If you have time on your hands and you are interested in some golf. 3 mobile are offering free tickets
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
The leap of faith
I have written in the past about the opportunities losing your job can present, for me it was the realisation that starting a business for myself was what I always wanted to do. I have to say the feeling of empowerment and the level of responsibility can be exhilarating. I just have to keep it up. Reading blogs and getting out to meet really interesting people is certainly one way of keeping up the momentum. Here is an excerpt from Guy Kawasaki's blog "How to change the world" blog.guykawasaki.com
Read more: "How to Change the World: How to Quit Your Job and Start a Company" -http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2009/05/how-to-quit-your-job-and-start-a-company.html#ixzz0FIfURsF4&A
How to Quit Your Job and Start a Company
Over at the American Express Open Forum I just posted thisinterview
Read more: "How to Change the World: How to Quit Your Job and Start a Company" -http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2009/05/how-to-quit-your-job-and-start-a-company.html#ixzz0FIfURsF4&A
Friday, May 8, 2009
A Day of change - A life of happiness
A Day of Change - A Life of Happiness on LinkedIn Events and thought you might be interested in going! http://events.linkedin.com/Day-Change-Life-Happiness/pub/63771
A Day of Change - A Life of Happiness
Sat, May 16 D4 Ballsbridge Court Hotel (formally Berkley Court), Dublin 4,
Keywords: positive thing, goals, belief systems, excelling in challenging times, values, self improvement, happiness, success, motivation, money
A Day of Change A Life of Happines Date: May 16th 2009 Time: 10am – 5pm Price - €150 (All bookings confirmed by May 8th will be charged at a discounted rate of just €99) About the course: May 16th will be a day that will enable you to free yourself of any unwanted obstacles in your life a... http://events.linkedin.com/Day-Change-Life-Happiness/pub/63771
Workwise - Free Conference 28th & 29th May 2009
Workwise is a free conference that has been organised by the training company Evolve in association with the National College of Ireland (NCI). It is designed to help people who have recently been made redundant or lost their jobs to re-enter the workforce. The conference will take place in the NCI on Thursday and Friday 28th and 29th May.
Topics
Day 1
Stress Management - Handling the stress of unemployment. Tips on keeping mentally and physically strong in your changed circumstances
Career Detection – What is your perfect role? This workshop is designed to help participants identify their transferable skills and help them get jobs. You will be shown how to find a career and job that suits you.
Personality Profiler - Psychometrics will help us understand ourselves better and assist us in communicating effectively while seeking employment
Day 2
Interview-wise - How to succeed at Job Interviews? Top tips on applying for jobs, writing letters and CV’s and preparing for interviews. This workshop will also focus on participants developing excellent interview techniques.
What Employers Want? – This session gives participants an opportunity to ask top recruiters what they look for when recruiting. Top interview mistakes that people should avoid.
Opportunity in Disguise – Motivational speaker who will outline how with mental strength and a strong resolve you maybe able to turn your current challenging circumstances into an opportunity for a new start
Speakers:
Brian McIvor
The conference will be led by top author and trainer Brian McIvor. Brian was a staff member of the International Career and Life Change Workshop run by the legendary Dick Bolles, author of the best selling career planning book What Colour is your Parachute? He will help participants identify new career directions and identify their transferable skills in a session entitled Career Detection: How to find your New Career. He will also run the seminar Interview-wise: How to succeed at Job Interviews.
John Ryan
John Ryan, one of Ireland’s top trainers in the area of personal impact, will be MC for the conference. He will also show participants how to communicate with more success and get their message across. John is also a county councillor in Wicklow and has experience first hand of the pain experienced by constituents who have lost their jobs and don’t know where to turn.
Ray McKiernan
Ray McKiernan, a stress specialist, will help to equip participants with techniques to handle the stresses that will affect someone who has suddenly lost their job. The People Group, one of Ireland’s premier recruitment companies, will tell participants what employers will be looking for from candidates and how some candidates make themselves more employable.
Brody Sweeney
Brody Sweeney, owner of O’Brien’s Sandwich Bars, will talk about his personal experience highlighting that you may have to take a different direction in you life to succeed.
Dr. Paul Mooney
The National College of Ireland are providing their facilities for the conference free of charge for the two days. Dr. Paul Mooney, President of NCI says unemployment is the single biggest issue facing the Irish Economy and has hugely negative consequences particularly at a personal level for the people affected.
The Sales Institute of Ireland have also come on board to support this initiative and Director John McCormack says he is happy to assist people defining their own personal value proposition and key differentiators so they can rejoin the workforce as soon as possible.
The event is open to people who have lost their jobs in the last 12 months. If you know anyone that has recently become unemployed, please pass this email on. Organisers are expecting high demand for places. They will select 300 people by lottery from those that register to take part at www.evolve.ie before Friday 15th May 2009.
For More Information contact John Ryan, Evolve, on 087 2585738
To book a place click on the link www.evolve.ie
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Adversity Protocol (Robin Sharma LWT)
I spent today with Robin Sharma http://www.robinsharma.com/ (along with 200 others). Robin if you do not know is a leadership expert, he travels the world teaching people how to lead without title. Today was a truly inspiring day and thank you to all the really great people that I met.
I wanted to share with you a tool Robin presented today. I feel this can have tool an immense impact on anyone facing the challenge of redundancy and unemployment. Robin calls it the "Adversity Protocol". In introducing the concept today, Robin talked about the challenges we all face and he made what I believe to be a truly profound remark "but for problems you would not get to own more of your resources"!!!!
The adversity protocol is a tool to reframe your problems and challenges into opportunities, this process of reframing is built on having a set of really good questions. I have discussed really good questions in previous posts and how much of an impact they can have on how we approach problems and challenges.
The adversity protocol questions go something like this;
1) Has anyone died here?
2) What's the opportunity here?
3) How could this be worse?
4) What am I grateful for?
5) How can I make this fun?
Depending on the circumstances they might seem like challenging questions. Is it not a good thing to challenge our thinking in difficult times?
One last point from Robin during this exercise which has stayed with me was his comment "gratitude cannot live in the same room as worry"!!!!!
Maybe try question 4 and see where you go from there.
I wanted to share with you a tool Robin presented today. I feel this can have tool an immense impact on anyone facing the challenge of redundancy and unemployment. Robin calls it the "Adversity Protocol". In introducing the concept today, Robin talked about the challenges we all face and he made what I believe to be a truly profound remark "but for problems you would not get to own more of your resources"!!!!
The adversity protocol is a tool to reframe your problems and challenges into opportunities, this process of reframing is built on having a set of really good questions. I have discussed really good questions in previous posts and how much of an impact they can have on how we approach problems and challenges.
The adversity protocol questions go something like this;
1) Has anyone died here?
2) What's the opportunity here?
3) How could this be worse?
4) What am I grateful for?
5) How can I make this fun?
Depending on the circumstances they might seem like challenging questions. Is it not a good thing to challenge our thinking in difficult times?
One last point from Robin during this exercise which has stayed with me was his comment "gratitude cannot live in the same room as worry"!!!!!
Maybe try question 4 and see where you go from there.
Friday, May 1, 2009
May Day
Today is May 1st, also known as Labour day or the International day of Workers. However, I thought it would be a nice idea to list some lesser known facts about May 1st, which is a feast day in many cultures around the world for reasons that have nothing to do with work! So, if you are unfortunately out of work, don't let the whole Labour Day fuss get you down. Depending on what you want to believe, there are plenty of other reasons to celebrate today.
In Ireland, the first of May is also the pagan feast of Bealtaine, celebrating the arrival of summer (those pagan guys must be laughing now, considering we ruined everything with global warming). In the UK, you may participate in such activities as Morris Dancing, crowning a May Queen or celebrations involving a May Pole. In France, loved ones traditionally exchanged lily of the valley flowers on this day, a tradition dating back to 1561. German males from the Rhineland deliver trees wrapped in streamers to the house of a girl they are interested in. In Hawaii, May Day is celebrated as Lei Day, a celebration of island life.
So go on attach some bells to your socks and enjoy a good dance around the sitting room!!!
In Ireland, the first of May is also the pagan feast of Bealtaine, celebrating the arrival of summer (those pagan guys must be laughing now, considering we ruined everything with global warming). In the UK, you may participate in such activities as Morris Dancing, crowning a May Queen or celebrations involving a May Pole. In France, loved ones traditionally exchanged lily of the valley flowers on this day, a tradition dating back to 1561. German males from the Rhineland deliver trees wrapped in streamers to the house of a girl they are interested in. In Hawaii, May Day is celebrated as Lei Day, a celebration of island life.
So go on attach some bells to your socks and enjoy a good dance around the sitting room!!!
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