Steve Langerud Festival Hall November 6, 2013

October 9: Overview

October 16: Who am I as a professional?

October 30: Where do I fit in the world?

November 6: How do I get there?

Skills

Issues

People Colleagues

Who You Serve

Environment

Your Dharma: 10 Seconds WHO CONTROL How Plan

Start with your 10 second statement Clear, focused, and behavioral Skills, issues, people, environment

Research Find  people  who  are  most  like  your  statement…  don’t  

worry about titles! People want to help

Ask everyone you meet

I  am  at  an  exciting  point…  I  can  do  whatever  I  want  with  my  life.    While  I  know  a  lot  about  myself,  I  don’t  know  all  the things people like me do and get paid!

I think you know more than I do about this field and I need your help.

May I meet with you for 1o minutes?

I will tell you one short story (10 second statement);

ask you one question;

and then leave you alone!

TELL: Perfect for me is using my (skills) to work with theses (issues) with these (people) in this (environment).

ASK: Does this sound like you?

▪ YES: Tell me more about what you do! ▪ Or…

▪ NO: Do you know someone who has a life like I described

AND can you introduce me to that person?!

What is the difference between me today and me doing what you do professionally? Leads to tactics

If you were me, Where should I start? What should I do? Who should I talk to about

the path?

What is the difference between me today and me working professionally?

Where are the gaps? ▪ Education ▪ Experience ▪ Certification ▪ Other?

What are the solutions?

▪ Are they acceptable? ▪ Are they feasible?

Ask more than one person What do most people say?

Look at the data you gather Do you believe them?

Make a plan What must I do NEXT? LinkedIn, Resume, Cover Letter, Application, Portfolio, etc

to prepare for communicating with other people

Implement your plan

Put your search into context

Focus on the inside: Who am I?

Move inside-out: Where do I fit?

Listen to experts: How do it get there?

You  have  to  do  this  by  yourself;  but  you  don’t  have to do it alone! Ask for help.