to victoryPlan vs. Reality 4
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- 16. Wait, before wechoose what challenges to tackle … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEhSk71gUCQ 4
- 17. You are whereyour thoughts are, so make sure your thoughts are where you want to be • Do not do what your friends & family tell you to do • Surround yourself with visionaries and successful people • Use their advice to populate your landscape of possibilities • Frame what you hear/read/think in a form of possibilities not prescriptions • Carefully analyze the landscape • Make your own choices & plot your path Landscape of possibilities How to choose your future challenges Your goal You are here 4
- 18. The Skill vs.Challenge by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi 4
- 19. Its important thatnext challenge that you choose is more complex & difficult than the previous one Time Difficulty 1 2 3 4 5 6 4
- 20. When choosing thenext node in your life plan analyze inputs against the Flow framework, then choose & act appropriately Ask yourself • How does this challenge fit into my long term plan? • Do I want to take on this challenge? • Do I have the skills to tackle this challenge? • If yes take it • If not, where and how can I get them • Can I afford to get them Go get them tiger 4
- 21. Skills essential tosuccess • Structured thinking • Clear communication • Problem solving • Leadership & teamwork • Courage & independence • Flexibility • Mental toughness 4
- 22. Developing new skillsshould be second nature to you • Set goals, but aim for the sun • Find a mentor • Invest in yourself, it is the most stable currency available • Learn new things, but focus on quality & what matters to you • Knowledge is devalued today, understanding is the name of the game • Use your understanding to develop skills • Build your networks 4
- 23. Limits to yoursuccess, what are they? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HX4saxIfPYw 5
- 24. Limits to yoursuccess – there are none! “Whether you think you can, or you think you can't-- you're right.” – Henry Ford 5
- 25. Victory at allcosts – don’t do it • 7 time consecutive Tour de France winner • Head of a bank branch, to head of the bank, to head of the National bank to Vice Prime Minister to Prime minister in 4 years • President of a country vs. 2 time president vs. 3 times and counting ALWAYS, do the Wall Street Journal test 5
- 26. Resume • Learn constantlyto increase choices available to you and build skills for future challenges • Measure yourself to yourself • Reach out for advice, but then set your own goals in life • Choose your own path to get there • Take on progressively more complex & difficult challenges (but stay in the flow) • Build your support network and use it • Know it will be difficult and be ready to persevere • NEVER compromise your integrity 6
- 27. Two roads divergedin a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference - Robert Frost 6
- 28. Q & A Mycontacts: roman.rubchenko@youkraine.org 7
- 29. • You canreach success in the box that you were born in or you can choose your own box/boxes and strive for success there. I like to control my life and early on in my life I opted for choosing my own boxes.