Jumpstart Your Job Search

Jump Start Your Jump Start Your Job Search!Job Search!

Four Action StepsFour Action Steps for Choosing Growth for Choosing Growth Over Fear and Achieving ANY GoalOver Fear and Achieving ANY Goal

Jump Start Your Jump Start Your Job Search!Job Search!

Four Action StepsFour Action Steps for Choosing Growth for Choosing Growth Over Fear and Achieving ANY GoalOver Fear and Achieving ANY Goal

Presented By:Presented By:

Don StrankowskiDon StrankowskiAscend Career and Life Strategies, LLCAscend Career and Life Strategies, LLC

Good Morning Good Morning LongsPeakNetLongsPeakNet!!

• This is interactive so shout it out!

• “One influential person…one good idea”

• My CHALLENGE to you:

Learn + Internalize + TEACH

• I believe!

• Why am I here?

Becoming an Effective LeaderBecoming an Effective Leader

• We are ALL leaders

• Who are some great historical or current leaders?

• 3 Mandates of Leadership

I have learned, that if one advances I have learned, that if one advances confidently in the direction of his confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the dreams, and endeavors to live the life he has imagined, he will meet life he has imagined, he will meet

with a success unexpected in with a success unexpected in

common hours.common hours. -Henry David Thoreau Henry David Thoreau

American author, poet, naturalist, American author, poet, naturalist, historian, and philosopher. historian, and philosopher.

Action Step One:Action Step One: Utilize your Utilize your PersonalPersonal PowerPower

• Personal Power is your ability to ACT!

• There is no magic bullet or panacea• Little success over time GOAL ACHIEVED

• Your goal: Improve 1% per day

• Dissatisfaction ACTION!

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"History has demonstrated that the "History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually most notable winners usually

encountered heartbreaking obstacles encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become because they refused to become

discouraged by their defeats."discouraged by their defeats."

- B.C. Forbes, Founder, - B.C. Forbes, Founder, ForbesForbes magazine (1917)magazine (1917)

Action Step Two:Action Step Two: Top 10 Tips Top 10 Tips for Successfor Success in achieving ANY in achieving ANY

GoalGoal1. Clarity: Be focused; put everything you’ve

go into what you do every day.2. Employ the Power of Belief: Believe in

yourself; if you don’t no one else will.3. Be tenacious: Hold on and don’t let go!4. Trust your instincts: Your “gut” is there for

a reason.5. Develop momentum: A body in motion

tends to stay in motion.

Action Step Two:Action Step Two: Top 10 Tips Top 10 Tips for Successfor Success in achieving ANY in achieving ANY

GoalGoal6. Visualize: See yourself as victorious in the

achievement of your goal!7. Be passionate: Emotion is the fuel of life;

“emotionalize” goals pedal to the metal!8. Stay on the edge: Don’t become complacent

or satisfied. Grow and stretch.9. Cancel out gravity: FOCUS on your goals in

the midst of negativity and set-backs.10. Never give up!

AssignmentAssignment::1- What are 1- What are two activitiestwo activities you’ve been you’ve been putting off re: the job search?putting off re: the job search?

2- What 2- What ONE THINGONE THING will you do will you do todaytoday to to TAKE ACTIONTAKE ACTION? Eat the Frog!? Eat the Frog!

What keeps us from What keeps us from taking actiontaking action??

FEAR!FEAR!

““Courage is resistance to Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear—not fear, mastery of fear—not

absence of fear.”absence of fear.” -Mark Twain-Mark Twain

Action Step Three:Action Step Three: Overcoming Overcoming

FEARFEAR1. Grow and Stretch!

2. LEARN about subjects or areas you are unsure of

3. Put Yourself on the Line to Where You HAVE TO Come Through

4. Get GOOD at What You Do

““If you’re not getting better, If you’re not getting better, you’re getting worse.”you’re getting worse.”

- Pat Riley- Pat RileyFormer professional basketball head Former professional basketball head

coachcoach

Action Step Four:Action Step Four: Becoming One of Becoming One of the the BESTBEST at What You Do! at What You Do!

• Learn and grow at a faster rate than everybody else (<10% of all adults).

• Invest a small percentage of your overall income back into you (2%)—your Self-Development Account.

• Most people are satisfied with the status quo and are afraid of moving to the next level.

• 4 Best methods for reaching the next level

Getting to the Top…And Staying Getting to the Top…And Staying There!There!

• One hour per day Top within 3 years

• Within 5 years National Authority

• In 7 Years One of the best in the world!

Brian Tracy International, 2007

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• Designed for getting hired in TODAY’s highly competitive job market

• Any job, any career, any point in your career

Success is a Choice (audio CD)

• Develop a high-achiever’s mindset

• Break out of the comfort zone• Develop higher levels of

persistence• Achieve any goal by using a 7-

Step Action Plan• Cancel out self-limiting beliefs • Program your subconscious

mind to work for you• Become one of the best in your

field – earn more money and be promoted faster

““There is no finish lineThere is no finish line””

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