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Keeping the Flame Alive

Keeping the Flame Alive. Marjorie Trachtman VANNW Conference June 25, 2013. When I Grow Up I Want To Be A…. How Did You End Up Here?. Either on purpose or by accident. DETOUR. Few Have A Calling: Everyone Has Inclinations And Aptitudes. Family History Intellectual Passions

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Keeping the Flame Alive

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  1. Keeping the Flame Alive Marjorie Trachtman VANNW Conference June 25, 2013

  2. When I Grow Up I Want To Be A…

  3. How Did You End Up Here? Either on purpose or by accident DETOUR

  4. Few Have A Calling: Everyone Has Inclinations And Aptitudes • Family History • Intellectual Passions • Work Experiences • Major Life Events

  5. What Are The Skills And Qualities Needed To Being A Great Volunteer Manager?

  6. Every Job Taught You Something About Yourself • New/Uncovered Skills • Lessons learned about your skills, strengths, likes and dislikes • How you deal with others

  7. Well-Known Personality Inventories Share Trait Scales • Big Five Personality Inventory: OCEAN Openness; Conscientiousness; Extroversion; Agreeableness; Neuroticism • Myers-Briggs: Extroversion-Introversion; Sensing-Intuition; Thinking-Feeling; Judging-Perception • Keirsey Temperament Sorter: Rationalist; Idealist; Guardian; Artisan. Correlates to Myers-Briggs types Extrovert: The degree to which you look outside yourself for stimulation and recharge Agreeableness: The degree to which you adjust your needs and desires to accommodate others

  8. Staying On Top Of Your Game Integrating who you are with who the job requires you to be • Your skills • Your temperament • What you find rewarding • What you find frustrating

  9. Burnout Is…

  10. Perceived Need To Function Over Time In Opposition To Your Inherent Nature

  11. Stress VS.Burnout • Disengagement • Nonreactive • Helpless/Hopeless • Loss of motivation • Depression • Emotional damage • Insidious • Overengagement • Overreactive • Urgency • Loss of energy • Anxiety • Physical damage • Self-evident

  12. The Burnout Cycle Retreat/regroup Negative behaviors appear Crisis/failure

  13. Breaking The Burnout Cycle

  14. Burnout Busters • Talk with peers/trusted friends • Delegate • Try something new • Take some downtime • Rediscover a hobby • Take care of yourself • Craft a mission statement

  15. How Mission Statements Help • Keep guideposts in focus • Basis for decisions • Force you to look at life balance • Keep you focused on the bigger picture

  16. Personal Mission Statement: What you see as the purpose of your life • Guiding values and principles • Provides a unifying theme for all of the different roles you fill • Puts you in charge of defining your life

  17. Examples Of Personal Mission Statements Let the first act of every morning be to make the following resolve for the day:* I shall not fear anyone on Earth.* I shall fear only God.* I shall not bear ill will toward anyone.* I shall not submit to injustice from anyone.* I shall conquer untruth by truth.* And in resisting untruth, I shall put up with all suffering. -- Ghandi I want to be the person my dog already thinks I am. -- Unknown

  18. Professional Mission Statement: Your highest goals and aspirations based on your passion and core values • What you are here to do • Why you do it • How you do it • Who you do it for

  19. Examples Of Professional Mission Statements As an art educator I will conduct myself with a positive attitude as a motivated leader in my field. I will recognize the whole child in each of my students and motivate them to explore the world through art. My perfect world is a place where each individual uses the gifts God gave them in a positive way. At Kimberly Washburn (law firm), my mission is to learn and understand my clients' needs and the external factors affecting them so that I can aggressively and professionally represent them throughout the legal process. I clearly communicate my legal knowledge and experience, thereby enabling my clients to make well-informed decisions for themselves.

  20. Fitting Personal And Professional Together l live a life that is true to myself, not a life that is defined by others’ expectations. The power to create that life is in my own hands and I do not relinquish it to anyone else. I exercise that power with integrity, courage, honesty and gratitude. I infuse my life with laughter, forgiveness, curiosity, creativity, and compassion, and I seek to be a positive force in the lives of those I encounter along the way. I empower others to enrich their lives through volunteer service. I create volunteer opportunities and environments that foster growth, accomplishment, and a sense of fellowship and self-worth. I seek out and participate in opportunities that encourage sharing of knowledge among volunteer management practitioners to enhance the professionalism of the field.

  21. To Keep Your Flame Alive, Focus On… • What you like about your job • How a good day makes you feel • Awareness of your own reactions and behavior • Remembering why you do what you do • Most importantly…

  22. Keeping Things In Perspective

  23. Keeping the Flame Alive Marjorie Trachtman VANNW Conference June 25, 2013

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