The Three Amigos in
Career Transition
Career Prospectors
May 22, 2012
Daniel Steiger
Project Manager
[email protected]
804-513-8293
Purpose
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Background
Intent (lessons learned)
All about YOU!
Opening group/partner exercise
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One thing you do well
One thing you’re wanting to improve
The Three Amigos
ATTITUDE
OPPORTUNITY
ORGANIZATION
Attitude
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Who defines your attitude?
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What defines your attitude?
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Self
Others
Who
What
Throughout Career Transition (3 areas)
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Discovery
Internalization
Application
Attitude: Discovery
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Hear from Tom Schreiter
Exercise assessment
Do you generally see yourself and/or do you
come across to others as:
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Positive
Negative
Demonstrates/illustrates your
values/character
Attitude: Discovery
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Doing vs. Being
Unlearn and Learn habits
“We need to unlearn the idea that we need to keep
busy doing something, and learn instead to keep
busy being something.” –Richard Nelson Bolles
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Friends and family (common shared traits)
Discovery process:
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Reflection, Observation & Collaboration
Attitude: Internalization
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Becoming confident and content with yourself (a
lifelong process)
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How we get there and enjoy being there- having a
relationship with all three amigos
Personality types of others (Owl, Lambs, Bulls, and
Tigers)
How we/others communicate (more on this)
Learn/know the vernacular of (industry, field,
profession)
Know how your attitude matches (or doesn’t)
Attitude: Application
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The “Value-Exchange”
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Living within the “who” and without the “what”
Fully embrace who you are
Allows:
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Passion and your values/character to prevail
Genuine interest in adding value to others
Connect with others
Attitude: Application
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Connecting vs. communicating
Everyone Communicates Few Connect – John C. Maxwell
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Three questions people are asking about you?
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Do you care about me? Mutual concern creates connection
between people.
Can you help me? Nobody wants to be sold, but everyone
wants to be helped.
Can I trust you? Trust is even more important than love.
Energy and Attitude (The complete picturedemonstration)
Personal branding: why YOU?
Opportunity
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The time is NOW (set the pace/change the pace)
Investigate interests (old/new)
Refine skills
Empower your strengths (re-focus your lens)
Embrace your weaknesses
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“You’ll never turn your weaknesses into strengths.”
“Look at your weaknesses through one of your strengths.”
(Marcus Buckingham)
Meet-up groups/job clubs/conferences/workshops,
etc.
Opportunity
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Learn:
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From others
How to help others
To build rapport quickly (personalities types
“colors”)
How to communicate effectively by connecting
Networking strategies with confidence
To slow down: use/lose (what you can within who
you ARE)
Organization
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Let each day be a S.M.A.R.T day
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S= Specific
M= Measureable
A= Achievable
R= Realistic
T= Time sensitive (timeline)
Organization
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Include balance in your plan
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Attitude, Opportunity, and Organization
Have focus toward a (an):
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Situation
Task
Action
Result
Organization
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Capture/track your journey
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Spreadsheet
Calendar
Actions for follow-up, when, how, why. etc.
Summary
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Let each day be a S.M.A.R.T day!
Focused on Attitude, Opportunity, and
Organization that is:
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S= Specific
M= Measureable
A= Achievable
R= Realistic
T= Time sensitive (timeline)