UNDERSTANDING YOUR PERSONAL IDENTITYPLANNING FOR PERSONAL, PROFESSIONAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

FRIDAY 2 OCTOBER, 2015 – AREA “A” HALL, MUFAKOSE, HARARE

Presentation by Cynthia Hakutangwi (Communications and Personal Development Consultant)

Presenter’s Profile – Cynthia Hakutangwi A Communications and Personal Development

Consultant, Transformation Activist, Author, and Strategist.

Holds qualifications in Marketing Communications, and Transformational Leadership

Has worked extensively in human resource development, marketing, research, strategy design, and organisational structuring.

Has developed and facilitated various programmes in business skills, personal and transformational leadership development.

A contributing writer for lifestyle, wellness and leadership related publications.

Film productions include THE EXTRA MILE and Intelligent Conversations TV series

Her published book titles include “The Whole You – Vital Keys for Balanced Living,” “Intelligent Conversations: A mindset shift towards a developed Africa” and Success Within Reach

Cynthia is married with four children.

PLANNING AND BEING ORGANIZED, KEY TO SUCCESS

Getting to Know Yourself There are 3 inter-related dimensions to who you are:(i) Internal Dimension-how you look at yourself, how

you look at the world, who you think you are and where you are

(ii) External Dimension-how the world looks at you. The world needs to relate to you somehow- by assigning an identity to you. The world is in a hurry and it needs to put everything and everyone into concepts as soon as possible

(iii) The God Dimension - what has God created you to be? – The Dominion Mandate Read Genesis 1:26-28

Who are you? Your inner self is who you really are on

the inside. To know your inner self is to know your purpose, your values, your visions, your motivations, your goals and your beliefs. Not as what you have been told by others, but what you have discovered for yourself.

The Authentic selfWhen you're asked, "Who are you?" what is

your answer? Is it what you do, what your social station is,

or how you see your function in life.

The authentic self is the you that can be found at your absolute core. It is the part of you not defined by your job, function or role. It is the composite of all your skills, talents and wisdom. It is all of the things that are uniquely yours and need expression, rather than what you believe you are supposed to be and do. 

The Fictional self versus the Authenic Self You may have found that it's easier to fill the

roles your family and friends expect of you, rather than becoming who you really want to be.

When you live a life that has you ignoring your true gifts and talents while performing assigned or inherited roles instead, you are living as your fictional self. 

The authentic self is the you that can be found at your absolute core. It is the composite of all your skills, talents and wisdom. It is all of the things that are uniquely yours and need expression, rather than what you believe you are supposed to be and do. 

What defines you is who you are and what you stand for.

Personal leadership questionsWho AM I?Why AM I here?Where AM I going?How will I get there?What will be my LEGACY?

CAREER AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT

What is a career?Def. (Oxford English Dictionary)A person’s course or progress through life. It also pertains to their occupation or profession

that usually involves special training or formal education and is considered to be a person’s lifework.What is career development?

Career development is an ongoing process of gaining knowledge and improving skills that will help an individual to establish a career plan.

WHY CAREER DEVELOPMENT? Today’s Generation Students……. Fail to plan for the future. Follow the crowd Choose by influence of others. Accept the parent’s verdict(decision) by force Get tempted by current trends Jump into any career Lack motivation Fail to ‘’discover their lives’’ Live in a fantasy world

So what do you want to do with the rest of your life ????

     Goal Setting• To start managing time effectively, you need to set goals. When you know where you're going, you can then figure out what exactly needs to be done, in what order.

• People tend to neglect goal setting because it requires time and effort.

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     Goal Setting• What is the difference between a dream and a goal?

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Writing Goals • Goals give us direction. • A goal is clear and meaningful to the person who has defined it and can be communicated to others when the need arises.

• Well defined goals can be your greatest motivator for action.

• The goal you identify must be personally meaningful to you and be consistent with your values.

• It must be worth every minute you put into it and the benefits you have clearly determined to achieve.

• When you know where you are going, you will do your utmost to make sure you get there. And when you are there develop the habit of documenting and celebrating your success.

     Goal Setting• Goal setting is the process of deciding what you want to accomplish and devising a plan to achieve the result you desire.

• Goal setting is a two part process. For effective goal setting, you need to do more than just decide what you want to do; you also have to work at accomplishing whatever goal you have set for yourself.

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     Goal Setting: How to build a road map to your goals:3. Develop goals in the 6 areas of life:• Family and Home• Financial and Career• Spiritual and Ethical• Physical and Health• Social and Cultural• Mental and Educational

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Who Is Mentoring You?

Role Model, Coach or Mentor?• Making the right choice will determine your interaction with the individual.

• A role model is an individual in which the behaviour is observed from a distance.

• A mentor is someone that the individual works with on a fairly regular basis. It involves observing the mentor but also includes the opportunity for discussion, evaluation and progress through 2-way communication between the mentor and the mentee.

• The individual and their coach on the other hand have a task based relationship. A coach looks at you work and gives you advice on how to improve your results

Who is in your Social Circle?

Barriers to Personal Development• Believing you do not have time• Not understanding the value of development• Believing that experience is the only teacher• Fear of change• No curiosity or thirst for learning• Only respecting information that is immediately useable and believing leadership development is impractical

What are the Barriers to Your Success?• Personal Barriers – Barriers within yourself

• Your motivation, education, training, energy, personality characteristics, leadership skills, self-confidence, conflicting values, stress tolerance, etc

• Environmental Barriers – Barriers outside of your control• External forces that are out of your control, for example

the culture in which you live or the attitudes of leaders in your organization

• Conflict Barriers – when two goals compete with each other• Conflict barriers exist when you want to achieve two goals

that appear to be in competition or conflict with each other

     Prioritising • Prioritizing what needs to be done is important. Without it, you may work very hard, but you won’t be achieving the results you desire because what you are working on is not of strategic importance.

• To work efficiently you need to work on the most important, highest value tasks

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Thank You

CYNTHIA HAKUTANGWICommunications & Personal Development

Consultant

Mobile: 0772 438 068E-mail: chakutangwi@gmail.com

cynthia@wholenessincorporated.comWebsite: www.wholenessinc.com

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