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CAREER REVIVAL:
Getting Your MOJO Back
Presented by Dan KingCareer Planning and Management, Inc.
3 School Street, Boston, MA 02108www.careerfirm.com
Tonight’s Topics• How the economic downturn has changed
the world-of-work (even for the better)• Seven tips for finding meaning in this
changed environment• Self-motivation and marketing techniques• Specific actions you can take now to
better your career
“A revival is coming (hallelujah!) –
-- and you better get ready for it.”
What is a Revival?
▫A bringing or coming back into use after a decline
▫Restoration to vigor or activity▫A returning to life of consciousness▫A stirring up of faith by fervid evangelistic
preaching at public meetings
What is MOJO?
What is MOJO?
MOJO
▫A charm, spell or magical power:▫ “I got my MOJO goin’ on”
▫Sexual attraction:▫ “Ooh, s/he’s got MOJO▫ “God help me, I think I’ve lost my MOJO”
▫A person’s “groove:”▫ He lost his MOJO when she dumped him, but
he’s got it back now.
Getting Your MOJO Back
• Focus on the “light,” not the “noise”• Know what matters to you, not just to others• Get straight with yourself that you have value• Commit to a direction, not a “final resting place”• Enlist the support of others• Look inward and forward, not outward and
backward• Be kind to yourself
Today’s Workplace Trends and Forecasts
Less Job SecurityFaster Paced Work Environment
Quicker Decision-Making RequiredMore Emphasis on Technology
Greater Focus on Customer Service Increased Emphasis on Diversity, Work/Family Issues
More Contract, Consulting, Temp and Part-Time
Greater Need for Experienced WorkersShift to Pay-for-Performance Programs
More Flexible Work ArrangementsMarketing and Sales Orientation
Expanded Teamwork EmphasisFrequent Career Changes
Impact of the Recession
• New attitudes about employer/employee relationship (yet again)
• Lots of work that still “needs doing”• Employers don’t need to pay money to find good
people• Lots of talented, qualified people• Not the most qualified who gets hired, but the
one who knows how to best market their qualifications
• Relationships are now your currency• Other impacts?
“Marketing 101” for Your Career
Product• What knowledge, skills and abilities do you bring to
your work?
Place• Where are the work settings that can use your
product?
Price• What is your product worth in the market?
Promotion• How will you let others know about your product?
Networking
A relationship-building strategy
A social process with a business purpose
A way of connecting people through a chainof contacts
An important business/career skill
Actions You Can Take Now
• Give yourself permission to have fun• Develop a contingency plan• Update your resume (of course)• Take an inventory of your skills
(specifically those that you actually enjoy using)• Explore other areas to find out what you don’t know• Learn how to network in a way that fits your own
style• Vow to meet two (or more) new people per week• Enlist cheerleaders• Keep a journal of your progress• Other?
Each of us has the right and the capacity
to create a meaningful worklife … one
that stirs our passions and awakens our
purpose. So clap your hands, jump and
shout, get fervid … and look ahead to a
better place, economically, spiritually and
vocationally .
Your time has come … Dan KingCirca 2010