1. The Three Amigos in Career Transition
Career Prospectors
May 22, 2012
Daniel Steiger
Project Manager

2. Purpose Background Intent (lessons learned) All about YOU!
Opening group/partner exercise
One thing you do well
One thing you’re wanting to improve

3. The Three Amigos

4. Attitude Who defines your attitude? What defines your attitude?
Self
Others
What defines your attitude?
Who
What
Throughout Career Transition (3 areas)
Discovery
Internalization
Application

5. Attitude: Discovery Hear from Tom Schreiter Exercise assessment
Do you generally see yourself and/or do you come across to others as:
Positive
Negative
Demonstrates/illustrates your values/character

6. Attitude: Discovery Doing vs. Being
Unlearn and Learn habits
“We need to unlearn the idea that we need to keep busy doing something, and learn instead to keep busy being something.” –Richard Nelson Bolles
Friends and family (common shared traits)
Discovery process:
Reflection, Observation & Collaboration

7. Attitude: Internalization
Becoming confident and content with yourself (a lifelong process)
How we get there and enjoy being there- having a relationship with all three amigos
Personality types of others (Owl, Lambs, Bulls, and Tigers)
How we/others communicate (more on this)
Learn/know the vernacular of (industry, field, profession)
Know how your attitude matches (or doesn’t)

8. Attitude: Application
The “Value-Exchange”
Living within the “who” and without the “what”
Fully embrace who you are
Allows:
Passion and your values/character to prevail
Genuine interest in adding value to others
Connect with others

9. Attitude: Application
Connecting vs. communicating
Everyone Communicates Few Connect – John C. Maxwell
Three questions people are asking about you?
Do you care about me? Mutual concern creates connection between people.
Can you help me? Nobody wants to be sold, but everyone wants to be helped.
Can I trust you? Trust is even more important than love.
Energy and Attitude (The complete picture demonstration)
Personal branding: why YOU?

10. Opportunity The time is NOW (set the pace/change the pace)
Investigate interests (old/new)
Refine skills
Empower your strengths (re-focus your lens)
Embrace your weaknesses
“You’ll never turn your weaknesses into strengths.”
“Look at your weaknesses through one of your strengths.” (Marcus Buckingham)
Meet-up groups/job clubs/conferences/workshops, etc.

11. Opportunity Learn: From others How to help others
To build rapport quickly (personalities types “colors”)
How to communicate effectively by connecting
Networking strategies with confidence
To slow down: use/lose (what you can within who you ARE)

12. Organization Let each day be a S.M.A.R.T day S= Specific
M= Measureable
A= Achievable
R= Realistic
T= Time sensitive (timeline)

13. Organization Include balance in your plan Have focus toward a (an):
Attitude, Opportunity, and Organization
Have focus toward a (an):
Situation
Task
Action
Result

14. Organization Capture/track your journey Spreadsheet Calendar
Actions for follow-up, when, how, why. etc.

15. Summary Let each day be a S.M.A.R.T day!
Focused on Attitude, Opportunity, and Organization that is:
S= Specific
M= Measureable
A= Achievable
R= Realistic
T= Time sensitive (timeline)