My “burning desire”

Ottawa Woman’s MastermindWinter 2016

“Thoughts mixed with definiteness of purpose, persistence and a burning desire are powerful things.” ~ Napolean Hill

What I wantPersonally

• Be part of a family

• Someone to share and explore common and new interests; share good and bad time; travel, enjoy the outdoors etc.

Professionally• work remotely so that I can live and

travel where I have more flexibility with my time

• Live in another country, climate and culture part of the year

What success means to me.

• Financial freedom.

• Work, source of income that allows me freedom to work where ever I want in the world.

• Have residual income coming in.

• Partner to share life’s experiences with.

My super powers

Having an open mind.

Encouraging and boosting the confidence of others.

I’m a doer not a talker.

My kryptonite

Lack of confidence in my abilities, knowledge, views, opinion. (My super power of

having an open mind gone too far too one “side”. I can be too open to the views of others to the point that mine get lost and thus so do I.)

Indecisiveness(Due to lack of confidence.)

things that make me feel good and successful right now

1. I’ve met nice people since returning to Ottawa.2. I’ve made one friend at U of T last year.3. I have the chance to gain work experience at Health Canada

working with biostatistics data4. I will be getting experience working with a educational data at

statistics Canada in the summer5. I’ve met some nice students and had some nice experiences

while in Carleton since September 2015.6. I gained some exposure to biostatistics and statistics last year at

U of T which helped7. I have gotten inquiries for short term student work experience s

since Jan 2016.8. I’ve gotten a few interviews for job positions9. I’m still persisting with the swimming lessons and I haven’t

drowned yet!

DriftingWhat drifting means to me

• Activities, interests, hobbies that take me off the track towards my “burning desire”

i.e. activity, interest or hobby done to excess

Ways I have drifted in life

Listening to the “chatter” in my head (doubting myself; second guessing myself)

Analyzing too much why “it’s” not working

My fears

Unbalanced life

Lack of support along the way

Being alone (while this doesn’t

prevent me from doing things towards my goal, it is in the back of my mind)

Getting overwhelmed and not knowing what to do (kind of like being a dear in headlights)

Becoming the person I need to be

• I am a networker

• My “client” is,– Personally: someone

who is also looking to share life, experiences and build on this with someone else

– Professionally: job/career that pays well and allows for remote working conditions

Networking vs product pusher

• I’m a networker.

– Why? I enjoy learning about people, their interests. I like helping people or being a support for them

– Who, I should be networking with to get to my “burning desire”?

• Career/job:

• Personal:

Career/job clients

• Hospitals

• Government departments (CIHI, health Canada, statistics Canada, transport Canada )

• Marketing companies

• Health related research institutes (OHRI, Bruyere)

• Public Health Canada

• Online related jobs (e.g. online math tutoring, freelance writing for blogs or website content)

• Statistical contract work (graduate students in other departments that may need some data related help)

• Data analysis/analytics (Ecommerce, SEO)

Personal clients

• Common interests (music, movies, activities e.g. walking, dogs/pets, hiking, cycling, kayaking, French practice)

• Work

• School

• Travel

• Anywhere! “To infinity and beyond” ~ Buzz Lightyear

No Regrets• I want to find a career/income

so that it allows for remote working conditions and flexible working hours

• I want to live part of the year in another country so that I can experience other part of the world, climates, sites and cultures.

• I want to find someone to share life with so that we can build a life together through sharing and creating new experience together.

Speaking “dolphin”• When things are no longer making

sense • I’m speaking and hearing dolphin

when– School/work: I can’t think straight;

don’t understand what I’m reading or doing; I’m making no headway on a problem

– Socially: I start tuning out; I start getting tired; I can hear what’s being said but I have no idea what it means; they’re speaking English but I don’t understand a word

– In general: I seem to stop thinking

Recharge

“Lying”, falling asleep, on the sofa in front of a movie, Downton Abbey, Frasier or Big Bang

Cheap Tuesday moviesMaking things, using my hands (jewellery, baking, knitting,

cooking)

Doing an outdoor activityBeing outdoors

Mastermind group – Aha! moments

Recognizing my superpower and kryptonite and seeing how something good and be bad for me. It makes sense why things would fall apart at times in the past. Having an open mind is one of my main super powers but also my kryptonite because it creates doubt in myself at times which leads to lack of confidence and indecisiveness.

Mastermind group – Great Ideas

Online math tutoring, freelance writing, website or blog content writing, contract statistics work

Mastermind group - Habits

I’m slowly developing is to be aware of when my super power of having an open mind is reaching that point where it’s becoming my kryptonite.

Mastermind group Experience

I would look forward to each week’s meetings and I’m not a fan of sit down/ talking in a circle meeting, but this one I enjoyed and looked forward to every week. The energy and commitment of the group as a whole and each individual was great, optimistic, motivating and electric. That I enjoyed the most and will miss the most. Not easy to find that in the every day.

What success means to me, revisited

Enjoying the “steps” I take towards my “burning desires”.

Acknowledgements

Kimberly, Sandra, Amy, Elizabeth, Le Thu, Anita, Mireille, Larisa, Mahwash

References

Think and Grow Rich, Napolean Hill

Outwitting the Devil, Napolean Hill

Power of Now, Eckhart Tolle

House• Find roomers for the rooms in

my house to help pay mortgage and bills

Online income• Research into locations that

interest me to live in.• Continue research into

online possibilities for income.

• Apply to some of the online income possibilities I have found. i.e. online tutoring, freelance website and blog content writing, statistics consulting

School• Finish Health Canada winter coop

placement. • Finish winter term course.• Start summer work placement at

Statistics Canada.• Confirm reading course for the

summer term.• Find another coo placement for the

fall term.• Finish up last courses in the fall

term.• Finish Patrick’s presentation

contract.

Social• Finish swimming lessons in April.• Start kayaking lessons in May or June.• Continue to stay in touch with LeThu and

Amy after Mastermind group. (they both live close by)

• Keep in touch with Jae from Carleton.• Continue with Pilates, outings with

Ingrid, Natacha and Jess.• Continue to get to know Roopesh and his

family.• Max! Walk and spend more time with

Max.• Incorporate Max more into my life again.• Meet any other new people that come

along.

Recharge• Tuesday cheap movies• Sofa naps and siestas.• Making things (jewellery, baking)• Outdoor activities (cycling, hiking, kayaking,

walking with Max etc.)