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How To Play A Winning Hand -

How To Play A Winning Hand -. Even When You Don’t Have The Best Cards By Irene E. Taylor , Praxis ietaylor@praxispartners.ca. A Philosophical Question Is This as Good as It Gets? OR Is There Much More You Can Get Out of Life?.

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How To Play A Winning Hand -

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  1. How To Play A Winning Hand - Even When You Don’t Have The Best Cards By Irene E. Taylor, Praxis ietaylor@praxispartners.ca

  2. A Philosophical QuestionIs This as Good as It Gets?ORIs There Much More You Can Get Out of Life?

  3. AnswerSome people get more out of life than others because they make better choices.

  4. If You Are To Remember Only One Thing From Tonight…

  5. Let It Be This

  6. How To Replicate Your “Moments” Of Perfection

  7. Tonight Lessons from those who do it best summarized by Kenny Rogers in The Gambler: “You got to know when to hold ‘em. Know when to fold ‘em. Know when to walk away and know when to run…”

  8. Our Topic Career-Life Panning: How to Find and Replicate Your Perfect Moments

  9. Our Goal To leave you with one or two ideas that you are motivated to take action on.

  10. Our Measure Of Success Your e-mails to Praxis Partners with your progress, results, etc.

  11. Praxis Research • Hundreds of high achievers in banking, finance, law, engineering and technology. • Thousands of hours of in-depth interviews. • Thousands of psychological tests. • Hundreds of noteworthy achievements including: academic, philanthropic, athletic, innovative product/solution breakthroughs, and so forth.

  12. One Learning Success and achievement result from the Ricochet Effect – stimulating achievement in one area of one’s life drives achievement in other areas too.

  13. Example Don Jack Senior Partner, Lerners LLP Spinning/Pilates Instructor and… Avid outdoorsman

  14. Example Lori Kirwan Canada’s leading personal trainer, Fitness Coach, PHD Researcher and Spokesperson for The Heart and Stroke Foundation

  15. Other Significant Insights About High Achievers…

  16. 1. They are definitely NOT perfect – essentially we are all dysfunctional in one way or another.

  17. 2. Not born with silver spoon – most come from working/middle class.

  18. 3. Adversity and struggle characterize about one third of our total research pool.

  19. Example • John Brussa Senior Partner Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP in Calgary

  20. 4. Unconditional support from a parent or someone close to them in early years is a major success factor.

  21. 5. All show multiple and repeated incidents of achievement – have developed a need for it in their life.

  22. ExampleAva Yaskiel, PartnerOgilvy Renault LLP Exotic Adventurer/Philanthropist

  23. Ten Most Defining Qualities& Conditions Assess yourself: 1 non-existent, 3 low, 5 average 7 pretty good, 10 as good as it gets

  24. Razor Sharp Self-Awareness (an EQ gateway skill) • Strengths/talents • What they aren’t good at • Their nature/personality • What makes them tick

  25. 2. “Fire in the Belly” – Intrinsically Versus Extrinsically Motivated • Intellectual engagement • Challenges, struggle • Achievement • Making a meaningful difference

  26. Example Dr. Jordan Peterson

  27. 3. Above Average IQ(raw intelligence) • Problem solving • Verbal skills/comprehension • Rapid learner • Superior judgment

  28. 4. Adaptability/Flexibility – Openness (EQ) • Intellectual curiosity – e.g., reads, travels widely • Intuitive • Future oriented • “Out of the box” thinker • Eclectic, sometimes eccentric

  29. Example Robert Armstrong, Senior Litigator, Ogilvy Renault Serious Photographer

  30. 5. Resilience to Adversityand Stress (EQ) • Views problems as opportunities • Motivated by challenge • High levels of perseverance

  31. 6.Interpersonal Skills, Including the Ability to “Read’ Others (EQ) • Are liked and trusted by others • Gets more from others because of this • Have great “gut” instincts about others

  32. ExampleDale Lastman, Co-Managing Partnerof Goodmans LLP, Camp Counselor/Law School Professor

  33. 7. Attractive Packaging • Energy • Sense of humour • Physical appearance

  34. 8. Disciplined • Strong work ethic • Gets emotionally vested • Willing to delay need for immediate gratification (high impulse control) (EQ)

  35. Example Jean Guy Coulombe President Metso Minerals Canada

  36. Example Jack Osbornebefore after

  37. 9. Strong Ego • Self-starters who take initiative • Often measure self-worth through their accomplishments • High need for control

  38. 10. Optimistic (EQ) • Expect the best • Have “glass half full” mindset • Recover quickly from setbacks and failures

  39. Strengths: Adaptability Stress Tolerance Optimism Risk-takers Independence Weaknesses: Not always best team player Impulse Control Interpersonal Skills – (for some) Different Profiles of Success -e.g., Entrepreneurs

  40. The Sixty-Five Thousand Dollar Question… How to maximize these qualities and conditions in yourself?

  41. Answer It all begins with getting a better understanding of the hand you have dealt.

  42. Career Life Planning – A Five Step Process 1. Taking Stock – Self-Assessment 2. Reality Check – e.g., 360 Feedback 3. Goal Setting and Action Planning 4. Execution and Early Wins 5. Evaluation and Recalibration

  43. The 80/20 Rule 80% of the effort and success comes from 20% of the process – Taking Stock.

  44. Ten Practical To Do’s…

  45. 1. Develop Mastery • Creativity IS 98% perspiration • To think “outside the box” you need to know what is inside the box (completely) • Mastery enables you to find your “edge”

  46. 2. Re-Awaken Your Intellectual Curiosity • Start a reading program that will stretch your mind • Get involved in learning a new sport, hobby or volunteer pursuit that will bring fresh learning and alter your view of life and your world • Become an adventurer/explorer – seek out new places and faces

  47. 3. Set two to three meaningful goals (e.g., one professional growth, one family, one personal). Attach an action plan with a timetable and specific deliverables for each • E-mail ietaylor@praxispartners.ca for follow up and reward.

  48. 4. Develop Your Appetite for Achievement - Making a Positive Difference • Take “self challenge” or Body For Life • Sign up for a language, cooking or home improvement course • Start doing random acts of kindness – set a goal for one a week • Spend 15 minutes once a week setting weekly “to do” goals and review what you achieved the previous week

  49. 5. Breathe life and energy into your key relationships • Begin to “attend” to those you care about • “Read” them, become intuitive about how to make them feel cared for and important • Give random acts of kindness right in your own home and office • Give the gift of listening and empathy

  50. 6. Become More Disciplined • Sign up for courses/programs that will increase discipline and focus • Get to work a half-hour early and plan a meaningful, challenging day • Decrease passive time (e.g., TV) and replace it with reading, walks, talks, etc. • Assess and strengthen your impulse control (EQ assessment)

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