Getting Out of Your Own Way

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Good things happen when you get

out of your own way.

Dana Jones, Teen Empowerment Educator &Motivational Speaker
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About Me

Teacher for 14 years.

Strong Italian background tough mom

Many Jobs

Army National Guard Officer

Parent/Step Parent

Love TV, especially South Park for itsSocial Commentary


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All success begins with you and

your ability to get past adversity.


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What is Adversity?

Adversity refers to a state of distress, misery, suffering,

trouble, misfortune, disaster, and challenges or any

difficulty or hardship that an individual encounters.

Examples: a death of a loved one, a broken

relationship, losing a home, losing your job, getting a

B(only kidding)


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A Little Quiz
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Your success in your work and inlife is largely determined by your

Adversity Quotient (AQ)

What is an AQ?


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According to Dr. Paul Stoltz, is about how you

respond to life, especially the tough stuff. It is a

gauge or measure of how you respond and deal

with everything, from everyday hassles to the big

adversities that life can spring on you. It is also an

established science, theory, and approachforbecoming measurably more resilient. The more

resilient you are, the more effectively and

constructively you respond to lifes difficulties,

and the more fulfilling life becomes.
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AQ is divided into 3 stages: Quitters,

Campers, and Climbers.

Now, look at your quiz and review

your score.
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QuittersQuitters see a mountain and give up. These are people who face

lifes adversity and opt out, cop out, back out, and drop out. Theysee the mountain and abandon the climb. They abandon their

dreams and take the easier path. Quitters use the language oflimitationwords like cant,wont,and impossibleandphrases like Weve always done it that way,Its not fair,Thatwill not work,and Im too young, old, fat, skinny, tall, short,

weak, male, or female.

Quitters are those who stop at:

The first disappointment

Their first presentation and the prospect says no

Their own excuse of This isnt really for mebecause things gotuncomfortable.

The embarrassment of not succeeding right out of the startingblocks, and its not likely they will ever come back to it.


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CampersCampers see a mountain and settle down. These people start the climb butbecome weary and look for a smooth, comfortable plateau on which to avoid

adversity. They focus their energy on filling their tents with material goods andsettle into a convenient and comfortable lifestyle. They usually have decentjobs with good pay and benefits; however, their days of excitement, learning,growth, and creativity are long gone. By waiting out the storm, they wait out lifeand succumb to the gravitational pull of the campground.

Campers are those who:Have had some success, perhaps even significant success, but have run upagainst a wall

They need to rest for awhile OR they need to fall back and regroup/rethinktheir approach

Perhaps they have met their goals and have not set new ones (so they are

stagnating)

The good news is campers can start climbing again anytime they choose!


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You possess all forms of

intelligence to varying degrees.

In other words you have everythingthat you need right now to be

successful.


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According to a poll of more than

150,000 leaders across all industries

worldwide, many people quit (5 to 20

percent), most camp (65 to 90

percent), and a rare few climb. In fact,when leaders are asked, "What

percentage of your workforce is

camping?" the most common responseis "80 percent


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What does this mean?

Are you destined to this test?

Can you change your circumstances?

What do I have to do to change?

Do I want to or have to change?


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Each child must develop the abilityto turn obstacles into

opportunities


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Who has turned obstacles into

opportunities?

J.K. Rowling

Oprah Winfrey50 Cent (Curtis Jackson)

Michael Jordan

Nelson Mandela

Dr. Randy Pausch

Dr. Seuss


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Randy Pauschs Speech on Childhood Dreams


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You always control how yourespond to any event in your life.

Nothing has meaning except the

meaning you assign to it.


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Negative criticism sticks, especially

when we are the ones criticizing

ourselves.

97% of women have at least 1

negative body thought a day.


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"I realized early on that success

was tied to not giving up. Mostpeople in this business gave up and

went on to other things. If you

simply didn't give up, you would

outlast the people who came in on

the bus with you."

~ Harrison Ford


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Each child (human) must developthe ability to turn obstacles into

opportunities.


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How to build your AQ?

Here are 10 tips for improving your adversityquotient:

1.Be a Detective.As difficult situations arise, immediatelypinpoint at least one facet of the situation you can influence, if

not control.

2.Be a Lawyer.Silently or vocally question people who say,Well, theres nothing we can do about it.Find specific ways toprove them wrong. Prove your case with real evidence.

3.Be a Judge.If you feel you lack control over a given situation,try to be impartial in your assessment. Base your judgment onlyon facts.


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4. Be a Pioneer.Be the first to take ownership of difficult

situations, whether or not you were the cause. Pick your

moment and step into the wilderness of responsibility by

declaring your accountability and intended action.

5. Be an Opportunist.Ask yourself what will definitely happen as

a result of a given situation within the next 24 to 48 hours. Pick

those outcomes for which you feel most compelled to takeownership and action.

6. Be a Firefighter.When adversity strikes, immediately contain

the blaze by acting with urgency to prevent it from affecting

other areas of your life. Hose down emotional brushfires as they

pop up.


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7. Be a Surgeon.As difficulties arise, prevent them from bleeding

into other areas of your business, relationships, and life bysurgically clamping the damaged artery and operating on or even

removing damaged tissue.

8. Be a Visionary.No matter how severe a setback may be,

imagine life after it has passed. Force yourself to rise above and

see beyond the adversity. Paint a mental picture of how life is

different now that adversity is history.


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9. Be an Accountant.Create a balance sheet, indicating on one

side the likely result of adversity over which you have no control,

feel no ownership, and which is far-reaching and long-lasting. Onthe other side, put the implications of adversity over which you

feel a certain amount of control, strong ownership, and which

you see as limited and short-lived..

10. Be a Catalyst.Take even the smallest constructive action to

regain control, to take ownership, or to limit the reach or

endurance of the adversity, and you will immediately begin to

see it shrink.

(Adapted from Adversity Quotient@ Work, Paul Stolz)

D i i d i i


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Decisions, decisions

"Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Actionbreeds confidence and courage. If you

want to conquer fear, do not sit home

and think about it. Go out and get

busy.

Dale Carnegie: was an American writer

and lecturer

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