Achieve the Life and Career You Want in 5 Steps

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5 Steps

Achieve the Life and Career You Want in

Copyright © 2015 Lisa Kardos, Ph.D.

Presented by Lisa Kardos, Ph.D.

You’re in the right place if you…

• Want to reach the “next level” in your life/career

• You are frustrated or confused about how to maximize your success

• You are working hard but it never seems to be enough

• You want to hear a fresh perspective and new information that goes much deeper


If you stay until the end, you’ll have an opportunity to learn about:

• 5 Success-Killing Mistakes You Need to Avoid

• The Importance of Using a Results-Driven System for Your Personal Success

• How Strategic Thinking is a Game-Changer

• How to Increase Your Confidence while Designing Your Success

• The Right Focus and Tools You Need to Get to the Next Level: Walk Away with Action Steps You Can Implement Immediately


Goal: To Walk Away with Tools and Knowledge You Can Implement to Set Yourself Up for Success – in Your Life and Career


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I am passionate about helping

you authentically integrate

success systems and principles

To minimize your pain while

maximizing your success


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5Success-Killing Mistakes You Need

to Avoid


Assume Politics and Favoritism Win

• like…

Mistake #1


• That assumption leads to bitterness and affects work product, conduct, etc.

• Gives away your success and powerCopyright © 2015 Lisa Kardos, Ph.D.

Work many hours but without structure/prioritization

Mistake #2


• Vicious cycle and viewed as ineffective by others


Lack of leadership in work

• like…

Mistake #3


• Lack of followup, followthrough

• Waiting to be “picked”


Cannot overcome challenges or manage difficult situations

• like…

Mistake #4


• Lacking a framework to use to tackle issues and manage problems


Ineffective mindset

• like…

Mistake #5


• Blame, fixed, feeling that there is nothing you can do


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What we CAN do…


So let’s consider what we can do: use a results-driven system

• Keep “end goal” in mind

• Intentional; proactive

• Framework/map

• Ownership:• Don’t give away your success or power


Focus and Tools

• Focus: Do what you can control

• Tool: Design Your Success System


Accountability, Goal Setting, High Performance Practices, and Intention Are Underlying Practices

Design Your Success SystemTM


Design Your Success System Focal Areas:

1: Assessment2: Design Blueprint3: Mindset Development4: Strategic Thinking Development5: Leadership in Problem Solving6: Influence and Relationships7: Prioritization Approach8: Advanced Strategy9: The System as it Relates to Who You Are10: Comprehensive Plan


Let’s Focus on Strategic Thinking

• Reverse-engineer

• Develop Experience and skills

• Anticipatory Thinking = GAME CHANGER!


Take an “aerial” perspective

Manager

Stakeholder

Decision-maker


Ask yourself questions…

-Did I meet the goal?

-What would x think?

-Did I “wow” them?

-Am I calibrating based on feedback

-Have I made my interests known?

Important!


Implement careful and deliberate thought…be intentional


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5Action Steps We Can Take


Action #1: Focus on being highest self

Don’t give away success

(Avoid Mistake #1)


Action #2: Prioritize Effectively

(Avoid Mistake #2)


Action #3: Demonstrate Leadership

(Avoid Mistake #3)


Action #4: Use a Design Blueprint to

Manage Issues

(Avoid Mistake #4)


Action #5: Implement mindset of a top

performer

(Avoid Mistake #5)


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Looking forward to

seeing you there!Copyright © 2015 Lisa Kardos, Ph.D.

Want to learn more?

Join a free course or attend a free webinar by signing up at

http://lisakardos.com

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http://learn.lisakardos.com/

Presented by Lisa Kardos, Ph.D.

Author of the Amazon bestseller, Optimize for

Victory: A Simple Approach to Overcome

Challenges and Achieve Your Dreams

Founder of the Lisa Kardos School of Excellence

Bio:

Dr. Lisa Kardos has experience in chemical

engineering, management, higher education,

public speaking and career development.