There comes a moment in every Student Affairs professional’s career when it’s 1am and three students are still in the office and you know you have to be back at school the next morning. How can you keep going? Those who figure out how to survive the dreaded Student Affairs burnout factor go on to amazing and successful careers in higher education. In this session, we’ll outline the key to helping you better manage the high level of pressure within Student Affairs and ultimately remain happy as you soar to new professional heights.

1. The
Times
They Are
a-Changin’

4. The Wired Generation

5. 1969

6. Facebook YouTube ChatGPT WhatsApp
Instagram Twi;er Tinder Waze
Spo?fy MinecraC Linkedin Pinterest
Wordpress SnapChat Reddit Yelp

7. What happened in that last email you sent out?
What do you mean?
Well…
Oh no! I’m really sorry.
I’ll be more careful before I hit send. It’s
been a tough week for me.
SwiftKickHQ.com --- @TomKrieglstein
Mercury is in retrograde.
Conversation with a Gen Z’er
For starters it had FOUR spelling errors.

8. SwiftKickHQ.com --- @TomKrieglstein

10. For a future that is unknown.
We have to prepare ourselves now.
On skills we don’t know exist.
SwiftKickHQ.com --- @TomKrieglstein

11. Good Luck!

13. when you were tired, frustrated, and annoyed
Think about a time in your professional career
What was the situation?
What did you do to turn your mood around ?
What was the final result?
but were able to change things around

14. Team Tell
Write one idea per Post—It note.
What were the qualities/elements?
Record
Share
What was the situation?
How did you make it amazing?
What was the final result?
Put it on the wall.

15. Combine & Label
3

16. Group Skit
Create a skit that acts out
the top three qualities/
skills of an amazing
Orientation Leader.

17. WHAT IF…
Looking ahead,
how can we better live, breath, and fulfill these qualities?

19. Take care of yourself
Set boundaries
Build a support network
Develop new skills
Stay connected with your purpose
Seek help when needed

20. Two Hat Theory

22. Two Hat Theory
Technical

24. Two Hat Theory
Human

25. Soldiers Coming Home

26. Two Hat Theory
Human
Technical

27. WE’RE STILL HUMAN
The human connection is our
competitive advantage.

28. Human

29. College Acceptance Letters

30. Social integra?on
with the ins?tu?on
(Faculty, Staff & Peers)
is a key factor in
academic success.
“Do I feel welcomed, connected & engaged here?”
Vincent Tinto

31. 30%
Dropout / Transfer
Within Their
First Year
First Year
Second Year
Ahh!
Welcomed — Connected — Engaged

32. First Year
Second Year
Ahh!
The #2 Reason
They don’t feel
comfortable
at the ins?tu?on.
Welcomed — Connected — Engaged

33. Survey
I feel like I’m always on the go.
There's a lot of chatter in my head.
I tend to answer questions before the person is finished asking the question.
My thoughts bounce around in my head like a pinball machine.
My mind wanders from tasks that are uninteresting.
I tend to work on multiple projects simultaneously & find it hard to finish them all.
I have trouble planning my day due to too many distractions.
In group activities it's hard for me to wait my turn.
My mind is so cluttered it's hard to focus at times.
My brain feels like a television set with all the channels going at once.
Stand Up After Three “Yeses”
10
Signs Of
Adult
ADHD

34. I feel like I’m always on the go.
There's a lot of chatter in my head.
I tend to answer questions before the person is finished asking the question.
My thoughts bounce around in my head like a pinball machine.
My mind wanders from tasks that are uninteresting.
I tend to work on multiple projects simultaneously & find it hard to finish them all.
I have trouble planning my day due to too many distractions.
In group activities it's hard for me to wait my turn.
My mind is so cluttered it's hard to focus at times.
My brain feels like a television set with all the channels going at once.
Survey
Stand Up After Three “Yeses”

35. I feel like I’m always on the go.
There's a lot of chatter in my head.
I tend to answer questions before the person is finished asking the question.
My thoughts bounce around in my head like a pinball machine.
My mind wanders from tasks that are uninteresting.
I tend to work on multiple projects simultaneously & find it hard to finish them all.
I have trouble planning my day due to too many distractions.
In group activities it's hard for me to wait my turn.
My mind is so cluttered it's hard to focus at times.
My brain feels like a television set with all the channels going at once.
Survey
Stand Up After Three “Yeses”

36. I feel like I’m always on the go.
There's a lot of chatter in my head.
I tend to answer questions before the person is finished asking the question.
My thoughts bounce around in my head like a pinball machine.
My mind wanders from tasks that are uninteresting.
I tend to work on multiple projects simultaneously & find it hard to finish them all.
I have trouble planning my day due to too many distractions.
In group activities it's hard for me to wait my turn.
My mind is so cluttered it's hard to focus at times.
My brain feels like a television set with all the channels going at once.
Survey
Stand Up After Three “Yeses”

37. Why
Are
You In
Higher Ed

38. What
How
Why
Simon Sinek

39. Joey Yevoli Mom

40. Why
Are
You In
Higher Ed

41. Why
Are
You In
Higher Ed

42. Your Why
Behind The
Job’s Why
Simon Sinek

44. Why
Are
You In
Higher Ed

45. Frederick Herzberg
Two-Factor
Theory

46. Hygiene Intrinsic
Employee Motivation

47. Tom@SwiftKickHQ.com
@TomKrieglstein

50. Changing Lives

51. I owe you a special thanks for taking some time to talk about “life”.
Being an Asian male who is in the field, proudly out, and most importantly, happy, is
who I aspire to be. Looking up to you and talking with you this past week made me realize
that it’s not impossible.
If I can impact students’ lives the same way that you have mine, I’ll be a satisfied man. I
know that this is the one field where I can do that!
You left a permanent mark in my life. You never gave up on me. You always held me
accountable, kept me grounded, lifted me up when I needed it, you were supportive, and
you were a friend.
You taught us to work as a team, appreciate everyone’s individual skills and ideas, not
to judge each other, and to be proud of ourselves, our organization, and our school. YOU
left that mark in my life and I really needed to thank you for that.
Changing Lives

53. “You made me laugh, you were
there to listen and give friendly
guidance and support and most
important I never felt that I’m on
my own, because I always knew
that I could count on you.”
“I wanted to send you this
message because at many
points over the past 2
years you were a colleague,
fellow student, mentor, and
friend and you played a
significant role in my life
and I want to thank you for
that.”
“I realized that you must have
seen something in me and
without your push I would
never have become the student
leader that I now am. I owe you
more than I can possibly
explain.”
“My professional, personal, and
academic growth over the past four
months would not have been
possible if it wasn't for you.”
Changing Lives

54. Changing Lives

55. And The Research Says...
80%
of all gradua?ng seniors
say the most impacRul
learning moments
for them happened
OUTSIDE the classroom.
UCLA Study Vincent Tinto
Social integra?on
with the ins?tu?on
is a key factor in
academic success.

56. And The Research Says...
Collegiate Employment Research Ins=tute
Top Four Skills
Desired by Employers
Ability to plan & manage projects.
Ability to build & lead a team.
Ability to analyze, evaluate, & interpret data.
Ability to engage in con?nuous learning.

57. @TomKrieglstein I wonder how many you
will get. Not many Student Affairs Pros I
know trumpet these sorts of things.

58. We need to be our biggest champions

59. You
change lives
because the work
you do is critical to
a student’s success.

60. Tom@SwiftKickHQ.com
@TomKrieglstein