1. MODULE 1:
WHERE ARE YOU ON YOUR CAREER
JOURNEY & HOW DO YOU PROGRAM
YOURSELF FOR SUCCESS?
You Need to Get in the Right Frame of Mind…

2. DID YOU KNOW…
We all differ in abilities, interests and
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personalities
Every career requires different abilities,
interests and personality traits
We
W are each qualified for a number of
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different occupations
Our preferences and self-concepts change
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over our lifetime and thus career choice is a
continual process
As a society we are living longer in age and
need to be open to retraining to keep our
careers challenging and rewarding

3. DID YOU KNOW…
On the average, you will change jobs 4-7
times in your life
life.
You might pursue a career based on your
major, or you might pursue one based on
passions or interests outside of your field of
study. Whichever the case, making a good
choice about a career essentially depends on
three things:
Improving your awareness and understanding of your
interests, skills, and motivations (who are you?)
Learning what kinds of jobs, employers, and career fields
exist that fit with your interests, abilities and values
(what’s out there?)
Making a decision that matches what you want and
what opportunities are available to you (how do I make
decisions & set goals?)

4. JOB V. CAREER
Job i f
J b – series of activities we perform in doing
i ii f i d i
“work”
Career – series of jobs:
Integration of our PERSONALITY with our job
activities

5. GETTING TO KNOW YOURSELF IS
THE KEY IN CAREER SATISFACTION
40
30 Job/Career
Satisfaction
20 Relationship
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with F m y
Family
10
Money
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Men Women
50% of people are
unhappy with their job!
Don’t b
D ’ be one of them!!
f h !!

6. “Nothing great was ever
“N thi g g t
achieved without
enthusiasm.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson

7. Are You
A
Procrastinator?
What is stopping you
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from achieving your goals today??

8. TWO THINGS THAT WILL HAVE THE
BIGGEST IMPACT ON YOUR FUTURE:
1 – Your Own Belief System
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Self-esteem
Attitude
Experiences
Your Beliefs are Reflected in Your Actions
2 – Your Personal Commitment to Achieving
Success

9. POSITIVE SELF-STATEMENTS:
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“I Maintain a Positive O l k
M i i P i i Outlook
“I am Assertive”
“I have a Sense of Humor”
“I am Self-Confident”
“I am Enthusiastic”
“I use Positive Self Talk”
I Self-Talk
“I Visualize Success”
How many of these do you say to yourself? What are
others that should b added to the l ???
h h h ld be dd d h list???

10. WHAT MAKES WORKERS
SUCCEED….
EXECUTIVES SAY THESE PERSONALITY TRAITS ARE
MOST IMPORTANT IN SUCCESSFUL WORKERS:
100
80 Enthusiasm
60 quot;Can Doquot; Attitude
40 High En
Hi h Energy
20 Assertiveness
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11. SO….
This workshop will not g
p give y the
you
“magic answer”, rather the information
and resources to make good decisions
B prepared to continually “revise” your
Be d i ll “ i ”
career plan
Find something you are EXCITED &
ENTHUSIASTIC about – that’s what both
you and employers want!