Self Directed Learning

Topic: soft-skills and career building.

Created by:

Anastasiya Kugel

Soft-skills and career building.

• How to plan your career and your life
• Strategies for your first 90 days in a new job
• Getting Things Done
• Procrastination
• Managing stress

I learned about the following topics:

Planning Your Career �and Your Life

LinkedIn Course:

https://www.linkedin.com/learning/planning-your-career-and-your-life/how-you-drift-through-life

Life is about both achieving and enjoying.�What is your number?

Career Options vs the Meaning of Life

Your dream job is the overlap of all three:

Always set goals both to achieve and enjoy!

Some tips from Chris Croft:

• Maximize enjoyment and achievement.

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• Find a way how to enjoy life at home and at work.

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• The past is gone and cannot be changed. We can make a difference in our present and our future.

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• Enjoyment is getting the most of the present.�Achievement is about making the future more enjoyable.

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• Objective is a career that allows us maximum enjoyment and achievement.

Animal Quiz

https://www.chriscroft.co.uk/animals-quiz/

Remember that the quiz tells you what animal you are right now, �you can choose the change at any time.

What is your life purpose?

Something you enjoy

You’re good at it

Can earn money

Makes a difference

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Strategies for Your First 90 Days in a New Job

LinkedIn Course:

https://www.linkedin.com/learning/strategies-for-your-first-90-days-in-a-new-job

Four questions to ask �your manager on your first day:

1. What should I accomplish in my first 30/60/90 days?�If position is related to management - ask what are company goals and create your own based on that information.�
2. How will my work be measured?�
3. What tools and documents will I use and can we quickly confirm I have access to them?�
4. What work expectations do you have?�About: Hours / Flexibility / Vacations / Communication

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Maximize your time and �effort at your new job:

If you think about product this percentage makes sense: if packaging is wrong or there is no exposure to the market - the product will fail. ��The same rules are applicable in your work environment.

Strategies for Your First �90 Days in a New Job

Use a PIE chart from a previous slide:��Performance��Image > Build relationships with your coworkers.��Exposure > Help people understand how you're contribute meaningfully to the company.

Inform and involve more stakeholders in projects:

Before you start your work and when you finish it.

Build out your 90-day plan!

Course covers more topics:

• How to ask questions on the job.
• Set boundaries in your new job.
• How to find ways to impress your team and manager.
• Do a listening tour in your first 90 days.
• Identify skill and knowledge gaps.
• Build reaction documents to get impactful feedback.
• Update your brand on LinkedIn.
• Secure early wins and document your accomplishments.
• How to have performance conversations with your manager.

Getting Things Done

LinkedIn Course:

https://www.linkedin.com/learning/getting-things-done

Getting Things Done:

1. Capture
2. Clarify
3. Organize (Do, delegate, defer)
4. Reflect

What makes �Getting Things Done different?

How long it takes to change a goal? �One second!�

How long it takes to learn to execute on a goal? �Two years, if you're really good!

Procrastination

LinkedIn Course:

https://www.linkedin.com/learning/overcoming-procrastination-2/overcoming-procrastination

Understanding your �procrastination habit

1. Despise - you just can't stand doing it
2. Lack confidence
3. Easily distracted
4. Feel overwhelmed
5. Creatively blocked

Dealing with tasks you dread:

Dealing with a lack of confidence:

1. Monitor negative self-talk
2. Consider the value
3. Try a 10-minute promise

1. Build your skill set
2. Counter negative self-talk
3. Acknowledge small victories

Staying focused:

Conquering the sense of overwhelm:

1. Create a working environment
2. Write down when and where to do a task

Break each task down into the tiniest step possible!

Unblocking your creativity:

1. Change the method or location in which you're doing work
2. Get the job done
3. Use momentum builders to kick-start your creative efforts �(ex: work only 5 minutes, make a tiny steps etc.)

Managing Stress

LinkedIn Course:

https://www.linkedin.com/learning/managing-stress-3/managing-availability-at-work

Successfully Managing Stress:

1. Identify triggers
2. Manage availability at work
3. Manage your interactions
4. Manage your time
5. Make positive personal choices

Conclusion:

Good luck in your journey!

Thank you! :)

Your self-development and success on work are tightly connected.

Set goals correctly and you will benefit from your achievements.

Resources:

TOOLS:��Presentation created by Google Slides: https://www.google.ca/slides/about/�QR Code generator: https://www.qr-code-generator.com/���Print screens are taken from the courses covered in this presentation:��"Planning Your Career and Your Life" (3h): https://www.linkedin.com/learning/planning-your-career-and-your-life/how-you-drift-through-life

"Strategies for Your First 90 Days in a New Job" (50m):�https://www.linkedin.com/learning/strategies-for-your-first-90-days-in-a-new-job

"Getting Things Done" (30m):�https://www.linkedin.com/learning/getting-things-done

"Procrastination" (24m):�https://www.linkedin.com/learning/overcoming-procrastination-2/overcoming-procrastination

"Managing Stress" (21m):�https://www.linkedin.com/learning/managing-stress-3/managing-availability-at-work

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