1. What‘s your vision for the future?
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2. Personal Development at BESIG Conference in Bielefeld
Where are you now?
Completely content, satisfied, no need to change anything
Somewhat dissatisfied, frustrated, want to do something but don‘t know what
Utterly fed-up, ready to throw in the towel
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3. Personal Development at BESIG Conference in Bielefeld
Review the recent past
What‘s gone well for you recently?
In the classroom
With a client
Personally
What could have gone better?
6 min. group discussion
6 min. group discussion
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4. Personal Development at BESIG Conference in Bielefeld
Causes of less success
What‘s stopping us from being the most successful we could possibly be?
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5. „Limiting beliefs“ hold you back
They prevent you from becoming the best you can be
They cause you to miss out on opportunities
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6. Acquire my own clients? I can‘t do that!
Pay for a new laptop? I‘ll never be able to afford it.
Develop my own courses? You have to have special qualifications.
Talk to the CEO? She‘d never look twice at me.
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7. Some typical limiting beliefs
„Your elders are your betters.“
„If you don‘t study hard, you‘ll get nowhere in life.“
„Make sure you always look smart.“
„Don‘t do that. Something bad might happen.“
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8. Personal Development at BESIG Conference in Bielefeld
Positive statements
Gather a set of limiting beliefs
Replace each with a positive reformulation
6 mins in small groups
e.g. I‘m no good at public speaking
I speak well in public when I prepare and rehearse
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9. Personal Development at BESIG Conference in Bielefeld
Managing you
„I make my own decisions and couldn‘t imagine anyone else doing that because I am in control of my own destiny. And if anything happens, or if a mistake is ever made, it‘s because it‘s something I chose to do.“
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10. Managing you and making choices
There are choices:
Over what you think and how you think it
Over your feelings and how you deal with them
Over your behaviour
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11. Visions and Goals and Success
What does „success“ mean to you?
Success is….
Success is…
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12. Personal Development at BESIG Conference in Bielefeld
Vision and Direction
Describe your vision for the future via
Notes jotted down, or
A story, like a magazine article, or
Draw a picture
Think about the following questions:
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13. Personal Development at BESIG Conference in Bielefeld
Where are you? Which country, town?
What sort of place, building?
What does it look like? Formal, informal?
What are you doing?
Who‘s with you?
What‘s satisfying/fulfilling about the activitiy?
What‘s the atmosphere? Fun? Why?
What are you especially good at?
How do you feel about that?
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14. Personal Development at BESIG Conference in Bielefeld
Vision and Direction
Consider these questions to sharpen your direction, and clarify your overall goals:
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15. Personal Development at BESIG Conference in Bielefeld
What makes you really angry?
What do you get really excited about?
If you died today, what would you regret not having achieved?
What ambitions do you have that remain unfulfilled?
Are you spending the time of your life as you would wish? If not, what do you want to do about it?
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16. Personal Development at BESIG Conference in Bielefeld
The time of your life
Work = time spent on your (un)paid employment
Home = time spent on maintaining home & family
Leisure = time spent on yourself doing what you enjoy („me“ time)
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17. Personal Development at BESIG Conference in Bielefeld
The dream / reality gap
The gap between what we dream and our reality can seem insurmountable.
Don‘t let it put you off – you have more freedom than you think
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18. Personal Development at BESIG Conference in Bielefeld
„Take your dream seriously. You are here to become the best you can be. You owe it to yourself.“
Susan Hayward – Begin It Now
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19. Personal Development at BESIG Conference in Bielefeld
What‘s important now?
What do you need to have for your business?
What will make you feel satisfied and successful?
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20. ‘Must have’ values can become goals
Value: more time to
spend with my family
Goal: To accept courses
within certain timeframes
which free up my
evenings/mornings
Goal: To actively seek out
different companies,
language schools
Value: variety of classes
and students
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21. Personal Development at BESIG Conference in Bielefeld
Goal setting tip
Small
Practical
Realistic
With a deadline = GOAL
An intention / wish / „nice to have“
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22. Personal Development at BESIG Conference in Bielefeld
Call to action
Identify what I could do better in my job
Reset my limiting beliefs to positive beliefs
Adapt unhelpful behaviours
Dare to dream!
Clarify what‘s important to me
Write down goals – with a deadline!
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23. Thank you for participating!
Thank you to the Springboard Consultancy for the personal & career development material.
For more information:
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