Whistling While You Work: 10 Ways to Getting Paid for Doing What You Love Tim Salaver VP, Operations...

Whistling While You Work:Whistling While You Work:10 Ways to Getting Paid 10 Ways to Getting Paid for Doing What You Lovefor Doing What You Love

Tim SalaverTim Salaver

VP, Operations and General VP, Operations and General ManagerManager

tim@alphavilledesign.comtim@alphavilledesign.com

ObjectiveObjective

•Change your thinkingChange your thinking•Change your attitudeChange your attitude•Change your environmentChange your environment•Change your emotional fortitudeChange your emotional fortitude•Change your jobChange your job•Change your careerChange your career•Change your lifeChange your life

Find Your Eeky GuyFind Your Eeky Guy

Systems Administrator

Find Your IkigaiFind Your Ikigai• The things that make life most The things that make life most

worth livingworth living• Work-Life balance exists with Work-Life balance exists with

the scales tipped toward LIFEthe scales tipped toward LIFE• What gets you up in the What gets you up in the

morning?morning?• What is your mission in life?What is your mission in life?• What do you dream about?What do you dream about?

Write Your Answers to Write Your Answers to the Following Questionsthe Following Questions

• What do I want to What do I want to be when I grow be when I grow up?up?

• What was I born to What was I born to do?do?

• What does success What does success mean to me?mean to me?

Perseverance and Perseverance and MotivationMotivation

• Identify the activities that you persist inIdentify the activities that you persist in

• Identify what motivates youIdentify what motivates you

• Successful people are not quitters; they Successful people are not quitters; they just change prioritiesjust change priorities

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world.  Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has”

                       ~ Margaret Mead, Cultural Anthropologist

“To be motivated is not driven by reducing tension or avoiding frustration, but that people look for a positive view.”

~ Abraham Maslow, Psychologist

“I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.”~ Thomas Alva Edison, Inventor

Trust and Loyalty Trust and Loyalty

•Do you work with people you trustDo you work with people you trust•Do you have loyalty to: Do you have loyalty to:

– Your jobYour job– Your careerYour career– Your co-workersYour co-workers– Your bossYour boss

•Who is loyal to you?Who is loyal to you?

Excellence and Excellence and ExperienceExperience

• M = ceM = ce2 2 (Motivation = competency times (Motivation = competency times excellence and experience)excellence and experience)

• Attitude of greatness toward superior Attitude of greatness toward superior achievement achievement

• Quality of work is above standardQuality of work is above standard• Mediocre does not existMediocre does not exist• Peter Principle – In a hierarchy every Peter Principle – In a hierarchy every

employee tends to rise to his level of employee tends to rise to his level of incompetenceincompetence

"I'm blessed. I mean, come on, I found something I absolutely love. I'm one of the best, and I work for myself. It ain't going to get no better than that"

~ Christopher Gardner, Investment Banker

Group Activity 1 Group Activity 1 (3 minutes)(3 minutes)

In teams consisting of 4 to 5 In teams consisting of 4 to 5 people, people,

discuss the ramifications of discuss the ramifications of having resources that don’t having resources that don’t

like their jobs.like their jobs.

Support and PrideSupport and Pride

• What activity do you do that others What activity do you do that others are proud of?are proud of?

• Boasting and shouting from the Boasting and shouting from the mountain topsmountain tops

• Praise and exultationPraise and exultation• Find Your VillageFind Your Village• Do you want to be the leader of Do you want to be the leader of

mediocrity or the member of a mediocrity or the member of a winning team?winning team?

“How can I soar with Eagles… when I’m wading with the Ducks."

~ Anonymous

Passionate and Passionate and EmotionalEmotional

•What activities cause What activities cause great and strong emotiongreat and strong emotion

•Collector and FanCollector and Fan•Obsession and AddictionObsession and Addiction•What is Passion?What is Passion?

Love what you do like you love somebody.

~Anonymous

Kaukahi or In the ZoneKaukahi or In the Zone

•Singleness of PurposeSingleness of Purpose•FocusFocus•NO distractionsNO distractions•Eyes on the PrizeEyes on the Prize

What Would You Do If You Could Not Fail?

~Anonymous

IN THE ZONEIN THE ZONEYou Don’t Always Know That You Don’t Always Know That

You’re Here You’re Here It Just HappensIt Just Happens

When You’re IN THE When You’re IN THE ZONE ZONE

•Transformation is physical, Transformation is physical, mental, and emotionalmental, and emotional

•You’re not aware of You’re not aware of distractions or interruptionsdistractions or interruptions

•Reflex and Response is Reflex and Response is immediateimmediate

•Senses are heightenedSenses are heightened

Out of the ZoneOut of the Zone

•What happens when you’re What happens when you’re not IN THE ZONE?not IN THE ZONE?

IN THE ZONE ResultsIN THE ZONE Results

•Hyper-productivity Hyper-productivity – not hyperactivitynot hyperactivity

•High Rate of SuccessHigh Rate of Success•Seemingly minimal effortSeemingly minimal effort•Movement is not wastedMovement is not wasted•SuccessSuccess

Group Activity 2 Group Activity 2 (3 minutes)(3 minutes)

Identify times you or the people Identify times you or the people around you have been IN THE around you have been IN THE

ZONE. ZONE.

Name athletes IN THE ZONE.Name athletes IN THE ZONE.

What activities or tasks cause What activities or tasks cause being IN THE ZONE.being IN THE ZONE.

Happy, Happy, Joy, JoyHappy, Happy, Joy, Joy

• What you do makes other people What you do makes other people happyhappy

• You create a positive environmentYou create a positive environment• Oh, BTW, you enjoy what you do Oh, BTW, you enjoy what you do

without a lot of effortwithout a lot of effort• Negative environment can be a Negative environment can be a

black holeblack hole"You do not merely want to be considered just the best of the best.

You want to be considered the only ones who do what you do."~ Jerry Garcia, Former Leader of the Grateful Dead

Fulfilling and Fulfilling and AccomplishmentAccomplishment

•Your Work Defines YouYour Work Defines You•Your Work Completes YouYour Work Completes You

– Builders BuildBuilders Build– Golfers GolfGolfers Golf– Lawyers ArgueLawyers Argue

•What do others say about you?What do others say about you?– 360 Degree Feedback360 Degree Feedback– Include the C.A.V.E. PeopleInclude the C.A.V.E. People

Maslow’s Maslow’s Hierarchy of Hierarchy of

NeedsNeeds

“We move toward self-actualization where we become aware of not only our own fullest potential, but the fullest potential of human beings at large”

~ Abraham Maslow, Psychologist

Group Activity 3 Group Activity 3 (3 minutes)(3 minutes)

Discuss the affect on your work when you Discuss the affect on your work when you have have

the environment needed or support to do the environment needed or support to do your job.your job.

Money, SchmoneyMoney, Schmoney

• You would do it for free!!You would do it for free!!• Secondary to Activity’s GoalsSecondary to Activity’s Goals• Money will follow MANTRAMoney will follow MANTRA• Dues Paying Time PeriodDues Paying Time Period• Success defined not by how muchSuccess defined not by how much• Negotiate from a position of PowerNegotiate from a position of Power

“My hobby started to slowly turn into a good business. I decided to do what I loved instead of working long hours with very few vacations."

~ Harvey Branman, professional photographer

10 Steps to Getting 10 Steps to Getting Paid for Doing What Paid for Doing What

You LoveYou Love1.1. Find Your IkigaiFind Your Ikigai2.2. Persevere and Stay MotivatedPersevere and Stay Motivated3.3. Build Trust and LoyaltyBuild Trust and Loyalty4.4. Attain Excellence and ExperienceAttain Excellence and Experience5.5. Create Your Support TeamCreate Your Support Team6.6. Be Passionate and EmotionalBe Passionate and Emotional7.7. Maintain Your FocusMaintain Your Focus8.8. Create a Positive EnvironmentCreate a Positive Environment9.9. Achieve Your GoalsAchieve Your Goals10.10.Show Me the MoneyShow Me the Money

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Tim Salaver, MBA, PMP, CSSMBBTim Salaver, MBA, PMP, CSSMBBVP, Operations and General VP, Operations and General

ManagerManagerAlphaville Design, Inc.Alphaville Design, Inc.

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