If you want to take control of your working future, you need to (1) Wake Up (2) Show Up (3) Step Up (4) Think Up. Learn these strategies thru this presentation.

1. Willie Johnson
Willie Johnson Communications
Email: willie@williejayspeaks.com
Web: www.williejayspeaks.com
It’s Your Career
Own It !!
Take control of your
working future
Today!

2. Let’s Talk…
 Wake Up - Show Up - Step Up - Think Up
 Develop ways to raise your stock value with others
 Ideas to help you succeed faster

3. Stage 1 - Wake Up - Pay Attention!
If you wanna go somewhere, and you
wanna be somebody, you better wake up
and pay attention.

4. Stage 2 - Show Up

5. Attitude
Attendance
Appearance
Ambition
Show Up & Bring Your “A” Game to Work
Accountability
Acceptance
Appreciation

6. Show Up & Know & Understand Career Cripplers
What are ways individuals undermine their
own careers?
Example: Not having a plan
Not taking your education seriously
Losing touch with references
Sullying your reputation on FB or Twitter
Excessively criticizing
Job hopping “just” for money
Leaving a job on bad terms

7. Show Up and Set Goals – Adjust When Required

8. Stage 3 - Step Up
Circumstances don’t just
happen – they happen because
of the choices you make!!

9. Step Up With The Magic Six Be’s
Be
Authentic
Be
Different
Be
Optimistic
Be in Right
Relationship
Be
Open
Be
Still

10. Step Up: Expand Your Responsibilities and
Invest in Yourself
Your Hair $$ (maint., hair care products, etc)
Your Face $$ (maint., face care products, etc)
Your Wardrobe $$ (maint., cleaning, new
purchases, etc)
Your Head $$ (the food you have feed your
mind)

11. Step Up
Cultivate Advocates - Build Alliances - Network

12. Stage 4 - Think Up: Learn – Blame Not – Love
Dream – See - Master Thoughts
• Learn from mistakes
of others
• Quit the blame
game
• Love what you do
• Dream big
• See it for yourself
• Master thoughts

13. Your Best Is
Yet To Come
For more information about
owning your career, contact :
willie@williejayspeaks.com
www.williejayspeaks.com
Thank You
Make Up Your Mind To Own Your Career