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WorkCommunity

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YOU

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• US Labor Statistics -- 2008– Time spent in one day….

• Personal care/sleeping 8.63 hours• Working 8.06 hours• Caring for household family 2.09 hours• Leisure time 2.09 hours• Household activities 1.79 hours• Eating/Drinking 1.23 hours• Shopping .81 hours• Educational activities .43 hours• Phone, mail, email (not work) .19 hours• Community volunteer .13 hours• Religious/spiritual .12 hours• Misc. .21

hours

GRAND TOTAL 24.00 hours

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• Form and maintain relationships– Law of the Harvest

• Play to your strengths– 2 out of 10 people play to their strengths (--Marcus

Buckingham)

• What are your strengths?– Recommend the book: “How Full Is Your Bucket?

– By Tom Rath and Donald O. Clifton

• You grow the most in your areas of strength• As you grow, you become more of who you already are

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• Random Acts of Kindness– No expectations– Relationship Instance– Individual Moments

• Pay it forward

• There is a deep savory richness in getting to know “who” a person is rather than “what” they do

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• Make your “relationship building” a life skill– Invest time and energy

• Step one:• Self-reflection

• Step two• Find your life’s passion

• Step three• Constantly work and search

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• How and where do you strengthen your circle of connections?

Start close to home

• Baby steps

Work pals

Volunteer activities

Take stock of your interests and skills

Stay involved

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• Your connections reach way past you….– Invest time and energy

YOU

Bob

Sue

Joe

Ellen

Ashley

Mark

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• Social Networks: Great way to connect with people all the time and all

over the world But use caution:

You can be anything you want to be on the internet

Eventually you will have to meet people face to face

Careful what you put on you post on your social networks

How you are all connected…Leaders in your company &

communityProfessionalism

CommunityWorkHDIService & SupportPersonal

Career

Peers

You are the rock…

CairnsAccording to Wikipedia: a cairn is an artificial pile of stones

– Mark the trail – Provide direction

– Add a rock as you pass by

Starts with one rock…

– Symbol of friendship and hope

Connections & RelationshipsTop Ten Ways to Increase your Connections & Relationships

10-- Value your current relationships 9-- Make new connections

8-- Share your stories 7-- Actively listen & support the success of others

6-- Be a genuine person 5-- Integrity is critical

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Top Ten Ways to Increase your Connections & Relationships

4-- Be honest & upfront 3-- Have fun

2-- Be Curious 1-- Prioritize

We are all connected….