It is a great question to ask yourself on a regular basis, ‘So What’s Next?’ It is naturally important to enjoy the moment in terms of what you have done and achieved, celebrate the success, review what have your learnt and what you could have done better. Always be improving and delivering great value. Then If you want to stay up to date and ahead of the game Ask yourself the question, ‘So What’s Next?’, we can’t stand still too long. Procrastination isn’t ever answer, ‘So, What’s Next?’ Try it on yourself, in meetings at work, with your clients. Get people thinking, generating ideas, bouncing thoughts around. You cannot stand still. ‘So, What’s Next?’ Enjoy the Journey.
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What other niceties or luxuries do you like to invest in? or perhaps you class them as essentials? So, what would happen in the future if you couldn’t earn enough money to have these things? So how do you pay for them now? I guess your salary. How do you earn money? By being of value to the company that you work for or to your clients if you run your own business or that you are self-employed. So the challenge is in this every changing world is how do we stay one step ahead of the game with our skills and knowledge so people want to continue to pay us. Welcome to Future Proofing Yourself which will help you to stay relevant and value for the rest of your working career, so people want to employ you and benefit from your skills. By being confident and competent in your abilities you can continue to enjoy those important things in life and keep watching your favourite programmes. Contact and join me on the Future Proofing Journey
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How To Set a Contact with Yourself Future Proof Yourself by Setting a Contract with Yourself Since the early age of 15 I decided to set a contract with myself in terms of my future career. I was still at school but started playing men’s football on Saturday’s afternoons and Sunday Mornings. I loved it so much that I promised I would never work weekends because of my love of playing football So for money I did a paper round and cut grass in the evening in the summer, so I could free up my weekends. Today is no different, I have been running my own business for over 21 years and I very, very rarely work weekends as I love my cycling and golf and walking with my wife. Yes I work long hours at the start of the week, early mornings and some late evenings but my contract is to keep David fit and fresh so no work at the weekends and no emails or messaging at silly hours. So what is your contract with yourself? Answering message and emails late at night and weekends? Saying yes to everything even if you know its going to eat into all you own time? Now if you are on a career bender and happy to work all hours and you love it and you are on a mission, well crack on, other wise thing about setting a contract with yourself. My wife was very naughtily doing some emails on a Sunday afternoon. She said, look at this, an email had been sent to over 200 people in her business, and with-in one hour 40 people had replied to the email and CC everyone else saying ‘this doesn’t apply to us’ has the world gone mad. Emails and messaging on holiday set yourself a contract one hour every two days if you really can’t not be contactable. Think when you get to your retirement age do you want to look back and say I am glad I spent so much time at work and not take all my holiday entitlement.
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How to Demonstrate Managerial Courage – Have You Got What it Takes There comes a time as you take on management responsibility that you have to stop looking at others to provide the answer and others to be the leader. It is now down to you. Yes you, you have the title now for some action and leadership. Two very important questions to ask yourself are; If it were your business, what would you do? If it were your business and money, would you employ the people that work for you? You now need to think about making key decisions, think about if your area of the business was outsourced and you won the contract with your current team what would you do to keep your new business going to be profitable and effective and a good ROI. Start to think about treating your directors as clients and showing real value by understanding the future needs of the business plus the commercials and how you and your team will contribute and be an excellent ROI. Now’s the time to step up and show Managerial Courage, come out of your comfort zone and contribute not just passive participation. Build a good network to support you, get a mentor / coach and accept any offer of the business to develop you with training and coaching.
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How to Ask Really Great Questions. I have always used the phrase in Business ‘Ask Great Questions and then do something Equally Great with the Answers’. Whether you are in sales, A Manager, A consultancy, Architect, Production or Finance or, any other roles ask great questions and be inquisitive.
The people who ask the best questions, get the best information and there for can create the best ideas and solutions . It’s a Win /Win as people always love it when you show an interest in them by asking questions and being inquisitive.
So what questions should we ask well there are six simple words: What, Why, When, Where, Who, How You just need to put these on your vocabulary and off you go, practice them and use them well. You find out so much more and people love it as it shows you are interested in them, as I say Win / Win.
So what great questions should you be asking?
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Ever have that feeling that you are being left behind? The business environment is moving quicker than ever before. There is hardly a concept that can’t be turned into a business just look at the sponsored adds on social media. I noticed one to turn young children’s nursery paintings in to framed master pieces. Plus, there is hardly a business that isn’t looking over its shoulder and thinking what will our market look like in the next few years and what will our jobs and business look like. So, if you are feeling a little out of your depth and insecure about your future. Now is the time to act to Future Proof Yourself so you can stay relevant and of value for the rest of your career. No time to wait just look at what has happened in the last twelve months.
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I know it is obvious, but it is really good advice. Whatever your chosen route is be very good at it. What do you need to learn, study, get advice on or practice. Now there is a word ‘practice’. There is a great saying in sport. Why do amateurs play more than they practice and why do professional’s practice more than they play? It’s a really interesting concept that we all need to think about, could I be better at what I do if I practiced my talents more often? If you have to negotiate a lot in your work: Practice; 1. Asking great questions 2. Listening 3. Being present 4. The art of silence 5. Keeping calm 6. reading body language and being aware of your own 7. your product/ industry knowledge 8. packaging deals 9. reaching agreement So, what do you need to practice? Need any help please get in touch.
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It’s Tough Out There - You don’t say David! But, and it’s a big but, I have a plan, I am organised, Self - motivated, Thinking differently, Working hard to make it happen, Focused on what i can control. I love these words and have used them for many years in running my business.
This video I will look at what these words really mean and how to enable you to Future Proof Yourself
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How to find your niche, this is a hot topic in deciding what you want to do in your career or if you are thinking about setting up a business. Well I would encourage you not to go to narrow and worry about your niche at the start unless it’s completely obvious, Your Niche will find you if; But how will my niche find me? And how will I find my niche? Well I think there are four questions to explore.
1. Catch yourself talking with enthusiasm and passion that makes you excited and energies you. What are you naturally good at
2. What can you help people solve, overcome and value you can give them
3. What makes you different
4. Will people pay money for your service / time Create some reflection time with yourself and with people you really trust to discuss your ideas and get some honest feedback.
Then you can decide is your niche right for you and are you right for your niche?
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Rocks in a Jar – Focus on the important things in life. This jar resembles your life – what can you get into the jar what can you get into your life? This is my adaptation of the famous rocks in a jar attributed to a unknown university lecturer. Now lets look at this jar and these golf balls – the golf balls represent what is really important to you? Your family Your friends Your Health and well-being Your faith and beliefs Your life passions Plan into your life the things that are really important to you first otherwise they will get left out as we put small things into our life. The small jar or stones represent all the daily hustle and bustle that can just fill up our time, these are still important but not as important as the big stuff, housework, chores, our work, shopping, materialistic things. Now the sand represents everything else that can steal our time Social media, interruptions from others, poor planning, sat in traffic, emails, pointless conversations or badly directed energy on something you can’t control. As you can see the jar is now very full, but if you put things into your life the right way round you can fit more in, what would have happened if you had put the sand in first, then the small stones, there would have been no room for the golf balls that represent the really important things? But remember when you do have a very full life you always need to find time to have a drink with people who are really important to you.
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How to stay calm under pressure - Calmness always wins the day. Being calm doesn’t mean that we can’t be passionate and express ourselves to others, its just the style in which you do it. I have always admired people for their calmness. These are people who focus on what they control and block all the other distractions from their mind, like everything it takes practice.
Calm people normally have great self-awareness of their abilities and confidence in their own competence to make the right decisions. Medical professionals are great examples of this when faced with decisions and choices to be made along with prioritising where their time is best spent. Remember it takes practice. For me the art of calmness is knowing that you have to take responsibility and you are prepared to make decisions and be accountable for them. There is no ‘them’ and ‘they’ to blame. So where to start?
1. Practice not making judgement and assumptions to quickly, take time to establish and weigh up the facts.
2. Know your own abilities and develop your self-esteem and confidence.
3. Always be prepared to reflect and learn from your experiences.
4. Relish the pressure in the knowledge this is going to make you better at what you do.
Future Proofing Yourself is about being confident and in control so you can stay relevant and of value for the rest of your career. Calmness is a very essential ingredient, as who knows what is coming next.
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Welcome - Future Proof Yourself - Coaching. If you don’t look after yourself who is going to do it for you? This is an investment in yourself that you cannot ignore. Programme details: https://davidyeabsley.co.uk/coaching/ I am now able to offer coaching programmes tailored to your needs to help you stay relevant and of value for the rest of your working career no matter where you are in your career. The Future Proofing Challenge is how are we going to keep ourselves employable and of value for the rest of your career? ‘Are you protecting your future income to safeguard your lifestyle?’ Each coaching session will be designed for your specific needs. Book a complimentary clarity discovery call to plan your Future Proofing Journey Example of a six-month programme 1. Learn how to be one step ahead of the competition -Your Business / industry the future 2. Learn how to stay relevant and of value for the rest of your working career 3. Creating the skills you need for the future - You as a limited company 4. Understand your key strengths / What future skills / knowledge will be needed? 5. How to manage your learning experiences 6. How to Future Proof your self-esteem and confidence 7. The art of networking to a prosperous future 8. How to confidently sell and promote yourself 9. Being a person of influence so others want to deal with you 10. Proactive goal setting – making things happen for you 11. Core strengths profiling to help you communicate effectively with everyone 12. Your next career moves / opportunities 13. Personal resilience/ controlling the controllable Additional topics available 1. Finding new job opportunities 2. Invest in yourself to have a prosperous career 3. Don’t just rely on your CV – Alternative ways to job search 4. Enjoying what you do – Finding the passion 5. Don’t feel left behind in your career 6. Changing career at any age 7. Getting back into work Book a complimentary clarity discovery call to plan your Future Proofing Journey I look forward to hearing from you and working with you on your Future Proofing Journey FUTURE PROOF YOURSELF BOOK: https://link.davidyeabsley.co.uk/FutureProofYourselfBOOK 2: https://link.davidyeabsley.co.uk/DontJustRelyOnYourCVWEBSITE: https://davidyeabsley.co.uk/PODCAST: https://link.davidyeabsley.co.uk/FutureProofPodcast PODCAST SUPPORT: https://anchor.fm/future-proof-yourself/support
Does Job Security Really Exist? Well in a nut shell yes, But...! There are obviously types of careers that can give more security and will be required for a very long time. Take, computer programming for one might be a very good choice for anyone starting out or looking to change careers. But there is a danger, that if you work for an organisation that doesn’t regularly update its ways of working and its computer systems and software solutions to tackle real-world industry problems you can become out of date very easily. This could the same for any career choices from finance to lawyers to medical research to retail. If you stand still for to long you could be at a real disadvantage
So what’s the answer?
Proactively managing yourself and your Future Proofing Journey. How can you constantly
1. Reflect on what skills you have and what your chosen industry requires.
2. Constantly learn new skills and ways of working
3. Gain experiences and network with great people
4. Apply the above so people want to employ you and pay you money
5. Never take anything for granted and enjoy what you do
If you don’t look after yourself who is going to do it for you. It’s your professional responsibility to yourself. Stay relevant and of value for the rest of your career. If you would like any help, please get in touch.
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Why Are We Working Longer Hours? The vast majority of people who are working for organisations that I am speaking to are telling me that they are working longer hours and harder than ever before. But why are people working longer hours? 1. Everyone is happy to work longer hours as what else do we do with our time. 2. Business / markets, clients demand more as market sectors become more competitive and crowded. 3. Team members and middle managers are bad at managing their time and keep saying yes to please their senior managers. 4. Juggling child schooling and living and working in the same environment creates a more extended working day. 5. Senior managers are very driven and as they haven’t got anything else to occupy their spare time they keep working and pass more stuff down. Are we as a business creating the right culture moving forward in managing working remotely? What are the expectations in out of hours emails and messages, do people feel scared, worried and feel the need to be available 14/ 7 This video helps address some of the concerns. I would love your thoughts.
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How to improve your personal resilience. A dedicated training session on resilience and how to improve over time. There are a lot of things to consider and we cover them all in this video. By taking these small but purposeful steps you will improve your mind and your resilience.
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Do you like working from home or prefer the office? Debates are starting and its already a hot topic among HR professionals. The new way of working is here, and its not going to be the same as it was before. But how will it effect you and your business? Will you offer flexibility around homeworking, or will you insist everyone comes back to the office? Lets talk about it!
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What is your definition of success? This is a follow on Video to ‘ How do people get lucky’ You get comments like they have been lucky they are more successful than me. Well perhaps they designed it that way Before making assumptions on others and comparing ourselves with others it might be an idea to define what is your definition of success. Is it materialist things – houses, cars, plasma screen televisions How much you earn Job title and positions in organisations. Career success Awards and accolades Work life balance Or just enjoying yourself The most successful person I met was my uncle. He worked as an accountant for a local council and when he retired, he watch every film going and read every book his library had to offer but he was the most contented person I ever met and was always ready to just enjoy the moment. So before comparing yourself to others, and I guess we all do it, just spend time thinking what contentment really looks like. Then create a plan to get it. Enjoy the journey
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I love the word Facilitator or Facilitation
What does it mean, it’s a Latin word to make things easy. I much prefer facilitator to the word Manager or Management, which seems to be about control and processes So try facilitation to engage, empower and to get people to step up and take responsibility and perform to the best of their abilities, and a bit more. What can you facilitate in your work to make things easier for others to perform well.
Ask great questions
Give some feedback
Challenge people
Get others thinking and looking at solutions
Develop and train someone
Set them a vision
Explain the WHY really well along with the who, what, when, where and how So less control and processes. Go and facilitate people if you have responsibilities in getting the best out of other people
What can you facilitate this week?
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I have this lovely saying ‘If in doubt give it ago’ and have developed my career using this concept Often people I speak to about it this concept say ‘What happens if things go wrong’ Well of course things can go wrong but you will still benefit from the experience, why because you will learn from the experience and that’s the key concept of the saying ‘If in doubt give it ago’ Learning from your experiences.
When I started up my business in providing training courses for businesses, I had to do some work as an associate trainer for a very well-known training company. I built a very good relationship with all of the account managers who would call up me up and ask if I could run some courses for their clients. More times than not I would say yes even if it was a subject, I wasn’t necessarily totally familiar with, I just thought well ‘if in doubt give it a go’ and I did. I carried out the research wrote the course and materials along with some practice I was good to go and yes learnt from the experiences and I would say 97% of the time all went well. After a period of time I then had a totally new portfolio of courses I could now deliver with all the materials. Bingo.
Naturally, I didn’t accept topics I knew I could not deliver or wasn’t interested in the subject matter. Since those days and I built up my own client base with good relationships with my contacts and often they would challenge me with requests to give talks to groups, facilitation of challenge groups and my answer would always be yes. What can you say yes to more often?
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How do people get lucky? Do other people get luckier than me? Does luck exist? Why am I so unlucky? I could go on with lots of other statements and questions and everyone has their own view point, having good luck or bad luck. I do believe you can improve your chances of luck
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