Archon Master Class Pi Kapp College 2003

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Archon Master ClassPi Kapp College2003

• Americas Leading Fraternity

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It is one of the great human absurdities

• Many people believe that just because you have a
  life that you should know how to live.

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Today is about you

• To become an outstanding leader of others, you
  must first become an outstanding leader of

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5 Year Study of 100 Top Leaders

• Guiding Vision
• Passion
• Integrity
• Trust
• Curiosity
• Daring

Self-Aware
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To get the most from this talk

• You must be honest with yourself brutally
  honest with yourself

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I am not an expert I can not make you learn
I can only offer you the very best information
available and then let you decide what you want
to learn for yourself. I ask you to be serious
today , to work hard and to look for a take-home
message something that you can apply right away.
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Research

• 75,000 Pages / 15 years
• Success
• Leadership
• Management
• Psychology
• History
• Religion
• 300,000 attendees

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E.T.R.

• 1989 - Dream job
• At age 27 / CEO
• Board of Directors
• ESPN fishing show co-host
• 1994 started consulting firm
• Fortune 500 / Global
• Projects of 100 Million
• 280 companies worldwide
• China, Japan, HK, Germany, France, NZ..
• 100 Books / 50 Tapes
• Author of leadership book
• Own four companies
• 4 months off each year

• Started college 1983
• 1.6 GPA 1984 failed out
• Re-start college 1985
• AA at Santa Fe CC
• Admitted UF 1987
• President of school
• Deans assistant
• Business owner
• 1 in S.E.
• 3 in U.S.A.
• Whos Who

If I can do this, anybody can!!
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Challenge

• Listen and Think
• Take Notes
• Ask Questions

What can I do with this? How can I make this work
for me? How does this apply to my life?
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STARTING POINT
What you do today, determines who youll be
tomorrow
Failing to plan
is planning to fail
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You will spend 4 years of your life and upwards
of 100,000 to go to college honestlywhy?

• Get a good education.
• Get a good job / career
• Discover yourself
• Have a successful life
• Be secure
• Make lifelong friends
• Have FUN !!!!!

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To succeed in school...
To succeed in your career ...
To succeed with your family
To succeed in life ...
You must have a PLAN !
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The Magic Formula
repare for the journey
aunch into action
PLAN
djust as you go
etwork with those who know
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True Success Tom Morris - Grosset/Putnam
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Important Note
By whatever definition of success you decided on.
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Personal Success

• When you live a life where your self-concept and
  core values are in harmony with your lifestyle
  and behaviors.

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The most important slide of the day
You become what you focus on and like the people
you spend time with.
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Information
Family Friends School Church Society
Advertising Work
Assumptions
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Attitudes
Reactions
Other People Friends Society
Rules Beliefs Mental Maps
Actions
Behaviors / Focus / Attention
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Prepare

• For the Journey

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What is the first step ?

• Decide where you really want to go

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Some common college questions

• How am I supposed to figure out who I really am?
• How do I discover my purpose?
• What if I am scared to stop being a kid?
• What if I fail?
• What do all of these doubts mean?
• How do I know if the decisions I am making are
  the right ones?
• How do I find balance in my life?

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Your choices create Your destiny
BLDs

• School
• Career
• Location
• Family
• Children
• Church
• Politics

• Health
• Community
• Charity
• Retirement
• Savings
• Possessions
• Lifestyle

PS you are supposed to be confused
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Are you a little stressed?

• Archon of Pi Kappa Phi
• Member of an honor society
• Serve on 2 or more committees
• Play an intramural sport
• Belong to a service group
• Belong to a professional group
• Have an internship /part-time job
• Take a full load of class
• Try to maintain a high GPA
• and have a social life!!!!!!

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NO
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NO
NO
NO
NO
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Good Decisions are Values Based
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• Honesty
• Fun
• Adventure
• Family
• God

• Security
• Laughter
• Love
• Compassion
• Creativity

• Achievement
• Service
• Respect
• Safety
• Serenity

What are your core values?
Average Score 9.87
Had written Values 2
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Prepare for the Journey

• A successful life does not result from chance,
  fate, or good luck, but from a succession of
  successful days lived in pursuit of a Worthy
  Purpose

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An important point to remember

• You dont have choose one career forever !!!
• 5-7 Careers
• 65 will retire in jobs that do
• not currently exist

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pecific
easurable
SMART
greed Upon
ealistic
Write them down
ime Bound
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Many types of Goals...

• Personal
• Professional
• Family
• Health
• Spiritual
• Educational
• Travel
• FUN

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Many types of Goals...

• Long-term 3-5 years - or longer
• Mid-range 1-3 years
• Short-term this year
• Immediate today / week / month

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KEY POINT
Goals must be CONGRUENT
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Example

• Graduate Fall 2007 MBA International Finance
• 3.6 GPA or higher
• Internship with major financial company
• 1 semester travel abroad
• President Portfolio Management Association
• President of Fraternity
• 10 professional contacts
• 3 contacts at MC /AA / DT
• 5 solid letters of recommendation

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Roles and Goals Workshop

• What are the 3-5 major roles you play right
  now in your life?
• What are your top 3 goals for each of those
  roles?

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Roles Goals Example

• Role Student
• Goals
• Get 3.6 or higher this semester
• Dont miss any Friday classes
• Study at least 6hours per week for each class

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Prepare for the JourneySUMMARY

• Decide where you really want to go.
• Create a clear and specific intended outcome a
  values based Worthy Purpose to live your life
  by.
• Set SMART Goals to achieve your
  Vision.

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The 3 Keys to College Success

• Ask for help
• Get involved
• Begin with the end in mind

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The 3 Keys to Business Success

• Knowledge
• Network
• Love

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Knowledge

• What do I know
• What are my skills, abilities, talents?
• My unique information or experience?
• That is valuable in the marketplace!

Love is the killer App Tim Sanders
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Network

• Who do I know
• In the specific market I need to network in
• That is well connected and respected!
• Who are the HUBs?

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Love

• What are my personal core values?
• Am I a person of honesty and integrity?
• Do I set a living example of my values?

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The Daily Questions

• Knowledge What did I learn today?
• Network Who did I meet today?
• Love Did I truly live my values today?

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THE THREE WATCHWORDS OF EXCELLENCE
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The man who succeeds above his fellows is the
one who clearly discerns his object and towards
that object he habitually directs his powers.
Even genius itself is but fine observation
strengthened by fixity of purpose.
Edward G. Bulwer-Lynton
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FOCUS
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• You must clearly define what excellence is to you
  and your own set of Excellence goals
• Your definition must be values based.
• You must have a specific and detailed plan to
  achieve your goals.
• You must be incredibly curious about what it will
  take to achieve your goals.
• You must FOCUS intently every single day on
  achieving your excellence goals.

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Good to Great
Great at Gifted at Can become World Class
FUN Passionate Love to do

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If one advances confidently in the direction of
his dreams, and endeavors to live the life he has
imagined, he will meet with success unexpected in
common hours. Henry David Thoreau
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DISCIPLINE
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What you do today, will determine who you will be
tomorrow
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• You must have the discipline to keep focused on
  your goals regardless of setbacks and
  difficulties.
• You must have the discipline to say NO
• You must have the self-discipline to make
  excellence a lifelong habit.
• You must have the discipline to pursue excellence
  even when those around you may not want you to.

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You cannot build a reputation on what you are
going to do.
Henry Ford
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ACTION
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• You cant just talk about excellence you must
  live it.
• If you want to achieve more than others you
  have to work harder and longer there is no
  reward without effort.
• The work of excellence is measured in years and
  decades not days and weeks.

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Studying the lives of people who have achieved
excellence, I have consistently noted that they
have defined their vision, established their
goals, and irrespective of obstacles, committed
themselves to their achievement. The moment in
which they fixed an objective in their mind and
decided to concentrate all their energies on that
objective, they began to surmount the most
difficult odds.
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Once again, I challenge each of you

• Strive for a life of excellence, it is a worthy
  pursuit

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Remember

• Excellence is not about being better than
  anyone else, its about being better than you were
  yesterday.

Individual Greatness Leading to PKP
Excellence
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Summary

• Define clearly, specifically, honestly the
  level of excellence you truly want to attain.
• Determine the necessary costs in time, money,
  effort, people, resources that you must pay to
  achieve that success.
• Apply massive action and stay persistent in
  your effort to achieve your goals.

Focus Discipline Action
Questions / Comments / Feedback
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