Balancing professional development with the day job

Balancing professional developmentwith the day job

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Victoria Pavry

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“Learning is a lifelong process of

keeping abreast of change”

Peter Drucker

POLL ONE

Why are you thinking about this?

a) I have to for my professional qualification

b) I want to learn and grow

c) Everyone else does it

d) I feel I should

What is your motive?

How much do you want it?

• Setting high but achievable goals

• Willingness to take measured risks

• Ability to accept and learn from feedback

• Developing awareness to identify and seize opportunities

• Developing resilience to cope with setbacks

Daniel Goleman

Key skills for motivation

goal setting

Focus on why you want to achieve this goal

Hold the mental picture of success in your mind

Make a SMART plan

Break the overall goal into micro-resolutions

Share the goal so you can’t get out of it!

Goal setting

Continue to review and refine your planClarity

Challenge

CommitmentFeedback

Complexity

Locke’s goal setting theory

Maximise your time and energy

SPIRIT

What is energy?

The capacity

to work

EMOTIONS

MIND

From Tony Schwartz,

CEO of The Energy Project

BODY

I will set aside time for planning and scheduling

I will use goal setting to prioritise

I will work on tasks with the highest priority first

I will confirm my priorities with my boss,

colleagues and family members

I will create time in my schedule so I can handle

crises that may arise

Time management commitments

POLL TWO

What are the obstacles?

a) I have home and family commitments that take up

a lot of time

b) My job is 24/7

c) I don’t have the confidence to put myself forward

d) It’s too easy here in my comfort zone

Staying motivated

• Focus on the Positive

• Create micro-goals

• Reward yourself

• Post inspirational reminders

• Suck it up!

Sticking with it

What can you commit to do?

Set learning goals

Plan to overcome obstacles

Delegate what you can

Maximise time and energy

Make learning a habit

“Life is like a game of chess.

To win you have to make a move”

Allan Rufus

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