Design Your Career 2014

2014WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

by Slides That Rock

HAPPY WITH YOUR

CAREER?

CHANGE?READY FOR A

2014DESIGN YOUR CAREER

GREG MCKEOWN

This presentation is based on a blog post by

www.gregmckeown.com

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 2014!

Step 1

REVIEW 2013

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 2014.

TOP 6 ITEMS YOU WANT TO ACCOMPLISH IN YOUR CAREER IN 2014

AND 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 2014.

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 2014!

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Review 2013What’s the news?

What would I do if I could do anything?

Top 6 objectives for 2014

Go back to step 3

Cross off bottom 5

Action plan for January

Say NO CAREERDESIGN YOUR

2014MAKE IT COUNT!

HAPPYNEW YEAR!

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Greg McKeown

@gregorymckeown

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2014WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

by Slides That Rock