1 Attitude, Goal Setting, and Life Management Copyright © 2016, 2013, 2011 Pearson Education, Inc FUTURE DREAMS HAPPINESS Copyright © 2016, 2013, 2011 Pearson Education, Inc After studying these topics, you will benefit by: • Discovering the influence professionalism and positive human relations have on personal, academic, and career success • Knowing how individual personality, attitude, and values affect the workplace • Recognizing how self-efficacy and personal branding affect your confidence • Developing a strategy to deal with past negative experiences and other barriers to success • Examining the impact goal setting has on creating a life plan in today’s economy • Choosing priorities to support your goal Copyright © 2016, 2013, 2011 Pearson Education, Inc ALL ABOUT YOU “Mirror words” describe the foundation of how you view yourself and others, and how you will most likely perform at work Personality and attitude dictate how one responds to conflict, crisis, and other typical workplace situations Copyright © 2016, 2013, 2011 Pearson Education, Inc ALL ABOUT YOU • Professionalism: workplace behaviors that result in positive business relationships – Healthy relationships at work start with first understanding your own personality and attitude – Personality and attitude dictate how you respond to positive and negative workplace situations Copyright © 2016, 2013, 2011 Pearson Education, Inc ALL ABOUT YOU • Human Relations: interactions with and through people – Get along with your colleagues, and positive workplace interactions will result in workplace productivity – In order to understand workplace relationships, you must first understand yourself Copyright © 2016, 2013, 2011 Pearson Education, Inc PERSONALITY AND VALUES • Personality: stable traits that assist in explaining and predicting behavior – Behavior is a reflection of personality • Positive: caring, considerate, organized • Negative: rude, unfocused, lazy • A result of influences – Experiences and influences outside of work affect one’s professional behavior Family, friends, religion, society Copyright â 2016, 2013, 2011 Pearson Education, Inc PERSONALITY AND VALUES • Values: things that are important to you as an individual – There are good and bad values – Based on your personal experiences and influences – May include: achievement, family, money, or security – Shaped by experiences Copyright © 2016, 2013, 2011 Pearson Education, Inc TOPIC SITUATION Charley’s Values TOPIC RESPONSE: If Charley continues to associate with his nonsupportive friends, how could these friendships influence Charley’s performance at school and work? Copyright © 2016, 2013, 2011 Pearson Education, Inc ATTITUDES • Attitude: a strong belief about people, things, and situations – Related to values and personality – An individual’s performance influences a group’s performance, which then impacts the organization’s performance – Since you cannot avoid others, be aware of the impact other individuals have on your life; choose to surround yourself with positive people Copyright © 2016, 2013, 2011 Pearson Education, Inc 10 HOW TO SET GOALS Short-Term Goals • Short-term goals: goals that can be reached within a year’s time – Referred to as objectives in businesses – Set to help reach long-term goals – Keep them realistic, achievable, measurable, and important to you Copyright © 2016, 2013, 2011 Pearson Education, Inc 26 HOW TO SET GOALS SMART Method Specific Identify what you want to accomplish or quantify Measurable Identify how you know when you have achieved it Achievable Challenging, yet attainable and realistic Relevant Make it meaningful to you Time-based Attach a specific time to reach the goal Copyright © 2016, 2013, 2011 Pearson Education, Inc 27 HOW TO SET GOALS Goal Aspects • Own the goal – Each goal must belong to you – YOU need to decide what your goals will be • Control the goal – Know what resources and constraints are involved – Be flexible and maintain realistic control Copyright © 2016, 2013, 2011 Pearson Education, Inc 28 CREATING A LIFE-PLAN A life-plan includes: Education and career Social and spiritual Financial Activities Copyright © 2016, 2013, 2011 Pearson Education, Inc 29 CREATING A LIFE-PLAN • Education and career – – – – Degrees/certificates Time frame Financial resources Support network • Education is the key to achieving your life plan Copyright © 2016, 2013, 2011 Pearson Education, Inc 30 CREATING A LIFE-PLAN Career • Why is your selected career important? • How will you know if you achieve success? • What resources are needed? • Choosing the right career is important – Different reasons include • • • • earning power status intellect self-satisfaction Copyright © 2016, 2013, 2011 Pearson Education, Inc 31 CREATING A LIFE-PLAN • Social and spiritual – – – – Marriage Family Friends Religion • What types of people you want to be a part of your life in the future? Copyright © 2016, 2013, 2011 Pearson Education, Inc 32 CREATING A LIFE-PLAN • Financial – Home – Car – Ownership • Where you want to be financially? What amount of money will you be comfortable with? Copyright © 2016, 2013, 2011 Pearson Education, Inc 33 CREATING A LIFE-PLAN • Activities – Hobbies – Travel – Life experiences • What you want to be able to in the future? Copyright © 2016, 2013, 2011 Pearson Education, Inc 34 CREATING A LIFE-PLAN Writing Life Goals • Consider degrees/certificates, time frame, financial resources, and support network required for educational success • When planning your career, consider: – Why your target career is important to you – What resources are needed to achieve it – How you will know you have achieved success • Consider the type of personal relationships you want in the future Copyright © 2016, 2013, 2011 Pearson Education, Inc 35 CREATING A LIFE-PLAN • Intrinsic (self-satisfaction) – Rewards that come from within you • Extrinsic (money, praise) – Rewards that come from external sources Copyright © 2016, 2013, 2011 Pearson Education, Inc 36 TALK IT OUT Share common rewards that are important to you and identify those rewards as intrinsic or extrinsic Copyright © 2016, 2013, 2011 Pearson Education, Inc 37 PRIORITIES • Priorities: determine what needs to be done and in what order – You may need to adjust your priorities to reach your goals • Trade-off: giving up one thing to something else • Be prepared to be flexible in all areas of your life-plan Copyright © 2016, 2013, 2011 Pearson Education, Inc 38 TALK IT OUT Identify priorities and trade-offs for successfully completing this course Copyright © 2016, 2013, 2011 Pearson Education, Inc 39 YOUR PERSONAL HANDBOOK • Personality and attitude affect your performance, both personally and professionally • Use the text as a handbook to guide you in both personal and career plans • Begin developing a positive attitude and believe in yourself and your abilities Copyright © 2016, 2013, 2011 Pearson Education, Inc 40 ... method by which you best take in information and/or learn new ideas – Visual learner—learns best by seeing – Auditory learner—learns best by hearing – Tactile/kinesthetic learner—learns best by feeling,... Related to values and personality – An individual’s performance influences a group’s performance, which then impacts the organization’s performance – Since you cannot avoid others, be aware of... personality and influence behavior • Negative baggage will affect your performance – Confront your past – Practice forgiveness – Move forward • Keep in mind that it is sometimes a painful and long process