Download - Starting Right for Career Success
Starting Right forCareer Success
Cordell M. Parvin
1
2
Law School Teaches
Think like a lawyer
3
Law School Does NOT Teach
How to Practice Law
4
Think like a client
Law School Does NOT Teach
5
Law Firm Business
Law School Does NOT Teach
6
Get and Keep Clients
Law School Does NOT Teach
7
Work With Senior Lawyers and Staff
Law School Does NOT Teach
8
Prepare Real Legal Documents
Law School Does NOT Teach
9
Present Your Position
Law School Does NOT Teach
10
Deal Professionally With Adversaries
Law School Does NOT Teach
Event / Achievement
11
Graduating from Law School
Passing the Bar
First Year Associate
Successful Associate
Successful Lawyer
Successful Associates
12
What’s Their Secret?
13
Successful Lawyers
Take responsibility for career
Know what they want
Use their time wisely
Work each day to become a better lawyer
14
Successful Lawyers
Understand their client’s needs
Develop relationships
Build a team
Spend quality time with their family
15
Seen as
“Go To”
Lawyer
Successful Lawyers
16
Successful Career
Fulfilling
Life
AVOID
Today’s Topic: Starting Right for Career Success
17
You Are the Architect
18
“When it comes to the future, there are three kinds of people:those who let it happen;those who make it happen;and those who wonder, what happened?
-John M. Richardson, Jr.
19
You choose what type of lawyer you are
It’s just a job Motivated by money
It’s a position Motivated by getting credit
It’s a profession Motivated by development and interesting work
It’s a calling Motivated by a sense of purpose and service
You Are the Architect
20
1) Physical/Economic 2) Mental 3) Emotional 4) Spiritual
Four Areas of Life
21
FAILURE
FULFILLMENT
DISAPPOINTMENT
SUCCESS
22
2006 PLAN
What – Major Definite Purpose
Why Important
How – Steps to Achieve
Core Values
Roles
Goals
Weekly PLAN
2010 Plan
23
As was once asked of Albert Einstein: “If you could ask God one question, what would it be?” He first replied that he would ask God how the universe began. After reflection he said he would ask God why the universe began, because then he would know the meaning of his own life.
24
Vision
25
Core Values
You don’t create, you discover and gain deep understanding
26
Roles
27
Why Have A Plan?
28
“Any system or blueprint for success is better than none at all.
Think on paper.”
Have you written down your goals? If not, when?
Brian Tracy
Execute
29
Suppose I spend 2,500 hours this year
on my career
Execute
30
56
10
62
40
SleepNon-BillableFreeBillable
How you spend non-billable time will determine the quality of your career
How you spend your free time determines the quality of your life
Execute
How You Spend Your Time Weekly
31
Execute
32
Goals
33
Development Goals
Brainstorming
Asking Why
Listing Steps to Achieve
34
What can we learn about getting better from Tiger Woods?
35
Deliberate Practice
NetworkingElevator Speech/QuestionsIdentifying Issues Impacting ClientsWriting Articles Designed to Get HiredPublic SpeakingQuestions for Clients and Potential ClientsActive Listening
36
Career Success and satisfaction does not come from focusing on success, happiness or money. Instead it comes from focusing on your passion, developing your talent and identifying the needs of those you want to serve.
- Cordell M. Parvin
37
Starting Right forCareer Success
Cordell M. Parvinhttp://www.cordellparvin.com
38