shape your future david dicara shape your future day 2
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Shape Your Future
Welcome back! Stage One
Exploration & Self Discovery Stage Two
Enterprising Insight
Today
Review Day One I’m over 50Personal strengths and development areasPassions and interestsSo what’s holding us back?Setting GoalsMentoringNext steps
Yesterday
Introductions First things first (cards) Three Ps Choices Recognise my talent No matter what, I can handle it
What baggage do I bring?
What barriers associated with your age prevent you from being successful?
Are they real or perceived?
The qualities we bring
Dedication Punctuality Honesty Maturity Loyalty Reliability
Work ethic Flexibility Focused Good listeners Organised Efficient
The advantages of being over 50
We want to work, preferring to stay active and engaged
We can fill temporary, seasonal or part time jobs
We can fill full time jobs We can be flexible regarding work hours
and locations
The advantages of being over 50
We strengthen diversity in the workplace We have a strong desire to apply our
knowledge and skills to the organisation’s mission
Our behaviour serves as a role model for others
Personal strengths
What are my strengths? How could I apply them to my future
success? How do I strengthen them? How can I exploit them ?
Areas for development
What skills do I need to add?
How can I develop them?
Which one is the top priority?
Support Networks
Support for…Your redundancy situationBecoming a mentorEmployed routeSelf employment route Is doing nothing an option?
Support networks
Draw four concentric circles on a sheet of plain paper – YELLOW
First one is small and has ME in it Second, those who will give me maximum
support Third, those who could give me support Fourth, those who I should maybe call
Passions and interests
What are my passions, favourite interests and activities?
Which of these come naturally to me?
What energises and/or motivates me?
So what’s holding me back?
Where do I want to go? Is it really what I want? What choices / decisions do I have to
make to get there? What ‘road blocks’ stand in my way ? How do I remove them?
Why set goals?
Goals motivate people Goals enhance confidence Goals provide direction and purpose Goals help people focus Achieving goals gives satisfaction
Ever thought of being a mentor?
What is a mentor? Why bother? What does it take? What do they get out of it? What do I get out of it? How do I …..?
How do I become a mentor? Visit Horsesmouth, the social network for
informal mentoring, where everyone can give and gain
You can search for a mentor, become a mentor, or simply browse the inspirational profiles and stories on the site
It's safe and it's free ... www.horsesmouth.co.uk Keep an eye on BSK at www.bsk-cic.co.uk
Today
The advantages of being over 50 Personal strengths and development
areas Passions and interests So what’s holding us back? Next steps