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How to Help Achieve Any Work, Career Goal with Just One Amazing Tool

AND Save Time and Money Too!

Randy Bennett Ed.D.

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Doesn’t that sound wonderful, almost “too good be true”. But it is true. There is one amazing, powerful tool that helps achieve any work, career goal, whether it’s: **Clarifying vision, mission, goals; **Finding a job or keeping one; **Promotions, pay raises; **Changing careers; or **even Starting a business. That is what you will gain from this webinar.

First we need to recognize what our paradigms are, our habits of the mind that close or box us in. We must be open to thinking about work, career, job search in new and different ways. We have to “think outside of the box” as much as we do in it to truly maximize our success.

Starting at the top, with what is most important. -

What do you want for your work and life—career advancement and success; happy marriage; great friendships; long, healthy life; successful children?

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What does your workplace want?: -

** Achieve vision, mission, goals; resolve burning, ‘keep you awake at night’ issues?

** More clients, sales, revenue, performance, results, customer satisfaction, work life balance?

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Well, whatever you and your workplace wants comes mainly from learning. Yes, learning! What you and I learn is primarily how we become who we are, and have whatever we need/want.

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Consider, for example the huge differences in cultures and countries,

and the remarkable difference between us and other living creatures

(learning vs instinct).

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Just think of what that means; what the tremendous potential and possibilities are with learning, and how it is a shared, diverse, worldwide experience. Look at how much Google searching and other social media are used. How exciting and inspiring!

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So what is the most powerful, effective learning, or how do we learn in the most powerful, effective ways? And

attain what we want or need the most.

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It’s the natural, Optimal Learning Professional/Personal Development and Improvement (OL-PDI) process.

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That is how we naturally, optimally learn,develop and improve a hobby, craft,sport or profession/field likephotography, cooking, teaching, sales, customer service ormanagement.

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ln order to learn a hobby, craft, sport or profession/field, what do we do?

We naturally **Talk to leaders and experts; **Read books and magazines; **Take workshops, courses; **Attend professional meetings and conferences; **Gather information, tools, resources; **Participate in LinkedIn and Facebook.

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So for example, the initial OL-PDI for customer service (CS) might be:

Participate in CS professional associations; talk to CS leaders and experts; attend CS service professional meetings and conferences; gather CS information, tools and resources; develop a CS professional network; engage in CS blogs,LinkedIn groups.

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Note how powerful, effective that customer service OL-PDI is for learning the CS Profession; developing and improving CS expertise, and being a knowledgeable, well-informed, ‘on the cutting edge’, successful CS professional/leader.

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For another example, the OL-PDI for the Adult Education Administration (AEA) profession/field could be:

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Participating in AEA professional association meetings and conferences; talking to AEA leaders and experts; reading AEA publications, newsletters, journals; attending AEA workshops and webinars; researching, gathering AEA information, tools and resources; engaging in AAElistservs, blogs, LinkedIn groups.

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Note how powerful, effective that AEAOL-PDI is for learning the AEA profession/field; developing AEA expertise; and being a knowledgeable, well-informed, ‘on the cutting edge’, successful AEA professional/leader.

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So the OL-PDI process means:A) Immersing yourself in taking workshops; going to professional meetings and conferences; talking with experts; reading magazines, journals; participating in Linkedin (OL-PDI Tools).

B) Becoming a knowledgeable, expert, well-informed, well-connected, ‘on the cutting edge’, successful professional/leader in your work, position, practice, expertise or profession/field.

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What is the result/outcome of immersingand fully utilizing, taking advantage of that OL-PDI process? What will inevitably happen or come up?

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One “biggie” is job openings, the “hidden job market” without having to hunt or dig them up.

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How?: just by “getting into” the OL-PDI process and focusing on becoming knowledgeable, expert, well-informed, well-connected, “on the cutting edge” in your work, position, practice, expertise or profession/field. Think of how we “catch” a butterfly.

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Most of all and most exciting about immersion in the OL-PDI process, and being knowledgeable, expert, well-informed, well-connected, “on the cutting edge” is this.

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It strategically positions you and I to see: -

** Work, positions, consulting that can be created or “reinvented”; ** Niches, unmet needs in the marketplace that can bring you riches, AND ** Significant contributions you can make to your work, workplace and profession/ field.

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That opens up a whole new career fulfilling, rewarding realm or paradigm of possibilities besides just already existing job openings.

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Consequently, OL-PDI has been the foundation, launching pad for my long term success creating and directing a new position or department three times, leading or co-leading four major initiatives at some of the best universities and corporations like Motorola, Northern Trust, Navistar.

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As you can see, OL-PDI and being expert, well-informed, well-connected, “on the cutting edge” is for gaining what you want for your work, career with less effort, hunting or time whether it’s finding a new position; gaining a promotion, pay raise; making a career change, or even starting a business.

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The reason why as mentioned in the beginning is this. What you and I want for our work, career is learned, and OL-PDI is how we naturally, optimally learn, develop, grow, improve just about anything. -

It’s learning how to learn; the “teaching how to fish”.

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However, there is a big problem or catch.

Because OL-PDI is so much a part of our lives, we can easily take it for granted, and implement it in a haphazard, random, hit and miss way. .

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Big problem or catch.

We may not connect OL-PDI with professional goals, nor an action and accountability plan, and only think of or use just a few of its tools (there are 23 OL-PDI tools).

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In other words, we tend to waste or squander the incredible power and potential of how we naturally, optimally learn, develop and improve rather than harness and fully utilize it.

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So how do we harness OL-PDI’samazing power and potential, and fully utilize or take full advantage of it?

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In the OL-PDI Worksheet/ Foundation and Tools, the entire OL-PDI process is systematically, thoroughly and effectively set up with a OL-PDI action and accountability plan, and 23 tools.

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OL-PDI Action and Accountability Plan

1) Determine the skill, expertise, profession, subject or area you want/ need to learn, develop or improve the most.

Write down why that topic was chosen as the focus of your OL-PDI.

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2) Establish at least 1 OL-PDI partner, coach, mentor, or a team for assisting with accomplishing 3. – 6. below.

Write down why you choose that partner or team, and how they can assist you with your OL-PDI.

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3) With your OL-PDI support (2), set 2 or 3 OL-PDI goals for accomplishing what you want to learn, develop or improve the most (1). .

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4) Choose 3-5 OL-PDI Tools to start with that best achieve your goals in 3), and learning, developing or improving your chosen OL-PDI focus in 1). Collaborate with your OL-PDI support (2).

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5) With your OL-PDI support/assistance (2), prioritize, set up and apply/use your chosen OL-PDI Tools (4) to achieve your goals (3).

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6) Do 2 or 3 Accountability, Follow Through emails, phone calls or meetings with your OL-PDI support (2). It’s for assisting with implementing OL-PDI Tools (4); gaining input/ feedback, and achieving your OL-PDI goals (3).

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7) Reflection, debriefing:

What did you learn, realize and would do the same or differently as a result of your 1 – 6 OL-PDI experience? What would your next OL,PDI action steps be, such as a new or revised 1.?

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For further OL-PDI information,questions, consultation, coachingpresentations, workshops orwebinars, contact Randy BennettEd.D. [email protected] 847 809-4821 and see http://tinyurl.com/maxsuccessintro2

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