Career and Life Planning Retreat

Crafting a Personal Vision

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Vision

• what you want out of life
• what kind of person you want to be

guide & direct life's journey

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What is your vision?

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• what do you want out of life and work?
• what kind of person do you want to be?

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What skills and talents do you already have?
What character strengths do you already exhibit?

What steps have you already taken?

what is missing?

What are your next steps?

Planning Styles

• Goal Orientation
• Direction Orientation
• Action Orientation

Goal Orientation

• set specific goals
• work in linear fashion
• checklists
• most traditional form of goal setting
• often seeking next goal and may lose sight of ultimate vision

Direction Orientation

• know general path-don't get too specific
• intense sense of purpose
• see big picture
• attuned to opportunities

Action Orientation

• tend to live in the moment
• next decision based on outcomes of recent actions
• focused more on who they are than what they might do or who they might be

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Support

• Self
• Others
• Environment

Personal Board of Directors

• Identify 6-8 people
• Consider your values and different aspects of your life
• Ask yourself the following questions

BOD

• What is special about your relationship with this person?
• Why does this person hold a seat on your board?
• How can this person help you with your vision?
• How do you plan to engage with this person?
• What other questions would you ask?

It's about the path

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