Provoke the Power of Passion in your Profession

Provoke the Power of Passion in your Profession Leslie Shiner, Owner The ShinerGroup Introduction Leslie Shiner Owner of The ShinerGroup Financial & management consultant for over 25 years MBA in Accounting and Finance from U.C. Berkeley CPA Practice Advisor Top Thought Leader Columnist: Remodeling Magazine Author: A Simple Guide to Turning a Profit as a Contractor 2017 The ShinerGroup. All rights reserved. 1

What We Will Learn Improve your own value-add to your company Only working for money doesn t always bring satisfaction, but working for satisfaction will often bring in the money Ignite your passion and bring back the spark that creates opportunity and success Are You Motivated in Your Job? "Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow." www.successories.com 2017 The ShinerGroup. All rights reserved. 3

Or Demotivated? "I expected times like this but I never thought they'd be so bad, so long, and so frequent. www.despair.com Happiness Advantage The Seven Principles That Fuel Success and Performance at Work -By Shawn Achor Ted Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/shawn_achor_the_happy_secret_to_better_work 2017 The ShinerGroup. All rights reserved. 4

We Have it All Wrong! If you work hard, you will become successful, and once you become successful, then you will be happy But that formula is backwards Success forces goalposts further away, so happiness is almost unattainable Happiness is the precursor to success (not the result) Job Success Only 25% of job success is predicted by IQ 75% of job success is predicted by your: Optimism levels Social support Ability to see stress as a challenge instead of a threat 2017 The ShinerGroup. All rights reserved. 5

What Happens to Most Lottery Winners? They are thrilled at the beginning What Happens to Most Lottery Winners? They are thrilled at the beginning But so many of them wind up unhappy About 70% of people who suddenly receive a windfall of cash will lose it within a few years* *National Endowment for Financial Education 2017 The ShinerGroup. All rights reserved. 6

So, What s the Key to Passion? Understand motivators Do a self-assessment Embrace change Step outside your comfort zone Learn the language of your coworkers There are Two Types of Motivators External Motivators Vs. Internal Motivators SLIDE 15 2017 The ShinerGroup. All rights reserved. 7

Motivators to Improve Job Success It s the external motivators that compel you get a job But it s the internal motivators that allow you to grow in your job, find your passion and be happy SLIDE 18 Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Internal External Self Actualization Esteem Love & Belonging Safety Physiological SLIDE 19 2017 The ShinerGroup. All rights reserved. 9

Hierarchy of Needs In a Job Internal Passion in the Workplace Being Recognized External Being Part of a Team Job Security Money/Salary SLIDE 20 What are Your Needs? Do a Self-Assessment What am I passionate about? What makes me light-up when I talk about it? Don t tell anyone, but what would I actually do even if I wasn t getting paid? What s stopping me from doing this more? 2017 The ShinerGroup. All rights reserved. 10

If You re Bored, Frustrated or Disinterested Then you are your own roadblock What s Under Your Control? Your boss s attitude? Your employee s attitude? Your workload? Your schedule? Your colleagues? 2017 The ShinerGroup. All rights reserved. 11

What s Under Your Control? Your boss s attitude? Your employee s attitude? Your workload? Your schedule? Your colleagues? The only thing that s under your control is your attitude 2017 The ShinerGroup. All rights reserved. 12

Take the Step to Move Forward Examples: Learn something new Teach something to someone else Share knowledge Find a way to be excited about what you do! Common theme: be willing to change Change People want things to be better Just as long as they are not any different 2017 The ShinerGroup. All rights reserved. 13

How Many Psychologist Does it Take to Change a Light Bulb? One, but the light bulb has to be willing to change To Improve Your Job Performance What changes do you need to make? 2017 The ShinerGroup. All rights reserved. 14

Provoke the Power of Passion in your Profession Step Outside Your Comfort Zone Being passionate means that you cannot be afraid to step outside your comfort zone Avoid Groupthink Groups often make foolish decisions Going along to get along may not produce the best decision And won t make you happy 2017 The ShinerGroup. All rights reserved. 15

Avoid Groupthink in Your Company Start with brainstorming No idea is wrong Acknowledge all ideas Foster open discussion Focus on collaboration, not confrontation Reframe disagreement as a necessary, helpful characteristic of great teams Stop Multitasking Dr. Glenn Wilson performed a study for Hewlett Packard to explore the productivity of multitasking* The average worker s functioning IQ drops 10 points when multitasking *www.drglennwilson.com/infomania_experiment_for_hp.doc 2017 The ShinerGroup. All rights reserved. 16

Stop Multitasking Dr. Glenn Wilson performed a study for Hewlett Packard to explore the productivity of multitasking* The average worker s functioning IQ drops 10 points when multitasking That s more than double the four point drop that occurs when someone smokes marijuana! *www.drglennwilson.com/infomania_experiment_for_hp.doc Learn Co-Workers Language Are you frustrated with your co-workers? Different people think and process information in different ways 2017 The ShinerGroup. All rights reserved. 17

Some Like to See it Simple Process - Sample Marketing Lead Tracking X X Client Meeting X Budgeting X X Proposal X Engineering X Project Management X Equipment Order & Tracking X Demolition X Framing X Finishes X Trim X Punch List X Change Orders X X Review X X Warranty X Sales Design Production Office Some Prefer Complex 2017 The ShinerGroup. All rights reserved. 18

Lessons From My Father Think you deserve a raise? Salary is not based on your need, but your value-add to the company Perfectionism Can be Bad But it Can Also be Good Two distinct types of perfectionism Neurotic perfectionists strive for unrealistic goals and consistently feel dissatisfied when they cannot reach them Normal perfectionists pursue perfection without compromising their self-esteem, and derive pleasure from their efforts 2017 The ShinerGroup. All rights reserved. 20

Find Something Challenging Even if You Aren t Good at It Challenge yourself to avoid being a neurotic perfectionist Don t Sweat the Small Stuff Ripped from the headlines www.money.cnn.com Monday s Headline: Google CEO addresses hamburger emoji debate 2017 The ShinerGroup. All rights reserved. 21

Solve the Passion Puzzle Understand Motivators Be Willing to Change Step Outside Comfort Zone Avoid Group Think Passion Stop Multitasking Understand Language Differences Dress for Success Challenge Perfections What We Learned Your attitude is the most important factor in determining your happiness 2017 The ShinerGroup. All rights reserved. 23

What We Learned Your attitude is the most important factor in determining your happiness You own your attitude And therefore you own your passion and happiness Leslie C. Shiner, MBA LShiner@ShinerGroup.com (415) 383 6255 www.shinergroup.com www.facebook.com/theshinergroup Twitter: @TheShinerGroup Q&A 2017 The ShinerGroup. All rights reserved. 24

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