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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