2017WHERE ARE YOU GOING? by
Slides That Rock

HAPPY WITH YOUR
CAREER?

CHANGE?
READY FOR A

2017DESIGN YOUR CAREER

GREG MCKEOWN This presentation is
based on a blog post by www.gregmckeown.com

A QUESTION FOR YOU.

ARE YOU SO CONSUMED IN
YOUR CAREER...

THAT YOU DON’T TAKE TIME
TO THINK ABOUT YOUR CAREER?

” “If you don’t know
where you are going, any road will get you there. Lewis Carroll

TIME TO THINK!

TIME TO FOCUS!

8 STEPS TO DESIGNING YOUR
CAREER AND WINNING 2017!

Step 1

REVIEW 2016

REVIEW THE YEAR. MONTH BY
MONTH. MAKE A LIST OF WHERE YOU SPENT YOUR TIME. PROJECTS, EVENTS, ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

Step 2

LOOKING AT THE REVIEW.

WHAT’S THE NEWS?

WHY DOES THIS MATTER? WHAT
ARE THE TRENDS? WHAT HAPPENS IF THEY CONTINUE?

Step 3

NOW IMAGINE.

WHAT WOULD I DO IN
MY CAREER IF I COULD DO ANYTHING?

BRAINSTORM. NO HOLDING BACK!

Step 4

GO BACK AND SPEND MORE
TIME ON STEP 3.

THINK!

Step 5

WRITE DOWN SIX CAREER OBJECTIVES
FOR 2017.

THE TOP 6 ITEMS YOU
WANT TO ACCOMPLISH IN YOUR CAREER IN 2017. RANK THEM BY PRIORITY.

Step 6

CROSS OFF THE BOTTOM FIVE.

YES, IT HURTS! BUT...

FOCUS ROCKS! BENEFIT FROM A
SINGLE “TRUE NORTH” CAREER OBJECTIVE FOR THE YEAR.

FOCUSJUST ONE THING!

Step 7

MAKE AN ACTION PLAN FOR
JANUARY

MAKE A LIST OF QUICK
WINS YOU WANT TO HAVE IN PLACE END OF JANUARY 2017.

Step 8

SAY NO

WHAT CAN YOU DELETE, DEFER
OR DELEGATE TO AVOID DISTRACTIONS AND STAY ON TRACK?

”“Focus is about saying NO.
Steve Jobs

LET’S RECAP

8 STEPS TO DESIGNING YOUR
CAREER AND WINNING 2017!

1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 Review 2016 What’s the news? What would I do if I could do anything? Top 6 objectives for 2017 Go back to step 3 Cross off bottom 5 Action plan for January Say NO CAREER DESIGN YOUR

2017MAKE IT COUNT!

HAPPY
NEW YEAR!

gregmckeown.com Greg McKeown @gregorymckeown slidesthatrock.com
Slides That Rock @slidesthatrock

2017WHERE ARE YOU GOING? by
Slides That Rock