Keeping the Flame Alive

Keeping the Flame Alive

Marjorie TrachtmanVANNW ConferenceJune 25, 2013

When I Grow Up I Want To Be A…

How Did You End Up Here?Either on purpose or by accident

DETOUR

Family History Intellectual Passions Work Experiences Major Life Events

Few Have A Calling: Everyone Has Inclinations And Aptitudes

What Are The Skills And Qualities Needed To Being A Great Volunteer Manager?

New/Uncovered Skills Lessons learned about

your skills, strengths, likes and dislikes

How you deal with others

Every Job Taught You Something About Yourself

Big Five Personality Inventory: OCEAN Openness; Conscientiousness; Extroversion; Agreeableness; Neuroticism

Myers-Briggs: Extroversion-Introversion; Sensing-Intuition; Thinking-Feeling; Judging-Perception

Keirsey Temperament Sorter: Rationalist; Idealist; Guardian; Artisan. Correlates to Myers-Briggs types

Well-Known Personality Inventories Share Trait Scales

Extrovert: The degree to which you look outside yourself for stimulation and recharge

Agreeableness: The degree to which you adjust your needs and desires to accommodate others

Staying On Top Of Your Game Integrating who you are with who the job requires you to be

Your skills Your temperament What you find rewarding What you find frustrating

Burnout Is…

Perceived Need To Function Over Time In Opposition To Your Inherent Nature

Overengagement Overreactive Urgency Loss of energy Anxiety Physical damage Self-evident

Disengagement Nonreactive Helpless/Hopeless Loss of motivation Depression Emotional damage Insidious

Stress VS. Burnout

The Burnout Cycle

Sacrifice

Resentment

BURNOUT

Renewal

Negative behaviorsappear

Retreat/regroup

Crisis/failure

Breaking The Burnout Cycle

Sacrifice

Resentment

BURNOUT

Renewal

Burnout Busters Talk with peers/trusted friends Delegate Try something new Take some downtime Rediscover a hobby Take care of yourself Craft a mission statement

Personal

Professional

Keep guideposts in focus

Basis for decisions Force you to look at

life balance Keep you focused on

the bigger picture

How Mission Statements Help

Guiding values and principles Provides a unifying theme for

all of the different roles you fill

Puts you in charge of defining your life

Personal Mission Statement: What you see as the purpose of your life

Let the first act of every morning be to make the following resolve for the day:* I shall not fear anyone on Earth.* I shall fear only God.* I shall not bear ill will toward anyone.* I shall not submit to injustice from anyone.* I shall conquer untruth by truth.* And in resisting untruth, I shall put up with all suffering. -- Ghandi

I want to be the person my dog already thinks I am. -- Unknown

Examples Of Personal Mission Statements

What you are here to do Why you do it How you do it Who you do it for

Professional Mission Statement: Your highest goals and aspirations based on your passion and core values

As an art educator I will conduct myself with a positive attitude as a motivated leader in my field. I will recognize the whole child in each of my students and motivate them to explore the world through art. My perfect world is a place where each individual uses the gifts God gave them in a positive way.

At Kimberly Washburn (law firm), my mission is to learn and understand my clients' needs and the external factors affecting them so that I can aggressively and professionally represent them throughout the legal process. I clearly communicate my legal knowledge and experience, thereby enabling my clients to make well-informed decisions for themselves.

Examples Of Professional Mission Statements

I empower others to enrich their lives through volunteer service. I create volunteer opportunities and environments that foster growth, accomplishment, and a sense of fellowship and self-worth. I seek out and participate in opportunities that encourage sharing of knowledge among volunteer management practitioners to enhance the professionalism of the field.

l live a life that is true to myself, not a life that is defined by others’ expectations. The power to create that life is in my own hands and I do not relinquish it to anyone else. I exercise that power with integrity, courage, honesty and gratitude. I infuse my life with laughter, forgiveness, curiosity, creativity, and compassion, and I seek to be a positive force in the lives of those I encounter along the way.

Fitting Personal And Professional Together

What you like about your job How a good day makes you

feel Awareness of your own

reactions and behavior Remembering why you do

what you do Most importantly…

To Keep Your Flame Alive, Focus On…

Keeping Things In Perspective

Keeping the Flame Alive

Marjorie TrachtmanVANNW ConferenceJune 25, 2013