Goal Setting and The Second R.E.A.D. Steve Piscitelli League of Innovation Innovations Conference 2018 National Harbor, Maryland Steve Piscitelli © 2018. All rights reserved. www.stevepiscitelli.com . Page 1 A Note to You Thank you for taking part in this workshop today. I appreciate that you have decided to share a portion of your precious life, as well as your experiences, with your colleagues and me. During this session, you will begin to explore and generate important questions concerning setting and achieving authentic goals that resonate within your being. I use the word begin intentionally. The real work continues when you leave today’s session. Consider initiating a question-storming session with a facilitated conversation group within your institutional culture. Or maybe you will start a goals support network. Too often, we look for quick answers at the expense of the eloquence and power of authentic inquiry. Pay attention to the genuine questions that you and your colleagues have. Explore, grow, and stay curious, my friend! The Growth and Resilience Network® Steve Piscitelli © 2018. All rights reserved. www.stevepiscitelli.com Page 2 Contact Information and Other Resources Email: [email protected] Website: www.stevepiscitelli.com. On my homepage, you can link to my resources on: o Facebook o LinkedIn o Twitter o YouTube Channel o Webinar topics and dates o Podcasts o Blog o Books o Selected readings page o Original music Check out my newest book Stories About Teaching, Learning, and Resilience: No Need To Be An Island (complete with free videos): http://stevepiscitelli.com/media- written/books Steve Piscitelli © 2018. All rights reserved. www.stevepiscitelli.com Page 3 Exercise #1: Awareness What is your dream? What destination do you envision? Be specific with your visualization. List a few of the steps (at least initially) you need to take to move toward this dream. Steve Piscitelli © 2018. All rights reserved. www.stevepiscitelli.com Page 4 Exercise #2: The Five WHYs (Jim Collins) Write your dream here. ________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ 1. Why is this dream important to you? ______________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 2. Why …? ______________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 3. Why …? ______________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 4. Why …? ______________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 5. Why …? _____________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ LIGHT BULB MOMENT. Once you have completed your question & answer, what have you discovered is important to you regarding your goal? Steve Piscitelli © 2018. All rights reserved. www.stevepiscitelli.com Page 5 Exercise #3: Weak Signals As you look at your dream and assumptions about that dream, what weak signals do you see that will affect your dream—or at least the journey? Steve Piscitelli © 2018. All rights reserved. www.stevepiscitelli.com Page 6 Exercise #4: Disconnections? (Inspired by Tony Schwartz of the Energy Project) Priorities Time What do your results indicate to you? What stories are you telling yourself and what stories are you living? Steve Piscitelli © 2018. All rights reserved. www.stevepiscitelli.com Page 7 The Second R.E.A.D. Model aka Hell, Yeah! or Hell, No! You have an Awareness of what you want to do, have a better handle on your Assumptions, and have begun charting your Action steps. Now, consider giving the opportunity a “Second R.E.A.D.” Is this dream a good fit for you—and the other people involved? R _____________________ E ______________________ A ______________________ D ______________________ Steve Piscitelli © 2018. All rights reserved. www.stevepiscitelli.com Page 8 Exercise #5: Your Board of Directors List five (5) people who could serve on your “Board of Directors.” Some “titles” have been listed below. Add or edit as needed. For more information about this strategy see “Do You Have Your Own Board of Directors” (by Steve Piscitelli. https://stevepiscitelli.wordpress.com/2015/01/25/244-do-you-have-your-own- board-of-directors/). 1. Chair: ______________________________ 2. Chief Operating Officer: __________________ 3. Chief Outside Officer: ___________________ 4. Chief Wellness Officer: ___________________ 5. Chief Content Officer: : __________________ 6. Chief Questioning Officer: _______________ 7. Chief Fun Officer: ______________________ 8. Others? Steve Piscitelli © 2018. All rights reserved. www.stevepiscitelli.com Page 9 Exercise #6: H.T.R.B. EMOTIONAL SOCIAL INTELLECTUAL OCCUPATIONAL PHYSICAL SPIRITUAL Steve Piscitelli © 2018. All rights reserved. www.stevepiscitelli.com Page 10 Exercise #7: Significant Accomplishment Consider this question: What single project or task would you consider your most significant or meaningful accomplishment in your career to date? What accomplishment of yours did you choose? Why do you think you still remember this accomplishment? Why were you passionate about this particular accomplishment? To what personal core value can you connect this accomplishment? Steve Piscitelli © 2018. All rights reserved. www.stevepiscitelli.com Page 11 Exercise #8: The Sweet Spot! Steve Piscitelli © 2018. All rights reserved. www.stevepiscitelli.com Page 12 Exercise #9: A Self-Evaluation As you look at your dream (what, why, how), evaluate each area below on a scale of 1 to 4. Note any insights. 1: It needs life support 2: Hit the reset button 3: It energizes me! 4: It has inspired me to act! Relationships. 1 2 3 4 *Insights? Enthusiasm. 1 2 3 4 *Insights? Authenticity. 1 2 3 4 *Insights? Difference. 1 2 3 4 *Insights? Steve Piscitelli © 2018. All rights reserved. www.stevepiscitelli.com Page 13 Exercise #10: The Seven Week Challenge I am offering you the chance to engage in a seven week journey. Over the past four or five years I have developed a model for growth. My journey started with a review of student success literature to help my students stretch. I eventually expanded beyond the classroom to the workplace, teams, and more personal intimate relations. Seven interrelated areas for personal growth took shape. (My most recent book uses The Seven Rs as its foundation.) I have come to view these seven principles as more than just a clever and clichéd mnemonic. The more I connected with audiences, event planners, friends, neighbors, and family I came to view these as core values—the seven areas that guide my life’s focus. Starting as soon as practical, you have the opportunity to engage in The Seven Week Challenge for Purpose and Growth. Week 1: RELATIONSHIPS. Which relationship(s) do I need to focus on this week? Which do I need to pay more attention to, strengthen, renew, establish, or minimize? How do I know? Who might be able to help me? What would I like to accomplish in this area by the end of this week? When will I start? . Week 2: RESOURCES. What assets do I have to help me grow my purpose? What assets do I need? Who might be able to help me? Where do I need to look? How do I know? What would I like to accomplish in this area by the end of this week? When will I start? . Week 3: RELEVANCE. What can I do this week to expose myself to experiences, people, and places that are relevant to my growth as a person? Who might be able to help me? How do I know? What would I like to accomplish in this area by the end of this week? When will I start? Steve Piscitelli © 2018. All rights reserved. www.stevepiscitelli.com Page 14 . Week 4: RAINBOWS. What steps will I take this week to move me closer to my dreams? Do I need clarity regarding my dreams? How do I know? Who might be able to help me? What is pulling me toward this dream? How does it make me feel? What would I like to accomplish in this area by the end of this week? When will I start? . Week 5: REFLECTION. When will I sit and be still so that I can de- clutter my thoughts about my journey? How can I create regular (even if short in duration) moments for me to breathe and disconnect from the world of distractions and noise. Who might be able to help me? How do I know? What would I like to accomplish in this area by the end of this week? When will I start? . Week 6: RESPONSIBILITY. What gentle act of integrity can I commit this week to demonstrate my care and concern for another being? What gentle act of integrity can I commit this week to demonstrate my care and concern for myself? How can I make or continue to make this a part of my daily work? Who might be able to help me? How do I know? What would I like to accomplish in this area by the end of this week? When will I start? . Week 7: RESILIENCE. What small step can I take this week to help myself adapt to, learn from, and grow due to adversity? Who might be able to help me? How do I know? What would I like to accomplish in this area by the end of this week? When will I start? Let me know how you do! ([email protected]) Steve Piscitelli © 2018. All rights reserved. www.stevepiscitelli.com Page 15 A Selected Listing of Resources See http://stevepiscitelli.com/programs/suggested-reading for a more extensive listing. Brown, Brené. Daring Greatly: How the Courage to be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live Love, Parent, and Lead. New York: Gotham Books, 2012. Buettner, Dan. The Blue Zones of Happiness: Lessons from the World's Happiest People. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic, 2017. Chan, David. “Find Your Own Meaning in Life.” The Straits Times. http://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/find-your- own-meaning-in-life. 6/11/2016. Duckworth, Angela. “The Key to Success? Grit?” TED Talk. https://youtu.be/H14bBuluwB8. May 9, 2013. Freund, John. Fake it with Confidence: How to Use Improv Comedy to be More Confident in Social Situations.