Where Achievement Begins Doug Manning. Proactive Living “All real achievement begins with the vitality and commitment of an individual, as expressed in.

Where Achievement Begins

Doug Manning

Proactive Living

“All real achievement begins with the vitality and commitment of an individual, as expressed in the definition of a meaningful future plan.”

Proactive Living

•Introduction

•Achievement Planning/Plan Management

•Life Off Purpose

•Proactive Professionals

•Summary

Proactive Living

•Introduction

•Achievement Planning/Plan Management

•Life Off Purpose

•Proactive Professionals

•Summary

Achievement Planning/Plan Management

Beginning

Here

End

The Career/Life Continuum

Achievement Planning/Plan Management

Beginning

Here

End

The Career/Life Continuum

Achievement Planning/Plan Management

Beginning

Here

End

The Career/Life Continuum

Achievement Planning/Plan Management

Definition – Knowledge Economy: “When economic growth and wealth generation are driven by the accumulation and use of knowledge”

What matters – “use of knowledge” - research skills, knowledge assessment skills, ability to innovate and implement, capacity to continuously learn

The Knowledge Economy is different than the Industrial Economy

Knowledge Economy

Achievement Planning/Plan Management

global village constant change lifelong learningold news

home office unemployed worker self-help group working vacation

multicultural non-working mother political sciencestudent teacher

original copy detailed summary commercial art real potential

tight slacks permanent part-time genuine imitation pretty ugly

Dodge Ram jumbo shrimp 12 oz pound cake red licorice

freezer burn non-dairy creamer double solitaire metal woods

even odds large dwarfs seriously funny taped live

paid volunteers elementary calculus sure betmodern history

now then liberal conservative tax returngood grief!

Oxymoronic Culture

Achievement Planning/Plan Management

“If you don’t happen to change, change will happen to you.”

Achievement Planning/Plan Management

Knowledge/Knowledge/EducationEducation

Industrial Industrial EconomyEconomy

Knowledge Knowledge EconomyEconomy

High School Focus: College Prep All Students

Post Sec. Training: Some People Most People

Professional Dev’t: Pre-Work Lifelong

Ed. Management: Systems Individuals

Achievement Planning/Plan Management

Economy/WorkEconomy/Work Industrial Industrial EconomyEconomy

Knowledge Knowledge EconomyEconomy

Work Opportunities: Local Global

Workplace Focus: Products Services

Work Time: Work Day Anytime

Work Place: Work Site Anywhere

Career Transitions: Few Many

Career Management: Experts Individuals

Proactive Living

•Introduction

•Achievement Planning/Plan Management

•Life Off Purpose

•Proactive Professionals

•Summary

Life Off Purpose

Tradition – leave life to chance/others

Limited Practice – no opportunity to choose

Fear of Failure/Wrong Choice - failphobia

Why No Proactive?

“If you want to make God laugh, make a plan.”

Life Off Purpose

Motivation – to bring purpose to our day

• Personal Fulfillment – connecting who we are to what we do

• Sustainable Lifestyle – financing the life we want

Living Life on Purpose

“It is not our abilities that tell us what we truly are.… it is our choices.” (Dumbledore – Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets)

Proactive Living

•Introduction

•Achievement Planning/Plan Management

•Life Off Purpose

•Proactive Professionals

•Summary

Proactive Professionals

Stay Informed: Career Pro News - daily or weekly updates on the latest news in education and the labor market (www.careerpronews.com)

Get Trained: Proactive Students Workshops - learn how to increase the number of students in your school/community with meaningful future plans

Join Professional Communities: Bridges Community - new service for planning professionals to interact and share best practice (www.community.bridges.com)

Proactive Planning Programs

• Stage V – “need to have” district benefit

• Stage IV

• Stage III

• Stage II

• Stage I – “nice to have” district feature

Five Program Stages

Proactive Planning Programs

• Stage V

• Stage IV

• Stage III

• Stage II

• Stage I – Introductory: “test and tell” assessments, brief events, future planning unimportant

Five Program Stages

Proactive Planning Programs

• Stage V

• Stage IV

• Stage III

• Stage II – Informational: comprehensive CIDS in career center, expert assisted, self serve

• Stage I – Introductory: “test and tell” assessments

Five Program Stages

Proactive Planning Programs

• Stage V

• Stage IV

• Stage III – Instructional: planning skills curriculum for all students, portfolio/student planner

• Stage II – Informational: self-serve CIDS

• Stage I – Introductory: “test and tell” assessments

Five Program Stages

Proactive Planning Programs

• Stage V

• Stage IV – Inclusive: parent, peer planner, academic teacher, community involvement

• Stage III – Instructional: planning curriculum for all

• Stage II – Informational: self-serve CIDS

• Stage I – Introductory: “test and tell” assessments

Five Program Stages

Proactive Planning Programs

• Stage V – Integrated: accountability systems, achievement planning leadership team

• Stage IV – Inclusive: parent/peer/community

• Stage III – Instructional: planning curriculum for all

• Stage II – Informational: self-serve CIDS

• Stage I – Introductory: “test and tell” assessments

Five Program Stages

Stage V Study: Proactive Schools Project

100+ educators, administrators, and parents in 7 North American districts (Over 10,000 students in 30 schools)

Brazosport Independent SD, Texas

Central Okanagan SD, British Columbia

Chicago Public SD, Illinois

Denver Public SD, Colorado

East Allen SD, Indiana

Long Beach Unified SD, California

Sachem SD, New York

Proactive Living

“Achievement is closer

than you think.”

Proactive Living

•Introduction

•Achievement Planning/Plan Management

•Life Off Purpose

•Proactive Professionals

•Summary

Proactive Living

•The River

•The Whale

Summary

Proactive Living

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.” (Margaret Mead)

Where Achievement Begins

Doug Manning