11. I took to heart what you said about
doing something that is fulfilling…
I actually wrote my own job description for
a new position and submitted it to my
managers.
They are taking my suggestions and
creating that job for me!
Sarah P.
12. The Dream Job Strategy
WHY
Pick Pitch &
Yourself HOW WHAT Propose
Find your Forte
14. #1: Nobody cares about you like you.
“If you don't design your own life
plan, chances are you'll fall into
someone else's plan.
Guess what they planned for you?
Not much.”
-Jim Rohn
15. #2: You’ll be more successful.
“The dirty little secret is that
people who are intrinsically
motivated almost always
outperform their extrinsically
motivated peers.”
-Dan Pink
17. I wish I'd had
the courage to
live a life true
to myself
(not the life others expected of me)
18. Exercise
1. Write down a list of work-related things you
want to accomplish before you die.
2. Write down a list of work-related things
OTHER people in your life want you to
accomplish.
3. Is there a Difference? Should it matter?
19. The Dream Job Strategy
WHY
Pick Pitch &
Yourself HOW WHAT Propose
Find your Forte
20. Start with the Intrinsic
Purpose (WHY)
Autonomy (HOW)
Mastery (WHAT)
21. Alignment of Intrinsic Drivers = your FORTE
WHY
The difference I want to make
PURPOSE
FORTE
HOW WHAT
Personal values & traits Aptitude, skills, & exp.
AUTONOMY MASTERY
22. Using your FORTE Makes you the Best
WHY
The difference I want to
make
Creative Dedicated
FORTE
HOW Quality
WHAT
My personal values My aptitude, skills
& traits & experience
23. Not using your FORTE is a FAIL
WHY
The difference I want to
make
EPIC FAIL EPIC FAIL
Ability Happiness
FAIL FAIL
FORTE
HOW WHAT
Meaning
My personal values I’m good at doing
FAIL
& traits
EPIC FAIL
24. Edwin’s FORTE
My purpose is to challenge the unfulfilled to
do meaningful work, so that the institution of
business lives up to it’s potential, and more
people find happiness, success & fulfillment. AREA SKILLS
WHY Marketing
Communications
People Dev.
Leadership
Career Coaching Influencing
Training Presenting
Organizational Team Building
Development Brainstorming
Entrepreneurship Strategy
FORTE Business Dev. Writing
Service Mgmt. Social Media
HOW WHAT
Make a Difference (impact, altruism)
Find the Insight (wisdom, truth)
Get it Started (initiate, empowered)
Challenge & Change (innovate)
Coach the Team (collaborate, mentor)
25. FIND YOUR FORTE
The practical guide for doing meaningful work.
Copyright 2012 Edwin Jansen
26. WHY?
My purpose in life is to [actions I do, for who or what] so that [the value or difference created] .
What ideal future do I want What bigger difference do I
to contribute to? VISION CAUSES want to be a part of?
WHY
What are life’s truths? What needs of others do I
BELIEFS SERVICE love to serve?
What are my What am I great
tendencies? at?
FORTE
TRAITS TALENTS
What is most
important to
me?
VALUES HOW WHAT SKILLS What can I do?
ENVIRONMENT KNOWLEDGE What do I know and
In what type of setting
am I at my best? how is it useful?
27. Exercise: Service (WHY)
Service: the personal needs of others that you are drawn to serve.
• What are 3 ways your friends would say that you help them?
What do you give or add to their lives?
• Think about the 3 people you admire most in the world. What
is the main way that each of them helps others?
• What are 3 things that you are always recommending or
advising to people? How does this help them?
28. Service: Maslow
Exercise: Service (WHY)
Service: What stage of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs do you gravitate towards
helping others with? Think about how you are “pulled” to help:
• Friends
• Family
• Colleagues
• Strangers
31. Values Assessments
Values: the things that you place the most emphasis and
importance on in the choices you make.
Health Flavour
Discipline New Experiences
Body Image Happiness
32. Find your Forte: My Offer for You
If you fill out our market
research survey…
• Get advance access to my
Find your Forte Guide
• Get free personality tests
• Apply your Forte for your
co-op search & interviews
Get the link:
edwin.jansen@ianmartin.com
33. The Dream Job Strategy
WHY
Pick Pitch &
Yourself HOW WHAT Propose
Find your Forte
34. “You can have
everything you want in
life if you will just help
enough other people
get what they want”
– Zig Ziglar
35. “Charlie Hoehn first reached out to me in 2008.
Almost three years later, he is still working with me.”
-Tim Ferris
36.
37. “After visiting your site countless times
since May ’07, I’ve come up with a few
suggestions that could improve your
readers’ experience. Here are the two
1
things I think you need…” What it would take:
How I could help:
What the benefits are to you:
2
What it would take:
How I could help:
What the benefits are to you:
“In exchange for these things, I hope that
you’d consider taking me on as an intern.”
44. The Dream Job Strategy
WHY
Pick Pitch &
Yourself HOW WHAT Propose
Find your Forte
45. Winners n’ Quitters
"Quitters never win and winners never quit."
-Vince Lombardi
"Bad advice. Winners quit all the time. They just
quit the right stuff at the right time."
48. Exercise: Mind The Dip
How big is the Dip? What’s going to suck?
Do I CARE enough to power through it?
49. Review: The Dream Job Strategy
WHY
Pick Pitch &
Yourself HOW WHAT Propose
Find your Forte
50. edwin.jansen@ianmartin.com
My Offers
Email me for the survey & Find your Forte Guide
I will actively assist people who PROPOSE it
Anyone who tries without success – I’ll HELP
51. Where to Catch Me
Twitter
@EdwinJnsn
Blog
www.mouvment.com
Email
Edwin.Jansen@ianmartin.com
Hinweis der Redaktion
What is the ideal?How many of you think you will find it?
How badly do you want a different job?low/pretty happymedium/openhigh/hate or don’t have oneWhat type? New role at existing orgNew role at new orgStart my own venture, business or partnershipWhat field?Client Side Communications or MarketingAgency Communications or MarketingOther
Who am I and where did I come from?Hacked school, did the least possibleScared. Lazy. Dropped out of any practical classes like biz. Almost went to law school. First lucky business job, totally loved it. Cared about the industry/difference, so leftLucked in to a good company that fit my purpose – was aligned luckilyWas able to create my own job at each turnRead Start with Why.Spent a year trying to find out mineWas able to help people find theirs – no map for it in existenceRealized most people don’t get lucky – started helping interns and people on my team – foreshadow the Ash and Theo storiesWhat is my vision? People love their jobs, people follow their dreams + make a differenceWhat will they get out of this? A job strategy that I guarantee will workWant to help 100 people. Why do I think I can do that? Because I’ve done it