Shape Your Future Day 1 Kim Fletcher

Shape Your Future Welcome! Two separate workshops Stage One  Exploration & Self Discovery Stage Two  Enterprising Insight

Our sponsors Life Long Learning Programme of the EU

Domestics Fire alarms Timings  Today – 4.00  Tomorrow – 4.00  Informal discussions Breaks Toilets

Exploration & Self Discovery Take stock Consider your options Recognise your individual talent Build confidence & increase self esteem Identify any road blocks holding you back Gain an insight into Enterprise Understand the benefits of being self employed Explore your passions and interests as potential business opportunities Shape your future!

Enterprising Insight Explore and develop your business idea Consider the financial responsibilities Understand the importance of a business plan Bring Enterprise to life Establish how to make your business viable Explore the pros and cons of running a home based business Identify ‘What makes a successful entrepreneur?’ Explore how couples can run a successful business Shape your future!

The Admin! Paperwork Yellow pages Graffiti window Working together Confidence-ometer

On a scale of 1 (low) to 10 (high), how confident do you feel about the future? Write the number down on the sheet We’ll check how things are as we go

Introductions Who are you? What’s your background? What’s your current situation? How are you feeling? What do you want to get out of the Shape Your Future programme?

First things first Challenges ahead  Working in pairs  Select the five cards which you feel represent your major areas of challenge or concern  Write the details in the boxes along with why you have chosen them  Add any other challenges that are not on the cards in the bottom boxes

First things first Challenges ahead  What did you learn from the cards exercise?  What steps do you need to take?  Anything to add to your ‘yellow pages’?

Time for a break? Break for coffee / tea Graffiti window

The three Ps Pride – what I’ve achieved Passion – what I love doing Purpose – what I am going to do

The three Ps Pride – what I’ve achieved  In myself  In my experience  In what I do

The three Ps Passion – what I love doing  Enthusiasm  Energy and drive  Resilience

The three Ps Purpose – what I am going to do  Clear vision  Self awareness  Self development

The three Ps Pride – what I’ve achieved  In myself  In my experience  In what I do Passion – what I love doing  Enthusiasm  Energy and drive  Resilience Purpose – what I am going to do  Clear vision  Self awareness  Self development

Choices We all have choices

Choices We all have choices We can choose how we respond to things

Choices We all have choices We can choose how we respond to things We can let life manage us

Choices We all have choices We can choose how we respond to things We can let life manage us We can manage life

Choices We all have choices We can choose how we respond to things We can let life manage us We can manage life There will probably never be a better time than now

Choices We all have choices We can choose how we respond to things We can let life manage us We can manage life There will probably never be a better time than now

Choices Don’t wait for your boat to come in – swim out yourself and meet it!

Choices What do you need to make good choices? Where can you get these things? What characteristics and traits do high achievers have?

Choices What do you need to make good choices? Where can you get these things? What characteristics and traits do high achievers have? Self assessment

Choices What did you learn from the exercise? What steps do you need to take? Anything to add to your ‘yellow pages’?

Is it lunchtime yet? Lunch – how long shall we have? Graffiti window

Welcome back How do you feel after lunch? Confidence-ometer

Recognise my talent Your three greatest achievements Skills, traits, characteristics you displayed Three biggest challenges How did you overcome them?

Recognise my talent Your three greatest achievements Skills, traits, characteristics you displayed Three biggest challenges How did you overcome them Which of these skills and qualities will help you now?

Time for tea? Break for coffee / tea Graffiti window

I can handle it! We face change at all times It’s natural to go through stages The Change Cycle Ann Salerno & Lillie Brock Six stages … shown as a cycle A journey from the present to the future

Stage LOSS DOUBT DISCOMFORT DISCOVERY UNDERSTANDING INTEGRATION The change journey

StageFeelings of… LOSSFear DOUBTResentment DISCOMFORTAnxiety DISCOVERYAnticipation UNDERSTANDINGConfidence INTEGRATIONSatisfaction The change journey

StageFeelings of…Thoughts are… LOSSFearCautious DOUBTResentmentSceptical DISCOMFORTAnxietyConfused DISCOVERYAnticipationResourceful UNDERSTANDINGConfidencePragmatic INTEGRATIONSatisfactionFocused The change journey

StageFeelings of…Thoughts are…Behaviour is… LOSSFearCautiousParalysed DOUBTResentmentScepticalResistant DISCOMFORTAnxietyConfusedUnproductive DISCOVERYAnticipationResourcefulEnergised UNDERSTANDINGConfidencePragmaticProductive INTEGRATIONSatisfactionFocusedGenerous The change journey

The Change Journey What steps do you need to take to move on to the next stage?

I can handle it! We choose our response to change Crisis vs Opportunity What are the consequences of not changing?

The Change Journey What did you learn from the exercise? What steps do you need to take? W to add to your ‘yellow pages’?

Yellow Pages So what have you listed?

Today Introductions First things first (cards) Three Ps Choices Recognise my talent I can handle it

Tomorrow Review Day One The advantages of being over 50 Personal strengths and development areas Passions and interests So what’s holding us back? Next steps

Let’s wrap up Graffiti window Confidence-ometer Content, Pace, Value

Thank you See you at tomorrow Informal discussions