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Success and YOU!

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©Brian Patrick Jensen (All Rights Reserved 2012)

Perseverance, Success and You

Tell ya what I’m gonna tell Dynamics to perseverance 5 things resilient people do Share the adventure Take action !!



Dynamics to Perseverance

Perseverance is… serious business buzzResilient organizationsFinancial sustainabilityCrisis managementDisaster recovery plan




Perseverance is… ultimately personal. It requires leadership, courage and strategic action. It’s about YOU!




Perseverance is… a process ofchoices and actions, not a personality trait.




Perseverance is to… bounce back persist & endure achieve success be better for it




Perseverance requires the… unexpected

unwanted unpleasant unsettling unlucky

unhappy unprepared uncharted unrelenting unimagined




Considering these dynamics, write a brief description of a real-life challenge, you now wish to overcome…

Take Action:

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Note to self…



1 Make it personal 2 Stare down hard reality 3 Find higher meaning 4 Visualize the extraordinary 5 Take specific action

5 things resilient people do



# 1: Make it personalWe do NOT control the external

All other people Time & events Macro economics Disasters & crisis Harm & illness Employees’ minds World ignorance



# 1: Make it personalWe DO control internal self

Reaction to others Own behavior Personal beliefs Plans (not outcomes) Business savvy Chosen priorities Own decisions Leadership skills



# 1: Make it personalWe influence external world

Influence by…convictionknowledge Persuasionpassionexampleforce**Force by law, might or “position-power”



# 1: Make it personal

Rules of influence It is ineffective to focus on

things we do not control External focus decreases it Internal focus increases it Forced influence rarely sticks



# 1: Make it personalChange you; change the world



Take Action:Write two lists concerning your current challenge:I do NOT Control

I DO Control

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• That I’m %@#$ deaf!• Job & consulting market• Bias about disabilities• Technology limits• Audience trance

• How I communicate • How I build my business• Asking for help • Optimizing current technology • My stage presence

# 1: Make it personal



# 2: Stare down hard reality

Face it, you gotta face it!A. Avoid optimism trap

B. Inventory cold hard factsC. Ask for specific help

Acceptance is the key!




A.)Avoid optimism trap Hard-wired optimism*

is denial in disguise*People hugely underestimate chances of getting divorced, losing a job and being diagnosed ill while overestimating personal achievement, family fortune and life span.

-Time Magazine: The Science of Optimism




B.) Inventory hard facts Miss my children’s voices Don’t know when I don’t know Get exponentially less information I feel isolated; talk to less people Interpreting visual cues is exhausting Lip reading seems impossible Getting jobs & stints far more difficult Successful career stopped in tracks Depleting my money in transition




C.) Ask for specific help Admit it (acceptance)

Do not assume they know Show exactly what to do Never beg or apologize Praise their efforts



Take Action:List all hard facts; select one item and describe how others can help:

33# 2: Stare down hard reality



# 3: Find a higher meaning

Believe pain means more




The personal reality is…World is literally more vivid

My eye sight has improved Greater insight into othersInspired by others’ feedbackImproved writing and reading skills More connected with my kids




The business reality is…I get to hone my best strengths

Captions add value to me & clients New and enhanced networksNew venue for consulting businessGreat marketing potential Accomplishment far more rewarding




The awesome reality is the best chance I’ve ever had... to work for myself; do what I love most; contribute my best talents; build something big; and follow my dream!



Take Action:Write your own list of lessons learned or other positive outcomes that resulted from your difficulty.

Caution: List only firm convictions, facts or actual events. This is not a wish list or ambiguous hope that something good will come. It must be real.

44# 3: Find a higher meaning



# 4: Visualize the extraordinary

Nothing heals as vision!Visualize triumph

by imagining a specific scene of hardship overcome



# 4: Visualize the extraordinary

Nothing heals as vision!



Take Action:Imagine your specific scene. Write it down in painstaking glorious detail. Frame it, put where you can’t miss it, and read it repeatedly every day.

Caution: Do not dream the physically impossible. Do not envision a “cure” to your current plight, (e.g. I will always be deaf).

55# 4: Visualize the extraordinary



# 5: Take specific action

Nothing happens if it doesn’t Memorized Sarah’s speech

Wrote daughters a poem Started new blog Took sign language classes Contacted HLAA / ALDA Dusted off telescope Started networking Obtained great job references Created this

presentation!



Take Action:Write your own list of actions that you can do right now or presently to either deal with your problem or move toward your vision. Note: Include on your list to complete the exercises suggested during this training.

66# 5: Take specific action



1 Make it personal 2 Stare down hard reality 3 Find higher meaning 4 Visualize the extraordinary 5 Take specific action

5 things resilient people do



In Summary

Change you; change the worldFace it, you gotta face it!Optimism is denial in

disguise

Quotes to summarize



In Summary

The awesome reality is the best chance I’ve ever had…

Visualize the extraordinary!

Nothing happens if it doesn’t

Quotes on key points



In Summary

Simply believe that hurt means more.

Quote that sums it up



In Summary

briefly describe the challenge list what you control and not write how others can help list lessons learned by suffers describe extraordinary scene list “To Do” actions & do it!

Exercises: take action

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