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even when you’re burning the candle at both ends

HOW TO KEEP GOING

helping you find the job you love…without quitting

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Ben Fanning, Chief Burnout

Officer

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EXPECT

Simple, Real World Tips for Already Busy People

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Guilt Free Strategies to Apply Immediately

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The How-To Steps for Igniting Your Work Day

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THIS ISN’T…

another time management webinar

Rah rah sis boom bah

about turning off your email at night

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CONSIDER YOUR MOTIVATIONinternally sourced

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Use Your Two Types of Motivation to conquer your most massive projects

The 1 Question that You can use to pick yourself up

The Simple Exercise that will help you keep going every day

What You’ll Learn

*the aha I had when I failed my certification

When was a time you had a big project or other extra responsibilities?

Was it difficult or easy to get motivated?

! Was your motivation internal or external?

!What internal motivations would have inspired you?

External Motivation

“financial incentives can result in a negative impact on overall performance."

!London School of Economics review of 51 studies

Internal Motivation

Put Yourself in Control of your own motivation

Knowing ‘why’ is to !

“live with a sense of purpose, cause, or belief.” !

Simon Sinek - Leaders Eat Last

WHY!

do you work?

WHEN EXTERNAL MOTIVATION isn’t enough

WHAT COULD YOU DO WITH Internal Motivation?

to Keep the Bigger Picture in Mind

Post-It Note Exercise

A Reminder

Why

Rookie Alert!

BURNING THE CANDLE AT BOTH

ENDS without a ‘WHY’ reminder

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SEIZE YOUR MOSTProductive Hours

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How to Protect your most precious asset…its not money

3 Steps for Getting Your most challenging work done more easily

An Exercise to get the most important things done on your to-list

What You’ll Learn

How would you feel about getting twice the work done

with half the effort? !

Not All Hours are Created Equal

Some hours you’re consistently more productive

Timing is Everything

Your Focus, Energy, and Motivation are Limited

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Invest them where you get the greatest return.

Choose to align your most important work with your peak performance hours.

Otherwise…

You’re Pushing Uphill !

3 Steps for Getting Your

most challenging work done more easily

Determine Your Peak Hours

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When are you freshest? !

When are you in flow? !

When do you have the most positive mindset?

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STEP

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Protect Your Time

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Block Your Calendar !

Negotiate !

Prioritize Your Activities !

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STEP

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Choose Your Own Adventure

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Grinding = Match Difficult Tasks to Most Productive Time

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Max Output= Match Easy Tasks to Most Productive Time

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STEP

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TO-DO List Exercise

Apply ‘DPC’ !

Determine Protect Choose

What activity should be in your most productive

time slot?

Rookie Alert!

LETTING YOUR MOST PRODUCTIVE TIME

slip away

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TWEAK YOUR WORKto make it more motivating

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3 Domains to Tweak anything to make it more motivating

The Steve Jobs and Ernest Hemingway techinques for more motivation

How You can Turn a 3 Hour Commute into something you look forward to

What You’ll Learn

Tweak improve (a mechanism or system) by

making fine adjustments

Keep Going by making a motivating tweak

People

Process Environment

People

Process Environment

3 HOUR COMMUTE

Keep Going by making a motivating tweak

People

Process EnvironmentWORK

Tweak the Process so you look forward to doing it

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The !

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The !

The !

‘Tweak’ Your Crowd so you look forward to seeing them

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office interactions (breaks, meals)

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depth of relationships !

collaboration options !

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‘Tweak’ the Office an environment you look forward to going to

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office (relocating meetings, gym)

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atmosphere (music, pictures)

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commute !

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Rookie Alert!

FORGETTING YOU have a choice

RECAP !

Consider Your Motivation internally sourced

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Seize Your Most productive hours

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Tweak Your Work to make it more motivating

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7 Keys to Reignite Your Career

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