Habari

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Setbacks to Comebacks
Habari!
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What we'll discuss...

• Examples of setbacks
• Effects
• Stages
• Tings dat can help

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Examples of Setbacks

• Negatively perceived change
• Poor evaluation
• Loss or reassignment of project/duties
• Physical
• Disciplinary action
• Denial of promotion

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"Lion King" Setbacks

• Father murdered by uncle
• Target of murder attempt
• Forced into exile
• Friends scoffed at beliefs
• Banished from family due to incompetence
• Shunned due to flatulence

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"Lion King" Setbacks

• Selfish ruler
• Questionable leadership practices
• Led to depleted resources

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"Lion King" Production Setback

• The production was considered a secondary project
  and most of the Disney Feature Animation staff
  preferred to work on Pocahontas instead.
• While both films were commercially successful,
  TLK held the record for most successful animated
  feature film in history until 2003 (Finding
  Nemo).
• Lion King remains the most successful non-CGI
  (computer-generated) animated feature of all
  time.

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Effects of Setbacks

• Mental
• Physical
• Emotional

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Depending on their severity, they can affect
Effects of Setbacks

• Family
• Friendships
• Non-work activities

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A Paradox

• How does a setback affect our motivation?
• What is needed to overcome a setback?

Motivation!
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Working through a Setback

• Its a fluid process
• No right or wrong way to go through it
• Reasonably predictable stages
• Tools exist for mounting a comeback

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Stages

• Disbelief
• Anger
• Desire to turn back time
• Depression

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Stages

• Acceptance
• Hope
• Positive Activity

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Questions

• Do we handle setbacks the same?
• What separates those who handle setbacks well
  from those who dont?

Resiliency!
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Resiliency

• What is it?
• A truly resilient creature is one who not only
  copes with a setback and moves on, but also
  learns from the setback.

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Tings dat can Help

• Thoughts
• Supportive friends, family, and colleagues
• Mutually motivational relationships
• Emotional mentors
• Environment

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Remember...

• Setbacks, like the past can hurt. You can
  either run from them, or learn from them!
• So what are you going to do?

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Many times, the quality that separates great
Kings from other creatures is their ability to
overcome adversity and assume their rightful
place in the great Circle of Life.
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Asante sana rafikis!
Kwaheri!