Design Your Career 2018

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Slides That RockSlides That Rock
2017WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
by Slides That Rock
HAPPY WITH YOUR
CAREER?
CHANGE?
READY FOR A
2017DESIGN YOUR CAREER
GREG MCKEOWN
This presentation is
based on a blog post by
www.gregmckeown.com
Design Your Career 2018
A QUESTION FOR YOU.
ARE YOU SO CONSUMED
IN YOUR CAREER...
THAT YOU DON’T TAKE TIME TO
THINK ABOUT YOUR CAREER?
”
“If you don’t know where you are going,
any road will get you there.
Lewis Carroll
TIME TO THINK!
TIME TO FOCUS!
8 STEPS TO DESIGNING YOUR
CAREER AND WINNING 2017!
Step 1
REVIEW 2016
REVIEW THE YEAR. MONTH BY MONTH.
MAKE A LIST OF WHERE YOU SPENT YOUR TIME.
PROJECTS, EVENTS, ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
Step 2
LOOKING AT THE REVIEW.
WHAT’S THE NEWS?
WHY DOES THIS MATTER?
WHAT ARE THE TRENDS?
WHAT HAPPENS IF THEY CONTINUE?
Step 3
NOW IMAGINE.
WHAT WOULD I DO IN MY CAREER
IF I COULD DO ANYTHING?
BRAINSTORM. NO HOLDING BACK!
Step 4
GO BACK AND SPEND
MORE TIME ON STEP 3.
THINK!
Step 5
WRITE DOWN SIX CAREER
OBJECTIVES FOR 2017.
THE TOP 6 ITEMS YOU WANT TO
ACCOMPLISH IN YOUR CAREER IN 2017.
RANK THEM BY PRIORITY.
Step 6
CROSS OFF THE BOTTOM FIVE.
YES, IT HURTS! BUT...
FOCUS ROCKS! BENEFIT FROM A SINGLE “TRUE
NORTH” CAREER OBJECTIVE FOR THE YEAR.
FOCUSJUST ONE THING!
Step 7
MAKE AN ACTION PLAN FOR JANUARY
MAKE A LIST OF QUICK WINS YOU WANT TO
HAVE IN PLACE END OF JANUARY 2017.
Step 8
SAY NO
WHAT CAN YOU DELETE, DEFER OR
DELEGATE TO AVOID DISTRACTIONS
AND STAY ON TRACK?
”“Focus is about saying NO.
Steve Jobs
LET’S RECAP
8 STEPS TO DESIGNING YOUR
CAREER AND WINNING 2017!
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Review 2016
What’s the news?
What would I do if I could do anything?
Top 6 objectives for 2017
Go back to step 3
Cross off bottom 5
Action plan for January
Say NO CAREER
DESIGN YOUR
2017MAKE IT COUNT!
HAPPY
NEW YEAR!
gregmckeown.com
Greg McKeown
@gregorymckeown
slidesthatrock.com
Slides That Rock
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