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May22

My Communications Life Placemat

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Well, Centennial College is making me increase my social media presence. So expect more blogs!

I wasn’t sure how to start my first one though – I’m more of a listener than a a talker or creative writer which becomes ‘I’m not much of a blogger.’ I couldn’t even write a diary. I tried once when I was a kid and my first entry devolved into “So how are you doing, inanimate object diary? Has your day been good? I guess my day was good. Signed, Rosie.” Needless to say, my diary lost interest in me and we didn’t keep in touch.

So I decided to use this blog entry to practice my communications skills, since it is supposed to be a communications blog. We learned about communications placemats a while back, and, after I did poorly on my first attempt at one, learned more about it from it’s originator, David Moorcroft. With that, I’ve decided to try to apply it to a (hopefully) long, long, long-term business of mine: my life. Keep in mind that these aren’t SMART (Specific, Measurable, Results-Orientated, Timeline based…. ‘A’…) goals since it’s my life. It’s more general and it stretches across 40-odd years (what do you mean I have to work longer than that?)

VISION:

To be a great success and make the parents proud (or at least less worried)

MISSION:

To become a successful international communicator by working in a variety of countries, learning new things and creating a broad network.

OBJECTIVES:

  1. Generate a healthy flow of funds from this year to retirement to lead a comfortable lifestyle (i.e. the one I am accustomed to) or better
  2. Offer the best communications strategies and services
  3. Lead an open and loving life to make myself and those surrounding me content

BUSINESS PRIORITIES:

  1. Complete Centennial College communications program
  2. Get a job
  3. Broaden network
  4. Develop international relationships
  5. Become an independent organization, i.e. a good, self-sustaining person

COMMUNICATIONS PRIORITIES:

  1. Brand myself as a capable and successful communicator
  2. Remain valuable and relevant through continuous learning and practice
  3. Join international communicator networks (e.g. IABC) and attend conferences and panels
  4. Develop a one-woman corporate social responsibility plan for myself and implement
  5. Pro-actively meet with, socialize with and respect new and veteran industry professionals

REPUTATIONAL PRIORITIES:

  1. Rosanna is ethically sound
  2. Rosanna is an independent person
  3. Rosanna is fiscally responsible and highly capable
  4. Rosanna is a good person

SHORT TERM TACTICS

  1. Complete post-graduate program
  2. Join IABC
  3. Volunteer and attend more industry meetings to create presence
  4. Succeed at internship (and life) in Turkey
  5. Take the Canadian Securities Course

LONG TERM TACTICS

  1. Worry less about money
    1. Do what you love and the rest will follow. And if it doesn’t… live in sister’s basement.
  2. Adjust to a routine lifestyle
    1. This includes: taking medication on time, waking up at a decent hour, living healthy and less procrastination!
  3. Monitor language
    1. Keep it professional.
  4. Develop a personal brand
  5. Marry a rich person
    1. This is more visionary for now. I’m working on it.
    2. This being accomplished, scrap current plan and live in deviant luxury

Signed,

Rosanna