Work Strong A New Approach for a New Threat Facing Working Men & Women © 2009 WEDDLE’s LLC All Rights Reserved

What’s the Threat? If Someone is in Transition If Someone is Employed Their Career is Sick!

Why? Conventional Perceptions If you do a good job, you will advance up your employer’s career ladder. If you’re loyal to your employer, you will have job security. If you put in lots of time on-the- job, you will get lots of support from your employer. Accurate Perceptions Today’s layoffs are not a reduction in force, but a reduction in structure. The integrated global market is destroying certainty for employers and their employees. Most organizations mean well, but can sometimes behave in a mean way.

Still a Land of Opportunity People with rare skills People who are rare performers New Technologies New Products & Services Innovators & Entrepreneurs 70% 65% CHANGE

What is a Career Athlete? Athlete “A person possessing the natural or acquired traits that are necessary for physical fitness or sports, especially those performed in competitive contexts” Career athlete “a person possessing the natural and nurtured talent necessary for career fitness, especially in a challenging work environment”

How Do You Become a Career Athlete? 3. Work Strong 2. Take your talent to work 1. Discover your Natural talent

1. Discover Your Talent Some people just know … but most of us have to figure it out It takes time and effort to uncover it – Assessment tools can help – Self discovery especially revealing Most people use only half of their faculties to figure it out

2. Take Your Talent to Work “Eventually I’d like to have a lot of passion for what I do.” Source: Harvard Business Review

3. Work Strong Your Personal Career Fitness System A philosophy of working – You deserve better in the working 1/3 of your life – Reverses the perversion of “work-life balance” A regimen of career enhancing activities – Acknowledges that what gets measured, gets done – Integrates 21 st Century capabilities with proven 20 th Century methods

A Healthy Career Module 1 Understanding Learn the Principles The Career Fitness Regimen Module 2 Preparation Take the De-Stress Test Module 3 Warm Up Build Plan Module 4 The Career Fitness Work-in Exercises 1-7 Module 5 Cool Down Maintain Record

The Foundation Parallel Paths of Self-Improvement Profession, Craft, TradeCareer Self-Management

What’s Involved? Exercise #1: Pump up your cardiovascular system Exercise #2: Strengthen your circulatory system Exercise #3: Develop all of your muscle groups Exercise #4: Increase your flexibility and range of motion Exercise #5: Work with winners Exercise #6: Stretch your soul Exercise #7: Pace yourself The Career Fitness Work-in

What’s Different? Career Fitness 7 Integrated Facets Regularly Scheduled Repetitions A Written Plan and Review

Two Alternative Formats Career Fitness Workbook

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