Monday, 31 October 2011

Lecture 5 - 10 steps to a future you

From the works of some great thinkers.
Stephen R Covey - successful self improvement books - 7 habits of highly effective people


Lawrence Kholberg Psychologist Behaviour and success


Karl Hopkins Local Leeds. work with young creative businesses, investor Secret millionaire, ND in Graphic design at LCA


1. Proactivity


Natural aptitude of human beings.


Animals 


Stimulus -> response


Humans 


Stimulus -> Choice -> Response


Develop strategy's to protect ourselves, make things easier


In business  


Expand your sphere of influence from family, friends, community
to more contacts, work placements, push the boundaries to the Circle of concern.


Use your value statement, let people know what you want to achieve.


Three environments


Internal - Your skills, your resources, your lifestyle
Micro - Your networks of friends and associates,
        Your competitors and other practitioners
        Your Suppliers
        Your community
        Stakeholders 
Macro - Cant influence as much
        World market conditions


2. Project
Develop a vision of yourself in the future
Create a principle centred personal mission statement
Extend the mission into long term goals


                      Business Vision
                            |
                  Priority Management
                    |              |


              Business plan       Life plan    


The more developed your vision the more chances you have of achieving this.


'Begin with the end in mind' - Karl Hopkins (planned to set up Design Agency in London to sell in the future)


3. Provide


Clear explanations to people
Speak in their language not yours
Talk about the benefits not processes


Gurus: Quote from slide 


Think: Who you are talking to
Create - Clear messages
Inspire people with your creativity


Example of sound engineer who does not mention what he actually can do to change someone's busines, not good enough to say which tools use.  need to explain how you can add value.


4 Prioritise


Put first things first
Keep a proper balance
Stick to your personal missio


As a student IS the focus on results, time,


5. Presents


Think - win/win
Seek outcomes and relationships that are mutually beneficial
Do a favour to gain a favour


Only work with people who will benefit you in the long run.  Think about how they are benefitting from your experience


Carl Hopkins - Young coffee company - Coffee Kloog
Albion Street
Free coffee and business advise
Women only, Network
He got in return a vision of young evolving businesses as potential investments


Also Enterprising Britain


Kohlberg's theory


Characters / mover through stages


Pre-conventional Child like I want Why should I Nobody listens, short term  Dependent


Conventional -  I would be happy to, your needs, I understand, negotiate, medium term - Independent


Post-conventional - We can, together, mutual benefit, long term - effect communities working in teams, changing for everybody -  Inter-dependent


6.Pause
Pause to listen - give all your attention.  Give yourself to the moment
Empathise, walk in someone's shoes
Don't re-iterate or interpret - just listen
Do you really know how they feel or are you just saying how would you feel? 
To learn new unexpected things
Seek first to understand before you seek to be understood
Learn from your differences


7. Proven
Consistency
Intergrity
Reliability


Successful brands 


7. Proven


Trust certain brands as you associate experiences/tastes as consistent and proven. 



EG Channel
   Coca-cola
   Frank Gehry -  Architect


Seek to achieve Consistency, Integrity and reliability in your practice.


Examples of proven brands
Steinway Piano
Andy Goldsworthy - Sculpture
Jimmy Choo Shoes


8. Partner
Achieve through collaboration
Synergy multiple talents
Work with other experts outside your field to achieve greatness


EG James Dyson, Antony Gormley, Michelangelo, Everist expeditions.


The Hollywood model
Every film is a project. Avatar took 1000's of people working freelance.  All people have creative input


9. Pitstop
Technology/ changes really fast moving
- Sharpen up - bolt on
- Rest - renew, revitalise, inspire
- Explore - Challenge, excite


10. Propel


- Extinguish your fears
- Exude confidence
- Instill faith


STOP SAYING YOUR ONLY A STUDENT - NEVER JUST


Recommend reading - 7 habits of highly effective people - Synopsis










   











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