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Charting Your Course: Making the Most of Your GA Experience

Charting Your Course: Making the Most of Your GA Experience. Student Affairs Academy University of Louisville Presented by: Robin A. Diana, M. S. July 22, 2008. Charting Your Course: Making the Most of Your GA Experience.

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Charting Your Course: Making the Most of Your GA Experience

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  1. Charting Your Course: Making the Most of Your GA Experience Student Affairs Academy University of Louisville Presented by: Robin A. Diana, M. S. July 22, 2008

  2. Charting Your Course: Making the Most of Your GA Experience “Waiting for others to create your destiny can take a life time. Taking responsibility for your life creates a future worth living.” -Anonymous

  3. Charting Your Course: Making the Most of Your GA Experience Staging Your Course • Introductions of Participants • Goal/Outcome • Goal: To reflect, explore and begin to develop a GA plan of work. • Outcome: GA’s will have a better understanding of how they can shape their GA experiences.

  4. Charting Your Course: Making the Most of Your GA Experience Staging Your Course • Growth and Development Checklist • Individual Completion

  5. Charting Your Course: Making the Most of Your GA Experience “Preparation is the greatest invitation to the right opportunities.” -Anonymous

  6. Charting Your Course: Making the Most of Your GA Experience Assessing Your Course • Designing Your Plan of Work • Discover your purpose; what are you goals? • Consider your talents, interests and passions • Identify your driving values and outcomes

  7. Charting Your Course: Making the Most of Your GA Experience Running Your Course • Continuing to Design Your Plan of Work • SMART Model: Goals/Objectives/Outcomes • Write one • S- specific and significant • M- measurable, motivational methodical, and meaningful • A- action-oriented and achievable • R- realistic and relevant • T- time-oriented and tangible

  8. Charting Your Course: Making the Most of Your GA Experience Finishing Your Course • T- Shirt Activity • Imagine that you are applying for your first position out of graduate school—it is the most important opportunity of your life and you are required to submit an upfront, honest, and personal/professional “T-shirt”. What would you want to advertise and proudly wear? • Reflect on your GA experiences. What do you have that makes you a top-notch candidate for this position? What makes you unique? Review your goal/objectives/outcome.

  9. Charting Your Course: Making the Most of Your GA Experience “The key to success isn’t much good until one discovers the right lock to insert it in. - Tehyi Hsieh

  10. Charting Your Course: Making the Most of Your GA Experience Finishing Your Course • If you want to change your life, first change your mind; reflect; and then act. • “More” is not a goal, but because it is elusive, it has appeal as a container of hope and happiness. • See it big. Keep it simple. • In order to change, we need best practices and effective tools. • You are in charge of your destination.

  11. Charting Your Course: Making the Most of Your GA Experience Finishing Your Course • Have a positive attitude, be curious and capitalize on new experiences. • Schedule time for learning and practice. • “Finding” yourself is creating yourself. • Mistakes and successes are teachers. • Focus. Don’t water last year’s crops. Don’t go to the hardware store for milk. Wishes don’t wash dishes. • Destiny is a step-by-step choice.

  12. Charting Your Course: Making the Most of Your GA Experience Finishing Your Course • Five Markers: precisely specify the goal; determine what needs to happen; convert obstacles into intentions; and focus objectives. • Never jeopardize your integrity or character. You are one “square” of the quilt at the institution—know your role and how you can positively advance the mission, vision and goals. Find a coach to give you guidance, feedback and support. • You are one “square” of the quilt at the institution—know your role and how you can positively advance the mission, vision and goals. Find a mentor and a coach to give you guidance, feedback and support. Know the political landscape of your institution and be wise at navigating it. • Take advantage of every opportunity and experience to serve and contribute.

  13. Charting Your Course: Making the Most of Your GA Experience Finishing Your Course • It is necessary to follow, in order to lead. • The difficulty in life is the choice. • Life is not a dress rehearsal—make each day count!

  14. Charting Your Course: Making the Most of Your GA Experience “ To often we visit the well of divine abundance with a teacup instead of a bucket.” - Elinor MacDonald

  15. Charting Your Course: Making the Most of Your GA Experience The Finish Line • Where do I go from here? • One minute thought • Thank you!

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