Checklist & Action PlanThe First Steps Workshop Checklist & Action Plan

Date Due (# days after workshopDate CompletedThoughts/epiphanies written in journal/blog/etcFollow up needed?Step 0: Complete the First Steps WorkshopWatch or listen to workshopWatch/listen to workshopn/aWatch/listen to Q&An/aComplete your one immediate actionday of workshopStep 1: Build Your Mindset & Give Yourself PermissionMaking Change a MustWhy is it an absolute must for you to find and do work you love?1 day after workshopWhat would your life look like 5-19 years from today if you didn't find and do the work you love? What would it look like if you did?1 day after workshopWhats the worst thing that could happen if you dont change your current frustrating work situation? What pain will you experience if you dont make a change?1 day after workshopWhat if you make a change and it doesn't work out? Whats your real worst case scenario?1 day after workshopDefine Your ChangeWhat do you want to be different?2 days after workshopWhat does change mean to you?2 days after workshopDo you commit to a constant process of following and cultivating The Spark2 days after workshopOptional Further ReadingThe 14 Most Powerful TED Talks for Disruptive Career Change & Making a Difference3 days after workshopSuprising Science: Medical Proof that Doing Work You Love Could Save Your Life3 days after workshopFinding Freedom in Discomfort: A Life-Changing Practice3 days after workshopPassion Discovery ExerciseGet some perspective by enlisting the help of those who know youPick 5 questions from the Self-Expert section to go over with one person close to you.6 days after workshopSit down with your person and go over the questions and record new insights6 days after workshopEmail 3-5 people from different parts of your life7 days after workshopStep 2: Get Support & Find Your Action AlliesSearh for action AllyBegin search close to home and then move to LYL Facebook communities and LYL Local1 day after workshopAsk action ally to be an accountability buddy4 days after workshopDiscuss when and where to meet each week (and how)4 days after workshopHave first accountability call8 days after workshopOptional Further ReadingTapping Brilliance: The Ultimate Mastermind Workbook4 days after workshopThe Science of Creating the Perfect Mentor: An 8-Step Process4 days after workshopPassion Discovery ExerciseFill out a business school applicationChoose a business school application to fill out9 days after workshopComplete all essay questions in application9 days after workshopRecord insights in journal or similar9 days after workshopStep 3: Become a Self ExpertDiscover your valuesRead The Beginngers Guide to Being Congruent11 days after workshopWhat values & experiences are most important to you?11 days after workshopWhat negative values and experiences do you want to avoid at all costs? 11 days after workshopFind your Strengths (choose the Strengths Finder 2.0 assessment or the workbook questions)Purchase the Strengths Finder 2.0 online assessment and complete your top 5 strengths profile.12 days after workshopWhat tasks are you good at? What things do you genuinely enjoy doing?12 days after workshopWhat activities leave you buzzing with energy?12 days after workshopWhat do people thank you for?12 days after workshopWhat do bosses, coworkers or friends always ask you to help with?12 days after workshopWhat do you do differently than anyone else? 12 days after workshopWhat underlying strengths do these tasks require?12 days after workshopFinalize strengths13 days after workshopFind your non-strengthsWhat tasks make your blood boil when they cross your mind? What work or social experiences have been most difficult for you? 12 days after workshopEvaluate your experiencesWhat have been your best work experiences and who were you with? 14 days after workshopWhat have been your best personal experiences and who were you with?14 days after workshopWhat does this show about what you enjoy? 14 days after workshopWhat have been your worst work experiences and who were you with?14 days after workshopWhat have been your worst personal experiences and who were you with?14 days after workshopWhat does this show about what you hate doing?14 days after workshopWhere are you an expert? 15 days after workshopWhat skills and experience do you believe you have that others would happily pay you for right now?15 days after workshopWhat are the things you're most proud of?15 days after workshopWhen have you been the happiest?15 days after workshopName a time in your life when you felt the most alive.15 days after workshopWhat projects, people, and/or careers have most inspired you?15 days after workshopSet up your ritual for recording ideas, experiences, inspriations and lessons. 16 days after workshopWhen have you decided to perform this ritual?16 days after workshopComplete your LinkkedIn Profile17 days after workshopRedefinigng SuccessRead Whose Success Are You Chasing?18 days after workshopWhat definition of success have you been following?18 days after workshopWhat does success really mean to you?18 days after workshopPassion Discovery ExerciseAnswer the 27 Questions to Discover Your Passion18 days after workshopStep #4: Find Inspiring PeopleDo a relationship roadmapName the people who you spend time around who constantly doubt you, drain your lenergy, and discourage you19 days after workshopWhat passionate people do you currently know?19 days after workshopWho do you want to be around but currently aren't?19 days after workshopWho inspires you?19 days after workshopIdentify organizations in your hometown attract the kind of people you want to spend time with.20 days after workshopGet in touch with organizations identified21 days after workshopIdentify comunities online could you explore to be around more of them. 20 days after workshopDo the first option you listed that you could do to start surrounding yourself with more passionate people.22 days after workshopDo the second option you listed that you can do to start surrounding yourself with more passionate people.26 days after workshopDo the third option you listed that you can do to start surrounding yourself with more passionate people.28 days after workshopDo the fourth option you listed that you can do to start surrounding yourself with more passionate people. 30 days after workshopIdentify the one person you know who inpsires you and who you will spend more time with in the future & plan how you will make it happen.19 days after workshopOptional Further ReadingTapping Brilliance: The Ultimate Mastermind Workbook22 days after workshopA Begginngers Guide to Anti-Networking: 13 Tools & Articles for Building Real Relationships23 days after workshopCheck out the How to Connect With Anyone Course 23 days after workshopPassion Discovery ExerciseAsk as many questions as possibleBrainstorm ways to develop the habit of being curious22 days after workshopDecide how you will exercise your curiousity daily22 days after workshopStep #5: Explore & ExperimentBuilding the 3 C habit: Consume, Connect, CreateWhich of the 3 C's are you already applying and how? 23 days after workshopWhat have you learned from the 3 C's so far? 23 days after workshop3 ideas for how you will consume on a daily basis24 days after workshop3 ideas on what you will create on a daily basis24 days after workshop3 ideas for how you will connect on a daily basis24 days after workshopDecide when will you apply the 3 Cs. 25 days after workshopTesting What's InterestingPick 3 ways to start testing new discoveries.25 days after workshop25 days after workshopTaking the next stepsPick an idea to further pursue/develop beyond the researching stage26 days after workshop26 days after workshopOptional Further ReadingOn Modeling the Impossible & How to Do Anything23 days after workshopHow to Start a Blog in Under 10 Minutes23 days after workshopWhen Do I Stop Consuming & Start Creating?a24 days after workshopFollow this Process & I Guarantee You'll Do Work That Lights You on Fire25 days after workshopThe 27 Principles to Teaching Yourself Anything26 days after workshopPassion Discovery ExerciseThe Inversion TechniqueDescribe your worst imaginable job situation27 days after workshopMake a note of the opposite for every negative situation described27 days after workshopMaking it all stickCommitting yourself Pick a date in the next 1-12 months to make your full change28 days after workshopWrite down why you're committed to meeting this deadline.28 days after workshopCreate space to apply the techniques learned in this workshop29 days after workshopName 1 thing you can do every day to take tiny steps to making consistent progress towards finding and doing work you love30 days after workshopOptional Further ReadingHow to Create Time27 days after workshopHow I Plan My Week27 days after workshopI Challenge You: Draw Your Line In The Sand28 days after workshop11 Quick Actions You Can Do Today to Successfully Start Doing Work You Love (or Anything)28 days after workshopCreating Space for Your Monster Ideas27 days after workshop11 Steps to Insane Focus: Do More of What Matters28 days after workshopTaking it Beyond the First StepsDecide what you'll do to continue making progress towards your change, and spend 15-30 minutes investigating our Live Off Your Passion Guided-Discovery career change course to see if it's right for you. 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