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RINKER ASSOCIATES MASTER SERIES
Career BoosterPresented byPresented byLorraine Rinker
Radical CareeristRadical Careerist
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What will you do . . .
. . . to make this your best
year yet?
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Are you doing what you love?Are you doing what you love?Or do you feel that you’re
“going through the motions” in a job you find unsatisfying?in a job you find unsatisfying?
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Take an imperfect job and turn it around
Take the helm of your career, alter your course and prepareand prepare to “come about”!about !
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Find your passion
What do you love to do?
The answer is in the everyday things you do!y y g y
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The truth about your strengths
You are the th it f h tauthority of what
your strengths are and you canare and you can discover them in your daily tasks.y y
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What are you really proud of?
When you think about events from yourevents from your past, what makes you energized and gexcited?
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What do you value?
I value experiences where I am able to . . .discover create inspire imagine
improve enhance collaborate
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But, what’s getting in your way?
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Some common issues . . .
InadequateToo accommodating Too available
Inadequate Resources and
support
Office politics Conflictingpand stakeholder
issues
Conflicting demands
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Go From Negative to Positive
Turn challenges into opportunities.opportunities.
Remove the word “can’t” from your vocabulary.
Gi d fGive one more degree of effort to go from good to great!great!
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Plan your future
Roadmaps can take the form of:
Strategic PlanBusiness PlanProject PlanjCareer Plan
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Career Boosting Skills
You already possess what it takes to boost your career . . . here are daily skills you can use
immediatelyCareer Booster© 2009
immediately. . .
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Conduct a Job Analysis
Know what you SHOULD be doing:be doing:• Review the formal
documentation that relates to your jobyour job.
• Understand your organization’s strategy and culture.Find out who the top achievers• Find out who the top achievers are and why. Learn the skills that get them ahead.
• Confirm your understanding• Confirm your understanding with your boss.
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Keep an Activity Log
Forget about trying to manage time - - it’s finite. Instead, manage yourself more effectively.
Make sure you understand howMake sure you understand how you’re actually spending your time by maintaining an activitytime by maintaining an activity log for at least a week.
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Make the most of your time
Execute your current projects p j
flawlessly.
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Prioritize your work
Do you rank your tasks yand work on those with high priorityhigh priority first?
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Delegate with finesse
Know what you can delegate.
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Manage Interruptions
Start by understanding who isStart by understanding who is interrupting you and why.
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For valid interruptions . . .
Learn to say “no”.y
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Beat Procrastination
Recogni e henRecognize when and why you’re procrastinatingprocrastinating. Use your activity log to make gchanges in your work habits and
t ith it!get on with it!
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Increase the capacity of others
Make a difference in your work by helping people identify their strengths.
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Great things . . .
Great things are gnot done by impulse,
fbut by a series of small things brought togetherbrought together.- Vincent van Gogh
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You don’t succeed alone ‐ ‐
Garner ongoing support from your Personal Board of Directors
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Your call to action. . .
Do a self-review.Imagine what your day would
fbe like if you put just one more degree of effortdegree of effort into
boostingboosting your career!
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As a former Fortune 100 Information Technology executive, Lorraine Rinker “lived” in corporate America for 22 years until she decided it was time to do something new and different. Opting for the road less traveled, Lorraine is very familiar with change in that she is a Navy daughter who spent most of her formative years “on the move” in Tokyo Japan, California, and Hawaii. Believing that “your career journey is a series of unfolding views”, she now applies her passion for helping others realize their career dreams and goals through careerhelping others realize their career dreams and goals through career and business coaching-consulting.
Lorraine formed her own private practice as a leadership career coach in 2005 and since then has helped numerous people from all walks of life discover their true potential Lorraine is a winner of the Luminarylife discover their true potential. Lorraine is a winner of the Luminary Award presented by the National Association of Women Business Owners recognizing businesses that “light the way for others” and she was recently commended by the California Judicial Council for her leadership work as Board Chairman and President for Child Advocates of Placer County.About the y
Lorraine lives in El Dorado Hills California with her husband Bob and enjoys volunteering her time to local and national humanitarian efforts for children’s rights, veterans in transition, and HIV/AIDS legislation.
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