1. 2017WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
by Slides That Rock

2. HAPPY WITH YOUR
CAREER?

3. CHANGE?
READY FOR A

4. 2017DESIGN YOUR CAREER

5. GREG MCKEOWN
This presentation is
based on a blog post by
www.gregmckeown.com

7. A QUESTION FOR YOU.

8. ARE YOU SO CONSUMED
IN YOUR CAREER...

9. THAT YOU DON’T TAKE TIME TO
THINK ABOUT YOUR CAREER?

10. ”
“If you don’t know where you are going,
any road will get you there.
Lewis Carroll

11. TIME TO THINK!

12. TIME TO FOCUS!

13. 8 STEPS TO DESIGNING YOUR
CAREER AND WINNING 2017!

14. Step 1

15. REVIEW 2016

16. REVIEW THE YEAR. MONTH BY MONTH.
MAKE A LIST OF WHERE YOU SPENT YOUR TIME.
PROJECTS, EVENTS, ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

17. Step 2

18. LOOKING AT THE REVIEW.

19. WHAT’S THE NEWS?

20. WHY DOES THIS MATTER?
WHAT ARE THE TRENDS?
WHAT HAPPENS IF THEY CONTINUE?

21. Step 3

22. NOW IMAGINE.

23. WHAT WOULD I DO IN MY CAREER
IF I COULD DO ANYTHING?

24. BRAINSTORM. NO HOLDING BACK!

25. Step 4

26. GO BACK AND SPEND
MORE TIME ON STEP 3.

27. THINK!

28. Step 5

29. WRITE DOWN SIX CAREER
OBJECTIVES FOR 2017.

30. THE TOP 6 ITEMS YOU WANT TO
ACCOMPLISH IN YOUR CAREER IN 2017.
RANK THEM BY PRIORITY.

31. Step 6

32. CROSS OFF THE BOTTOM FIVE.

33. YES, IT HURTS! BUT...

34. FOCUS ROCKS! BENEFIT FROM A SINGLE “TRUE
NORTH” CAREER OBJECTIVE FOR THE YEAR.

35. FOCUSJUST ONE THING!

36. Step 7

37. MAKE AN ACTION PLAN FOR JANUARY

38. MAKE A LIST OF QUICK WINS YOU WANT TO
HAVE IN PLACE END OF JANUARY 2017.

39. Step 8

40. SAY NO

41. WHAT CAN YOU DELETE, DEFER OR
DELEGATE TO AVOID DISTRACTIONS
AND STAY ON TRACK?

42. ”“Focus is about saying NO.
Steve Jobs

43. LET’S RECAP

44. 8 STEPS TO DESIGNING YOUR
CAREER AND WINNING 2017!

45. 1
2
3
4
5
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Review 2016
What’s the news?
What would I do if I could do anything?
Top 6 objectives for 2017
Go back to step 3
Cross off bottom 5
Action plan for January
Say NO CAREER
DESIGN YOUR

46. 2017MAKE IT COUNT!

47. HAPPY
NEW YEAR!

48. gregmckeown.com
Greg McKeown
@gregorymckeown
slidesthatrock.com
Slides That Rock
@slidesthatrock

50. 2017WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
by Slides That Rock