EMBRACING THE FUTURE

IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

My Values & My Vision

Embrace the Future!

Feeling Your Beat! Everything

(in Leadership) is Awesome!

We’re  here  

OBJECTIVE

•  Create your life and career plan •  Envision your future •  Get clarity of your purpose •  Plan your next steps •  Be Awesome •  Enjoy the journey

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ENVISION What would the world

look like if it was perfect

(without you in it). DREAM IT Martin Luther King: “I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at a table of brotherhood.”

PURPOSE WHAT IS YOUR REASON

FOR BEING?

WHAT IS YOUR CALLING? VAGUE: To Live an Awesome Life. SPECIFIC: To Help People with Full-Body Paralysis Live their Lives with Dignity. To empower people to fulfill their potential

MISSION HOW DO YOU CURRENTLY

LIVE OUT YOUR PURPOSE? IT MAY CHANGE AS YOU OR YOUR ENVIRONMENT CHANGE. IT SHOWS YOU THE BEST WAY TO ACHIEVE YOUR PURPOSE To develop and bring to market mind-controlled exoskeletons for people with full-body paralysis. To become the world’s foremost thought-leader on the topic of Leadership in Technology Startups.

LONG-TERM GOALS WHAT CAN YOU ACHIEVE BEYOND YOUR CURRENT TIME HORIZON?

IN 20 YEARS?

Think beyond your current capabilities and think about the person you are becoming. Your Long-term goals should be very specific so that it is clear when you achieve them. They should be so big that they scare you a little, & excite you a lot.

MID-TERM AMBITION WHAT WILL YOU FOCUS ON

IN THE NEXT 5 YEARS?

Incrementally building towards your long-term goals. If the path there is not so clear, this might involve some exploration and development. Exploring the world, becoming financially stable, developing my own leadership, skills and passions as a thought leader.

MID-TERM GOALS HOW WILL YOU MAKE

YOUR AMBITION

COME TRUE

Be specific. Your goals should allow you to track on your progress towards fulfilling your ambition. By 2020 I will have: travelled to 100 countries, lived in a total of 7 cities in my adult life, created a tribe of 10’000 people, become professional coach.

SHORT-TERM GOALS WHAT WILL YOU ACHIEVE

IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS

Be SPECIFIC AND MEASURABLE You should be able to track your progress and see whether you have achieved it or not at the end. You should be quite confident that you can achieve these goals. In 2015 I will have completed my Master, earned R 500k with my first venture, lecture in University, be married, run half marathon competition.

90 days plan WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO

IN THE NEXT 90 DAYS

Be VERY SPECIFIC CHOOSE GOALS EASY TO ACHIEVE By end of Feb 2015 I will have submitted my final dissertation, signed a contract with a new customer for R 100k, run 21km, finalised organising logistics for my wedding.

YOU ARE A SUPERSTAR

When you listen: FOCUS: Keep eye contact BE OPEN APPRECIATE: “…, I thank you for sharing this experience with me.”

When you share: Speak with a SMILE OPEN yourself to your listener. Do not cross arms, legs, fingers Be FULLY PRESENT: Keep eye contact

BREAK INTO COUPLES & SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH YOUR PEER

He/she is A SUPERSTAR

Journal the story your heard

Make sure that your peer looks AS AWESOME AS

HE/SHE ACTUALLY IS!

ENJOY THE JOURNEY

The Best is yet to come. Ele&WIdy