WEBVTT 1 00:00:10.800 --> 00:00:13.395 Hello. So let's begin by identifying 2 00:00:13.795 --> 00:00:15.795 your starting point and journey type. 3 00:00:15.795 --> 00:00:24.535 This is gonna help orient you and normalize the many arrival points, situations, and directions and give you a sense of the kind of pathway that you'll follow through the program. 4 00:00:25.075 --> 00:00:28.420 I wanna start by this concept of energies. Right? 5 00:00:28.420 --> 00:00:34.680 So your next professional step is partially influenced by by an energy that you're bringing to your current situation. 6 00:00:34.739 --> 00:00:41.160 So one might be fear. Right? Fear often is responsible for preventing forward movement or taking 7 00:00:41.685 --> 00:00:42.185 chances, 8 00:00:43.045 --> 00:00:46.105 or conversely, sudden knee jerk type moves. 9 00:00:47.684 --> 00:00:49.545 Pain relief. So another 10 00:00:49.925 --> 00:01:00.269 negative feeling, I guess, where let's say that things disintegrate in your role so much that you you just have to get out and you try and find the first job available or, 11 00:01:00.649 --> 00:01:02.909 of course, through job loss. Right? 12 00:01:03.690 --> 00:01:06.270 Your your natural inclination is to 13 00:01:06.810 --> 00:01:07.869 fix the pain, 14 00:01:08.170 --> 00:01:10.830 get some income by finding the first available job. 15 00:01:12.104 --> 00:01:14.924 Perhaps more positively is this sense of proactive 16 00:01:15.225 --> 00:01:16.185 agitation. Right? 17 00:01:16.185 --> 00:01:21.325 An energy towards exploring and identifying alternatives and clarity forward for better alignment 18 00:01:22.505 --> 00:01:24.685 or desire. Right? A desire towards, 19 00:01:25.225 --> 00:01:30.160 you know, a a future state of some sort, be, do, or have kind of states. 20 00:01:31.180 --> 00:01:32.160 So that's one. 21 00:01:33.340 --> 00:01:39.020 Your next professional step is also a function of your starting state, your professional state. 22 00:01:39.020 --> 00:01:42.335 So you arrive in this program with some kind of history. Right? 23 00:01:42.335 --> 00:01:47.075 And the program is intended for mid career professionals, so you have some years behind you, presumably. 24 00:01:48.415 --> 00:01:50.835 So what level of success and progress 25 00:01:51.215 --> 00:01:52.115 are you experiencing 26 00:01:52.415 --> 00:01:56.195 and have you had? Right? Your track record and your feeling of success. 27 00:01:56.740 --> 00:01:58.520 And what's the level of clarity, 28 00:01:59.299 --> 00:02:03.960 in direction and place that you have? And what I mean by that is, 29 00:02:05.299 --> 00:02:07.640 you know, you're on a track that makes sense for you. 30 00:02:07.939 --> 00:02:12.200 It's fulfilling to, you know, to varying degrees, and you have a sense of the 31 00:02:12.635 --> 00:02:18.895 the habitat that, as I'll call it, you know, the the, you know, where you fit best kind of organizations, the kind of people, etcetera. 32 00:02:19.355 --> 00:02:24.395 And so I've created this model where we have zone of risk, which is low in both counts. 33 00:02:24.395 --> 00:02:26.655 We have the zone of frustration where somebody 34 00:02:27.090 --> 00:02:29.830 thinks they know where they wanna go, but they're not getting any success. 35 00:02:30.850 --> 00:02:32.390 We have the zone of complacent 36 00:02:32.770 --> 00:02:34.230 complacency and missed opportunity 37 00:02:34.690 --> 00:02:38.710 where there is some success. Right? There's maybe some financial success. There's, 38 00:02:39.650 --> 00:02:41.270 you know, job offers, perhaps, 39 00:02:42.315 --> 00:02:45.694 or you just you've been in a role for many years and you're doing fine. 40 00:02:46.795 --> 00:02:50.795 And then this finally up up top right quadrant is more the target. Right? 41 00:02:50.795 --> 00:02:55.535 The zone of success and fulfillment where you're you're doing well and fulfilled 42 00:02:56.150 --> 00:02:58.810 and in the right place and feeling like you're contributing. 43 00:03:00.070 --> 00:03:00.890 You know, I think 44 00:03:01.510 --> 00:03:03.530 the vast majority of mid career professionals 45 00:03:04.150 --> 00:03:06.570 may feel fall somewhere in the middle. Right? 46 00:03:06.950 --> 00:03:10.365 Maybe a little less successful, maybe more with some level of 47 00:03:11.085 --> 00:03:17.585 of chance based on the, you know, which jobs they accept, which promotions they accept because they don't have it all figured out. 48 00:03:18.045 --> 00:03:20.305 And those arrows represent some 49 00:03:20.685 --> 00:03:23.265 target directions based on where you're coming from. 50 00:03:25.010 --> 00:03:28.390 Your next professional step is also a function of your current priorities. 51 00:03:29.330 --> 00:03:29.830 So 52 00:03:30.370 --> 00:03:33.730 we have what I'll call the big three plus two plus two. Right? So, 53 00:03:34.050 --> 00:03:37.270 this is a little bit like Maslow's hierarchy of needs here where, 54 00:03:37.695 --> 00:03:41.615 of course, we want we need a certain level of income and benefits. Right? 55 00:03:41.615 --> 00:03:52.515 We have practical considerations like commute and working conditions and flexible arrangements and those kind of things, and maybe perceived security falls in there as well, although that's sometimes a a trap. 56 00:03:53.790 --> 00:03:55.250 So those are those are, 57 00:03:55.630 --> 00:04:01.490 you know and these priorities, I should say, are are a function of where you are in your life, in your career to date. 58 00:04:01.710 --> 00:04:07.785 A 27 year old has different priorities and and then let's say a 55 year old. So 59 00:04:08.345 --> 00:04:13.405 where you are, your state, etcetera, will dictate some of this or at least influence. 60 00:04:13.945 --> 00:04:15.005 That second group, 61 00:04:15.705 --> 00:04:17.964 is maybe subconscious. Right? It's it's, 62 00:04:19.144 --> 00:04:22.199 you know, staying in the comfort zone, unwillingness 63 00:04:22.500 --> 00:04:25.479 to take risks, wanting to work with people they know. 64 00:04:26.020 --> 00:04:27.240 That can be a priority. 65 00:04:28.259 --> 00:04:31.800 More importantly and for our purposes, we're really focused on the bottom 66 00:04:32.419 --> 00:04:33.719 two, right, which is, 67 00:04:34.225 --> 00:04:38.225 you know, either goal driven or growth driven or advancement driven, 68 00:04:38.705 --> 00:04:41.765 priorities in terms of making next professional step, or 69 00:04:42.465 --> 00:04:45.925 ones that more about they're more about alignment, professional well-being, 70 00:04:46.465 --> 00:04:47.685 creating more impact, 71 00:04:47.985 --> 00:04:49.845 pursuing your professional interests, 72 00:04:50.840 --> 00:04:52.380 perhaps some professional adventure, 73 00:04:52.840 --> 00:04:54.140 quote, unquote. So, 74 00:04:54.680 --> 00:04:55.500 these conversely 75 00:04:55.960 --> 00:04:56.700 or interestingly 76 00:04:57.720 --> 00:04:58.620 make you more, 77 00:04:59.560 --> 00:05:00.060 valuable, 78 00:05:00.760 --> 00:05:02.700 create security by by, 79 00:05:03.160 --> 00:05:03.820 you know, 80 00:05:04.405 --> 00:05:07.945 standing out and being more marketable. So we'll talk about that later. 81 00:05:09.125 --> 00:05:14.104 Now it's likely that you have a question or two that are driving your investment in this program 82 00:05:14.565 --> 00:05:19.260 and your willingness to put time behind figuring out what your next professional step is, and that's good. 83 00:05:19.340 --> 00:05:23.120 Right? So I've tried to capture what I think are the main questions here. 84 00:05:24.140 --> 00:05:31.760 But feel free to add a question that's, you know, a general question that's, you know, burning for you, in the discussion group below. 85 00:05:32.855 --> 00:05:37.915 You know? But they're they're related to, you know, who am I professionally? What's the next step? 86 00:05:39.015 --> 00:05:42.155 You know? Should I stay in my current organization, or should I leave? 87 00:05:43.255 --> 00:05:47.515 What what else is out there? Should I make this decision to take this job, etcetera? 88 00:05:48.509 --> 00:05:53.250 So these are great questions, and I don't expect that you're gonna figure it out in this lesson, 89 00:05:53.870 --> 00:05:58.129 but it's important to identify what they are. And then related to that, 90 00:05:58.750 --> 00:06:02.930 I challenge you to work on developing a powerful why, 91 00:06:04.125 --> 00:06:08.785 a keystone reason or a set of reasons that are gonna help you move forward and overcome 92 00:06:09.085 --> 00:06:11.745 inertia if that's something that's holding you back. 93 00:06:12.045 --> 00:06:18.065 And I recognize that you might be coming into this program without a specific goal or direction, which is not a problem. 94 00:06:18.800 --> 00:06:22.660 Identify your reasons why putting energy around this is important to you. 95 00:06:23.120 --> 00:06:26.720 Because a compelling why generates power. It helps you to keep going. 96 00:06:26.720 --> 00:06:29.380 It keeps you focused on the outcome, and your why, 97 00:06:29.840 --> 00:06:36.465 that is reasons for making a professional next step, can help generate clarity and new options. 98 00:06:37.565 --> 00:06:42.785 So there's some action items here, and this will be replicated in in the homework download. 99 00:06:43.085 --> 00:06:45.505 The one thing I wanna point out is, you 100 00:06:46.435 --> 00:06:47.745 know, emphasize is 101 00:06:48.070 --> 00:06:54.410 you may be coming to to your, you know, your why may involve reasons that are negative versus positive. 102 00:06:54.950 --> 00:06:56.090 I hate my job. 103 00:06:56.790 --> 00:06:57.930 I don't feel valued. 104 00:06:58.630 --> 00:07:00.310 And that's fine. Acknowledge those. 105 00:07:00.310 --> 00:07:03.885 And then the challenge is how can you flip them over to to become more 106 00:07:04.445 --> 00:07:07.825 empowering and actionable in terms of what is it that you're looking for? 107 00:07:07.965 --> 00:07:11.505 What do you need and want in your your career going forward? 108 00:07:12.765 --> 00:07:13.265 So 109 00:07:13.645 --> 00:07:14.465 really important 110 00:07:14.845 --> 00:07:21.570 concepts, and these next slides are also very important. Right? So in order for you to move forward 111 00:07:22.350 --> 00:07:27.889 in your professional life to take these next professional steps, you start have to start by telling the truth. 112 00:07:28.270 --> 00:07:33.405 And what I mean by that is that you have you have made decisions to date in your life. 113 00:07:33.405 --> 00:07:36.625 You have managed or not managed your career to varying degrees. 114 00:07:36.925 --> 00:07:40.305 Look back at that without beating yourself up about it. Just acknowledge 115 00:07:41.085 --> 00:07:41.985 how have you 116 00:07:42.365 --> 00:07:45.505 how have you managed your career decisions, your career moves, 117 00:07:46.259 --> 00:07:49.720 how have you set yourself up for for, you know, where you are today? 118 00:07:50.020 --> 00:07:57.699 Because what we wanna do is is either replicate what's working or minimize or stop doing the things that haven't served you well in the past. 119 00:07:57.699 --> 00:07:58.695 So that's number one. 120 00:07:59.335 --> 00:08:02.235 Then we need to adopt the sense of agency. 121 00:08:03.015 --> 00:08:07.975 Agency is taking full ownership of the quality and direction of your professional journey. 122 00:08:07.975 --> 00:08:08.935 It's so important. 123 00:08:08.935 --> 00:08:14.699 And and everything we talk about this in this this program, the whole concept is about you having agency. 124 00:08:15.160 --> 00:08:18.380 You are it's your professional journey. Right? 125 00:08:19.160 --> 00:08:20.860 And with that means prioritize 126 00:08:21.160 --> 00:08:25.900 working on your career, not just in your job, but on yourself and on your career. 127 00:08:27.735 --> 00:08:31.115 We also have to look at constraints. What's holding us back? 128 00:08:31.735 --> 00:08:35.434 Is it beliefs, limiting beliefs? Are there fears that we have? 129 00:08:35.495 --> 00:08:38.789 Maybe blind spots that, you know, obviously unaware of. So 130 00:08:39.269 --> 00:08:43.289 around our our the way we relate to people or how we perform in the organization. 131 00:08:43.829 --> 00:08:44.329 So 132 00:08:44.709 --> 00:08:47.850 uncovering those is can be an important quest, 133 00:08:49.029 --> 00:08:52.329 as well as as what is it that we need to reject. 134 00:08:52.445 --> 00:08:55.425 There there may be things in our life that are holding us back, 135 00:08:56.285 --> 00:08:56.785 behaviors, 136 00:08:58.285 --> 00:08:58.785 attitudes, 137 00:09:00.285 --> 00:09:01.325 certain kinds of actions. 138 00:09:01.325 --> 00:09:07.584 So what what can we get rid of that's gonna allow us to just get out of the blocks like a a rocket? 139 00:09:09.959 --> 00:09:14.459 Then I want to challenge you to set higher standards for yourself. 140 00:09:15.560 --> 00:09:17.339 You know? So as part of this analysis, 141 00:09:18.040 --> 00:09:22.875 to what extent have you been settling and putting up with miserable situations or suboptimal situations, 142 00:09:26.715 --> 00:09:27.535 cost to your, 143 00:09:27.835 --> 00:09:31.695 perhaps, your mental health or your, you know, your family relationships? 144 00:09:32.155 --> 00:09:33.775 And what's been the missed opportunity? 145 00:09:34.395 --> 00:09:38.430 So part of this is setting higher standards. It's also being more courageous, 146 00:09:38.810 --> 00:09:44.589 thinking bigger, and I'll challenge you to think to, you know, to have that kind of approach and attitude through the program. 147 00:09:46.649 --> 00:09:48.670 Then we have to get ahead of it. 148 00:09:49.855 --> 00:09:54.595 I've I've spent many years in this field, and I can tell you that most moves, 149 00:09:55.134 --> 00:09:55.954 most decisions 150 00:09:56.415 --> 00:09:57.315 are reactive. 151 00:09:58.095 --> 00:10:00.595 They're they're done out of desperation. 152 00:10:00.975 --> 00:10:02.194 They're done out of, 153 00:10:02.495 --> 00:10:03.555 you know, frustration, 154 00:10:04.540 --> 00:10:06.080 but typically not proactively. 155 00:10:07.020 --> 00:10:07.520 And, 156 00:10:07.980 --> 00:10:09.660 we're gonna make a next professional step. 157 00:10:09.660 --> 00:10:12.560 You are trying we're trying to do that ahead of the curve. 158 00:10:13.100 --> 00:10:13.600 Right? 159 00:10:14.860 --> 00:10:16.080 It requires action 160 00:10:16.385 --> 00:10:20.245 ahead of time. It requires, you know, action that breeds success and confidence. 161 00:10:20.305 --> 00:10:24.005 And this this formula, we have do, be, have. Right? It's 162 00:10:24.464 --> 00:10:26.165 the doing, the action 163 00:10:26.785 --> 00:10:30.785 creates success and confidence, which then puts us into being. Right? 164 00:10:30.785 --> 00:10:36.480 A a future self that's stronger, that's more empowered, that's more confident than where we are today. 165 00:10:36.620 --> 00:10:42.800 And from that breeds performance and impact, etcetera, and that generates the half, the income, 166 00:10:43.340 --> 00:10:43.840 the 167 00:10:44.214 --> 00:10:45.495 job titles, the, 168 00:10:45.975 --> 00:10:49.675 impact that we're looking for. Okay? So do, be, and have. 169 00:10:51.815 --> 00:10:59.274 We then also need to tap into your unique professional offering and to identify your own, what I call natural target markets, 170 00:10:59.690 --> 00:11:05.070 if that's part of what you're looking to do, and connect the dots, again, if there's that kind of move or pivot being made. 171 00:11:06.490 --> 00:11:07.070 A fundamental 172 00:11:07.769 --> 00:11:09.630 precept of this program is that 173 00:11:10.089 --> 00:11:13.529 is that you have unique value and you have a unique market. 174 00:11:13.529 --> 00:11:16.264 And and just in getting clear on those things 175 00:11:16.805 --> 00:11:20.904 sets you up for stronger success, sets you up, you know, for more confidence, 176 00:11:21.685 --> 00:11:24.584 and allows you to better connect the dots when you make those moves. 177 00:11:25.365 --> 00:11:26.985 Finally, I want you to embrace 178 00:11:27.365 --> 00:11:28.345 personal marketing 179 00:11:28.959 --> 00:11:30.740 as an essential success element, 180 00:11:31.600 --> 00:11:32.820 and not avoid this. 181 00:11:34.080 --> 00:11:39.459 Whether it's inside your organization or external in a traditional job or something you need to create, 182 00:11:40.240 --> 00:11:41.060 your marketability, 183 00:11:41.440 --> 00:11:46.985 your market skills, and attention you put on these are an essential element of your success now and in the future. 184 00:11:47.205 --> 00:11:49.145 Right? And this personal marketability 185 00:11:49.525 --> 00:11:54.585 creates greater degrees of professional freedom and opportunity, which is my goal for you. 186 00:11:55.365 --> 00:11:55.865 K? 187 00:11:56.290 --> 00:11:56.790 So 188 00:11:57.330 --> 00:11:58.790 that's the end of this lesson. 189 00:11:59.730 --> 00:12:08.310 And if you follow to the next lesson, we're gonna talk next about some of the road map and pathways and and figuring out which way you're going through this program.