Part 1 - Life - Lessons From My 20s by Ryan Allis

Lessons from my 20s

Part I:

LIFE

Lessons from my 20s

PART I, Section 1

GOALs

THE IMPORTANCE OF GOALS

VERY FEW PEOPLE ACTUALLY WRITE DOWN

THEIR GOALS


FEWER STILL PRINT THEM OUT &

FRAME THEM


In my experience Those who write down & FRAME THEIR GOALS ARE THE MOST EFFECTIVE HUMAN BEINGS AT CREATING A BETTER WORLD


WHEN YOU WRITE a goal DOWN your subconcious BRAIN BEGINS TO MORE actively think about bringing into your life

THE PEOPLE, RESOURCES & KNOWLEDGE YOU NEED TO ACHIEVE your GOALS


WHEN YOU know what you’re up to In the world your mind can naturally Filter opportunities to find those that

Match your goals

I STARTED WRITING DOWN MY GOALS AT 16

I STARTED WRITING DOWN MY GOALS AT AGE 16 in the year 2000 AFTER MY MOM GAVE ME THE BOOK THINK AND GROW RICH


THE FIRST EVER GOAL I wrote down at age 16 was “BUILD A COMPANY TO $1M IN SALES BY 21”

I MISSED MY FIRST BIG GOAL

I MISSED THIS GOAL By 18 days I TURNED 21 on August 14, 2005 iContact reached $1M in sales on September 1, 2005


I wouldn’t have even come close To achieving this goal had I not Written it down WRITTEN GOALS ARE INDEED POWERFUL FOR FOCUSING THE MIND

REFLECTING ON GOALS

I’ve been AMAZED AT WHAT I’VE BEEN ABLE TO SEE, and EXPERIENCE and HOW LIFE HAS BEEN ENRICHED SINCE I BEGAN WRITING DOWN GOALS AND THEN PURSUING

THE HECK OUT OF THEM

REFLECTING ON GOALS

HERE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE THINGS in life I’ve been able to achieve In my twenties due to writing down my goals

And then pursuing them

What’s happened in my 20s due to writing my down GOALS Age

Goal Achieved

21 23 25 26

GREW icontact to $1M in sales Raised $5M in venture capital Series A round for iContact Raised $40M in venture capital Series B for icontact icontact reached 300 employees and $50M in annual sales Joined united nations foundation Global entrepreneur council Got to Meetworld leaders like ban ki moon, kofi annan, bill clinton, barack obama Sold icontact for $170M to a public company Started impact investing firm Connect VENTURES Visited kenya, Uganda, rwanda, egypt, ghana, Invested in off-grid electric in tanzania Got into harvard business school Invested in spacex, change.org, lendingclub in Silicon Valley Completed year one of HBS MBA in boston Started Connect in san francisco FINISHED Losing 50 pounds (205 ! 155) Started meditating daily Connect passed 1 million users

27

28

29

Building icontact

Leading an amazing executive team

JOINING THE UN FOUNDATION GLOBAL ENTREPRENEUR COUNCIL

Co-chairing Tech for obama in 2012

ATTENDING HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL

ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE

NEARLY ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE THAT YOU SET YOUR MIND TO AND WORK HARD AT

FOR 10 years

An EXAMPLE

AS AN ExAMPLE HERE ARE

MY current GOALS

1 Year goals

GET CONNECT TO 2M MONTHLY ACTIVE USERS RAISE SERIES A FOR CONNECT GROW HIVE FROM 80 TO 300 GLOBAL MEMBERS PUBLISH EVERYTHING I’VE LEARNED BY 30 MEDITATE OVER 300 TIMES (6X/WEEK) VISIT ARGENTINA & ENGLAND

10 Year goals – by 2025 100m people use connect to stay connected built hive into a global community of people working to create a better world with 10 Profitable locations traveled to over 50 countries exploring perpsectives on Human potential and spirituality Published a book on creating a better Life, Company, & world Built a relationship with an amazing life partner Become an extraordinary father

LIFETIME GOALS

Live a joyous, happy, and fully alive life Be an extraordinary partner and father Create a profitable hive in 1000 cities BUILD a global community of extraordinary people working on creating a better world

Never limit your dreams

My friends.

Do not limit your dreams.

A quote

“Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men.”

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German writer

Write down your goals

Here is a 12 step process YOU Can use FOR WRITING DOWN

YOUR GOALs

Writing down your goals

You can do this 30 minute exercise right Now Or put a time on your calendar to

Come back to it

GOALS EXERCISE

GOAL SETTING PROCESS 1

OPEN UP GOOGLE DOCS

2

CREATE HEADINGS For 1 YRs, 10 YRs, AND LIFETIME

3

THEN WRITE DOWN 5 TO 7 GOALS IN EACH CATEGORY MAKE EVERYTHING FIT ON ONE PAGE MAKE SURE ALL GOALS ARE MEASURABLE SO YOU’LL KNOW IF YOU GOT THERE OR NOT

GOAL SETTING PROCESS

4

PRINT OUT TWO COPIES

5

SIGN THEM

6

FRAME THEM

GOAL SETTING PROCESS 7

PUT ONE FRAME IN YOUR BEDRO0M

8

PUT ONE FRAME AT WORK

9

SHARE YOUR ONE-PAGER WITH A CLOSE FRIEND

GOAL SETTING PROCESS 10 11

12

DEC 26-31 CALCULATE RESULTS GREEN = MADE IT YELLOW = 50%+ there RED = <50% there UPDATE GOAL SHEET FOR THE NEXT YEAR & REPRINT/RESIGN/PUT IN FRAME

MAKING YOUR GOALS AMBITIOUS ENOUGH

YOU SHOULD BE HITTING AROUND OF YOUR GOALS

66%

IF HIGHER, THEN YOUR GOALS ARE NOT AMBITIOUS ENOUGh

GOALS Reflection

GOALS REFLECTION

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU WROTE DOWN YOUR GOALS?

CAN YOU FIND THEM?

GOALS REFLECTION

DO YOU THINK THE GOALS YOU SET ARE USUALLY TOO AMBITIOUS?

OR NOT AMBITIOUS ENOUGH?

GOALS REFLECTION

WHAT IS THE MOST AMBITIOUS GOAL You’VE EVER SET?

DID you achieve it? Why or why not?

Lessons from my 20s

PART I, Section 2

PURPOSE

A quote “When you grow up you tend to get told the world is the way it is and your life is just to live your life inside the world. Try not to bash into the walls too much. Try to have a nice family, have fun, save a little money…

That's a very limited life. Life can be much broader once you discover one simple fact…

Everything around you that you call life was made up by people that were no smarter than you and you can change it, you can influence it. Once you learn that, you'll never be the same again.”

- Steve Jobs

How to FIND YOUR PURPOSE

AVOIDING THE VORTEX OF MEDIOCRITY

MOST PEOPLE NEVER create THEIR

LIFE PURPOSE Instead they get sucked into the Dreaded vortex of passionless mediocrity (Don’t let this happen to you)

CREATING YOUR LIFE PURPOSE

THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF PEOPLE 1. THOSE WHO LIVE WITH PURPOSE 2. THOSE WHO DO NOT

creating YOUR LIFE PURPOSE

THOSE WHO TAKE THE TIME TO CREATE THEIR LIFE PURPOSE OFTEN ARE ABLE To LIVE WITH EXTRAORDINARY ENERGY AND MOTIVATION & OVERCOME CHALLENGES Most could not dream of

A QUOTE

“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive. Because what the world needs is People who have come alive.”

- HOWARD THURMAN!

LIFE HAS NO MEANING UNLESS…

LIFE HAS NO MEANING UNLESS YOU CREATE THE MEANING

FOR YOURSELF


SO let’s talk about Your

LIFE PURPOSE

DISCOVERING YOUR LIFE PURPOSE

IF YOU CAN GO THROUGH A PROCESS

TO CREATE YOUR PURPOSE THEN YOU CAN ADD GREAT MEANING AND MOTIVATIOn TO YOUR LIFE

Creating YOUR LIFE PURPOSE

Your purpose is not

Something you HAVE Your purpose is

Something you CREATE


Once you have a clear purpose and goals for your life you can direct your life rather than letting outside factors determine your direction

DISCOVERING YOUR LIFE PURPOSE

TO0 MANY PEOPLE ARE WAITING to

“FIND” THEIR PURPOSE WHEN IN FACT purpose is something

you CREATE

Standing strong with a clear purpose

You will be able to much more easily withstand criticism and challenges when you are internally clear on your

Specific purpose on this planet

LIVING A PURPOSe-DRIVEN LIFE

THE COMMON DENOMINATOR AMONG EVERY SINGLE HIGHLY DRIVEN AND SUCCESSFUL PERSON I HAVE EVER MET, REGARDLESS OF FIELD, IS THAT THEY HAVE COMMITED THEIR GOALS TO WRITING AND CREATED FOR THEMSELVES A

PURPOSE-DRIVEN LIFE

Your LIFE IS YOUR MESSAGE

YOUR LIFE IS YOUR MESSAGE TO THE WORLD MAKE SURE IT IS

INSPIRING

Living a Purpose-driven life

Living a purpose-driven Life is important to me Here’s what I’ve created As My purpose

MY life purpose Help CREATe An ABUNDANT, SUSTAINABle, and joyOUS WORLD FOR ALL PEOPLE

1

All people have access to the six basic human needs

2

All people can live on a sustainable planet with clean energy

3

All people can live peaceful, mindful, and joyous lives

Creating a Purpose-driven life

Everything I do is Driven by this

Sense of purpose

MY LIFE PURPOSE

someday ALL PEOPLE will HAVE ACCESS TO the SIX BASIC HUMAN NEEDS of Food, water, shelter, medicine Education and electricity

MY LIFE PURPOSE

Someday we will LIVE IN A SUSTAINABLE WORLD POWERED BY RENEWABLE ENERGY

MY LIFE PURPOSE

Someday all PEOPLE will be able To LIVE PEACEFUl, MINDFUl AND JOYOUS LIVES

your LIFE PURPOSE

The exercise on the following Slides can help you Create & refine

Your life purpose

your LIFE PURPOSE

You can do this 90 minute Exercise right now or put a time On your calendar to do it

Creating your LIFE PURPOSE

How to FIND YOUR PURPOSE

EXERCISE: CREATE YOUR LIFE PURPOSE

LIFE PURPOSE EXERCISE Instructions: 1.  2.  3.  4. 

Print out this section so you can write in it with pen Use a timer to give yourself exactly 4 mins per question Write out the answers in the ovals At the end, you’ll bring it all together in a final one-page worksheet that you can frame if you choose 5.  This exercise should take 90 minutes to complete

What do you really love doing? When am I most in flow/in the zone? What excites me? What makes me come alive and be joyous?

4 min

What does THE WORLD need? What does humanity and the world need to thrive? List as many things as you can think of.

4 min

HOW CAN I CREATE WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS WHILE DOING WHAT I LOVE? What are all the things you could do in life that would serve humanity in a big way and allow you to do what you love? Brainstorm below.

4 min

WHAT ARE MY PERSONAL FINANCIAL GOALS? What do you want your annual income to be in 10 years? In 20? What do you want to have saved up in investments and savings by age 65?

4 min

HOW CAN I GET PAID TO DO WHAT I LOVE? What could you do in life that would serve humanity in a big way, allow you to do what you love, and create economic value that allows you to reach and surpass your personal financial goals?

4 min

DESCRIBE HOW THE WORLD WILL BE DIFFERENT IN 2050 because of you

4 min

Close your eyes for 5 minutes and imagine all the little details of how our world will be different in 2050 because of you. Then write what you see.

WHAT IS THE CHANGE YOU ARE COMMITED TO? What is so compelling to you that you might be willing to dedicate your life to making it happen? In other words, what might be your “life purpose.” Use the space to brainstorm.

4 min

WHAT IS THE CHANGE YOU ARE COMMITED TO? See if you answer the above question as simply as possible so that a 10 year old would understand it. Try to do it in fewer than 15 words (no pressure, this is just a draft). This could be considered your “life purpose.”

4 min

POSSIBLE METRICS OF SUCCESS What are some metrics to track whether your life purpose is being realized in the world over the next 35 years? Make these metrics specific and quantitative so it will be clear when you’ve achieved the impact you want to make in your life.

Examples: Global infant mortality < 1%; Global energy from renewables >95%; Carbon dioxide under 350 PPM; Homelessness in Oakland, CA down by 80%

4 min

HOW MIGHT YOU MAKE THIS HAPPEN? What can you create/build/do during your life to help make this world that you dream of real? It’s okay if you aren’t completely sure yet. Brainstorm ideas.

4 min

LIFETIME GOALS

4 min

Brainstorm some goals for the rest of your life that align with the impact you want to make. Think about areas of life like health, travel, experiences, adventures, work, finances, relationships, and impact.

10 YEAR GOALS

4 min

Brainstorm some goals for the next ten years that align with the impact you want to make. Think about areas of life like health, travel, experiences, adventures, work, finances, relationships, and impact.

ONE YEAR GOALS

4 min

Brainstorm some goals for the next year that align with the impact you want to make. Think about areas of life like health, travel, experiences, adventures, work, finances, relationships, and impact.

90 DAY Action plan What are the very first action steps you can take over the next 90 days to start realizing your vision? Who should you reach out to? What should you look into? What habits do want to start and stop?

4 min

YOUR DESIRED WAY OF BEING As you go about your journey in life, how do you want to be inside and come across to others? What words do you want to define you?

Examples: Joyous, mindful, alive, focused, driven, ambitious, kind, compassionate, loving

4 min

HOW OTHERS WILL REMEMBER YOU

4 min

People will help you reach your goals if they can remember what you’re all about. If often hard to discern what the people you meet are up to and who they need to be connected to. Make it simple for others you meet to remember what you’re up to by finishing the below sentence and making sure those you meet know what you’re up to in the world.

I will be known in my community as the

_______________________ ____________________

person. Examples: “I will be known in the world as the sustainable energy person” “I will be known in the world as the women’s rights advocate” “I will be known in the world as the global leaders convener”

NOW BRING IT ALL TOGETHER Worksheet!Instruc.ons! On the next page is a blank life plan form.

Give yourself some time to review and reflect on all your answers from the brainstorming session. Then print out and fill in the life plan form with a pen or pencil. Feel free to adjust your answers as you go, but don’t worry too much about getting it perfect.

Consider this form as just a draft. You can print out another one anytime.

There are no right answers and you can re-do your life plan as often as you want. I find just having something written down helps people a lot. I actually recommend re-doing this exercise at the end of each year.

I suggest framing the page after you’re done and putting it up in your office or bedroom.

15 min

Life Plan of ___________________________________ Life purpose

Metrics of success by 2050

How I’ll make It happen

My desired way of being

Lifetime goals

10 year goals

1 year goals

90 day action plan

I will be known in my community as the ______________________________ ______________________________ person. Signed on _______________, _______ 20___

X______________________________________

EXERCISE: CREATING YOUR LIFE PURPOSE

As an example Here is my current “life plan”

In the 1 page format I update it about 1x per year

Example: Life Plan of Ryan Allis Building a movement that creates an abundant, sustainable, and joyous world for all people

Life purpose

1) All people have access to the 6 BHNs 2) 95% energy from renewable sources 3) 0 major conflicts globally as defined by the UCDP

Metrics of success by 2050:

How I’ll make It happen:

1) Build Connect into a global platform for connecting communities 2) Build Hive into a global community of extraordinary leaders who are creating a better world.

Desired way of being:

Joyous, happy, fully alive 10 year goals

Lifetime goals

1.  Be an extraordinary partner and father

1.  10 million people use Connect each day to stay connected

2.  Catalyze a movement that creates an abundant, sustainable, and joyous world

2.  Grow Hive to 10 profitable global locations

3.  Create a Hive in 1000 cities around the world

3.  Train others to hold Hive gatherings

4.  Create the world’s most impactful network of global leaders

4.  Build a relationship with an amazing life partner

5.  Explore widely and be a lifelong learner

5.  Travel widely to explore perspectives on human society, spirituality, and human potential

6.  Live a joyous, happy, and fully alive life

6.  Publish a book on creating an extraordinary life, world, and company 90 Day Action Plan

1 Year Goals

1.  1 million people us Connect each day to stay connected

1.  Hold September 2014 Hive Global Leaders Program

2.  Publish a book about making a difference in the world for initial feedback

2.  Get Connect to 1,000,000 users

3.  Hold 4 Hive Global Leaders Programs in San Francisco

3.  Prepare Connect for Series A

4.  Visit South America for the first time

4.  Meditate daily

5.  Build habit of meditating 6x per week

5.  Travel with Nadia to England

6.  Deepen relationship with Nadia

6.  Publish Everything I Learned By 30 Presentation

I will be known in my community as the global leadership person. Signed on _______________, _______ 20___

X______________________________________


Once you have it Share your life plan With five friends & mentors

In the next 14 days

AND GET THEIR FEEDBACK AND INPUT THEY MAY BE ABLE TO CONNECT YOU TO PEOPLE WHO CAN HELP


When you meet people you should be able to CLEARLY express

Your life purpose in 15 WORDS or less WITH AUTHENTIC EXCITEMENT IN A WAY THAT moves people WHEN YOU TELL THEM

A quote “Each of us must make the personal choice to be a hero or

not, to be committed to something bigger than ourselves or

not, to go beyond the way we “wound up being” and have

the purpose of our lives and our careers be about something

that makes a difference or not, in other words, to be a leader

or not.” – Werner Erhard

Lessons from my 20s

PART I, Section 3

VISION

A POEM on life “Short this life is, just one I’ve got, finite in tenure, whether I like it or not. Dead is embracing fear, replacing dreams with ‘I cannot.’ Alive is taking a new step, having a shot. I will do the impossible, I will change the world, I will give hope to a despairing nation, I’ll give bread to a starving girl. I’ll break all the records, I’ll do what’s never been done, I’ll give and know love, I’ll be a billionaire of fun.

What will you do with today, this hour, this minute? Will you fill with dull and fear or will you live it? I will not tolerate any foe no matter weapon or munition, especially if that foe is within me in the form of fear or lack of ambition. Short this life is, just one I’ve got. Finite in tenure whether I like it or not. As sure as the eagle I will fly, ’cos I choose, I choose to live until I die.” - A.E. BALLAKISTEN

VISION

Great leaders Have a clear purpose And a clear vision of the world they are

Working to create

VISION BOARds

let’s start by talking about

VISION Boards

VISION BOARds

When GOALs & DREAMS BECOME VISUALIZED THEY BECOME ONE BIG LEAP

CLOSER TO BECOMING

REAL

Vision board exercise

VISION BOARDS

VISION BOARDS ARE WHITE POSTER BOARDS COVERED WITH CUT OUT IMAGES OF WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE IN YOUR FUTURE AND THE WORLD’S FUTURE

MY 2009 VISION BOARD

A Friend’s 2014 Vision board

VISION BOARD CREATING PROCESS SEARCH FOR & PRINT OUT AT LEAST 5 IMAGES IN EACH OF THE BELOW CATEGORIES

FAMILY HEALTH EDUCATION TRAVEL Adventure

CAREER FINANCIAL QUOTES VALUES ART

VISION BOARD CREATION PROCESS

ONCE PRINTED & TORN OUT CUT tO SIZE THEN PASTE OR TAPE ONTO YOUR VISION BOARD THEN SHARE IT WITH A FRIEND AND HANG IT IN YOUR BEDROOM

VISION BOARD REFLECTION

HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN SINCE You’ve created a vision board?

DO YOU STILL HAVE IT?

VISION BOARD REFLECTION

WHAT ARE THE INSTANCES IN YOUR LIFE IN WHICH You’VE SEEN INTENTION

TURN INTO REALITY?

BUCKET LISTS

BUCKET LISTs ALLOW YOU TO CAPTURE YOUR DREAMS THEY ARE another way to

CREATE YOUR FUTURE

BUCKET LISTS

YOU CAN CREATE THEM AS A LIST OR EVEN BETTER PUT THEM UP ON YOUR WALL WITH

POST-IT NOTES

BUCKET LISTS

YOU SHOULD UPDATE YOUR BUCKET LIST ONCE PER YEAR NEAR YOUR BIRTHDAY OR THE LAST 5 DAYS OF THE YEAR

BUCKET LISTS

HERE’S MY LIFETIME

BUCKET LIST

MY BUCKET LIST "  HELP create a JOYOUS, SUSTAINABlE, and ABUNDANT WORLD "  Take CONNECT PUBLIC ON NASDAQ "  BUILD AN INVESTMENT FUND THAT INVESTS in SOLVING MAJOR HUMAN CHALLENGES "  CREATE A GLOBAL COMMUNITY OF EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE WORKING TOWARD CREATING A BETTER WORLD

MY BUCKET LIST

" FINISH MY MBA FROM HBS " WRITE A BOOK ON HOW TO LIVE A PASSIONATE, MINDFUl, HEALTHY LIFE " SOMEDAY WORK IN PUBLIC SERVICE " SOMEDAY LIVE ON ANOTHER CONTINENT

MY BUCKET LIST

#  BUILD A COMPANY TO MORE THAN $1 Billion in SALES #  CREATE OVER 1 million jobs #  Visit 100 countries by age 50 #  CLIMB MT. KILIMANJARO AND REACH UHURU PEAK

MY BUCKET LIST

"  DRIVE on NEW ZEALAND’S HIGHWAY 6 "  DRIVE on THE CARRETERA AUSTRAL IN CHILE "  HANG GILDE IN RIO DE JANEIRO "  Attend The Clinton Global Initiative

MY BUCKET LIST

"  TRAVEL TO SPACE on VIRGIN GALACTIC "  MEDITATE WITH DEEPAK CHOPRA "  BE A GUEST ON THE DAILY SHOW "  SEE A CIRQUE DU SOLEIL SHOW

MY BUCKET LIST

"  SPEAK IN FRONT OF 100,000 people "  GIVE A TED TALK "  ATTEND THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM "  JOIN THE UN FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

MY BUCKET LIST

"  BE A HUSBAND WHO EMPOWERS MY WIFE TO ACHIEVE HER WILDEST AND BOLDEST DREAMS "  BE A FATHER WHO INSPIRES HIS CHILDREN "  WATCH EVERY DISNEY AND PIXAr MOVIE WITH MY KIDS

RELATIONSHIP BUCKET LISTS

IF YOU ARE IN A RELATIONSHIP TRY CREATING A BUCKET LIST OF THINGS YOU WANT TO

DO TOGETHER

Nadia and my bucket List

Bucket list exercise

CREATING YOUR BUCKET LIST

NOW, GO AHEAD GRAB SOME POST-iT NOTES OR OPEN A GOOGLE DOC AND START MAKING

YOUR BUCKET LIST

CREATING YOUR BUCKET LIST

WRITE DOWN ALL THE AMAZING EXPERIENCES YOU WANT TO HAVE OVER THE REST OF YOUR LIFE

AND DREAM BIG

BUCKET LISTS REFLECTION

WHAT IS THE MOST EXCITING THING You’VE DONE IN THE

LAST YEAR?


WHAT IS THE MOST EXCITING THING You’VE DONE IN THE

LAST 10 YEARs?


WHAT IS THE MOST MEANINGFUL THING You’VE DONE IN THE

LAST YEAR?


WHAT IS THE MOST MEANINGFUL THING You’VE DONE IN THE

LAST 10 YEARs?


WHAT ONE THING, iF YOU DID IT in your life WOULD BE EXTREMELY MEANINGFUL

TO YOU?

Lessons from my 20s

PART I, Section 4

NETWORKS

PEOPLE

WHO YOU SURROUND YOURSELF WITH

IS WHO YOU BECOME

PEOPLE

SURROUND YOURSELF ONLY WITH SMART, COMPETENT

& POSITIVE PEOPLE (Life is too short not to)

SELECTING YOUR FRIENDS CONCIOUSLY

YOUR FRIENDS DETERMINE WHO

YOU BECOME


YOU SHOULD ONLY SPEND TIME WITH

FRIENDS WHO INSPIRE YOU


IF YOUR FRIENDS Don’t INSPIRE YOU THEN

FIND FRIENDS WHO DO!

BE INTENTIONAL ABOUT THE PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE

DON’T LET CHANCE DETERMINE WHO’S IN YOUR LIFE

What carnegie knew ANDREW CARNEGIE’s EPITAPH SAYS “Here lies one who knew how to get around him men who

WERE CLEVERER THAN HIMSELF”


IT MIGHT TAKE 5 years to completely change up THE PEOPLE SURROUNDING YOU BUT IT IS ABSOLUTELY WORTH IT

What I LOOK FOR IN MY FRIENDS

Joy Compassion Intelligence Passion Purpose

Intentionally SEEK OUT AMAZING FRIENDS Chosen Friends

Random Friends

vs.

An ordinary life

A high impact life


IF YOU Don’T LIVE IN An INTELLECTUAL CENTER

CONSIDER A MOVE

TO AVOID MEDIOCRITY

TO AVOID BEING MEDIOCRE YOU MUST SEEK OUT PEOPLE

WHO ARE NOT MEDIOCRE AND HANG OUT WITH THEM

Your EDUCATIONAL NETWORK

YOUR UNDERGRAD & GRADUATE SCHOOLS ARE CRITICALLY IMPORTANT NETWORKS SO PREPARE WELL AND GO TO THE ABSOLUTE BEST SCHOOLS YOU CAN GET INTO WHILE AVOIDING GETTING INTO MOUNTAINS OF DEBT


THESE schools have some Of the best networks So if you can, attend for undergrad, Grad school, or take an exec program at •  Harvard •  Stanford •  MIT •  PRINCETON

•  Penn •  Columbia •  Yale •  BROWN

•  OXFORD •  CAMBRIDGE •  LSE •  uchicago


KNOWLEDGE IS CRITICAL SO IF YOU CANNOT GET INTO OR AFFORD THE BEST SCHOOLS THEN STILL TAKE THE BEST COURSES FREE

On edx or COURSERA

Your WORK NETWORK

YOUR COMPANY IS YOUR MOST IMPORTANT NETWORK

SO CHOOSE YOUR COMPANY VERY CAREFULLY OR BUILD YOUR OWN

Your WORK NETWORK

WHY DO PEOPLE SPEND 832 WEEKS IN SCHOOL THEN SPEND <4 WeEKs ATTEMPTING TO GET A JOB BY BLIND RESUME BLASTING?

WHAT CHANGE WILL YOU WORK TOWARD?

IF YOU DON’T LIKE YOUR JOB FIND AN ORGANIZATION WHose MISSION

YOU’rE PASSIONATE ABOUT AND DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET IN THERE

YOUR WORK NETWORK

ONLY GO TO WORK FOR A COMPANY IF YOU DEEPLY BELIEVE IN THE

CHANGE THEY ARE TRYING TO MAKE IN THE WORLD

YOUR WORK NETWORK

Don’t TAKE A JOB UNLESS YOU’ll BE WORKING FOR SOMEONE

OF HIGH INTEGRITY WHO! YOU WILL LEARN LOTS FROM

THE KEY NETWORKS TO LOOK INTO

HERE ARE SOME NETWORKS PASSIONATE YOUNG PEOPLE SHOULD GET INVOLVED WITH


ASPEN INSTITUTE FELLOWS EMPACT 100 ENTREPRENEURS’ ORGANIZATION


FORTUNE BRAINSTORM HIVE KAIROS


NEXUS YOUTH SUMMIT RENAISSANCE WEEKEND SANDBOX SINGULARITY UNIVERSITY


SKOLL WORLD FORUM SOCIAL CAPITAL MARKETS SOCIAL VENTURE NETWORK


STARTINGBLOC SUMMIT SERIES TECH STARS


TED UNREASONABLE INSTITUTE WEF YounG GLOBAL LEADERS


WHITE HOUSE FELLOWS Y COMBINATOR YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR COUNCIL YOUNG PRESIDENTs’ ORGANIZATION

Your weekly roundtable

TO BUILD A STRONG SUPPORT NETWORK

CREATE A WEEKLY DINNER ROUNDTABLE OF YOUR

CLOSEST 8 FRIENDS Try EVERY WEDNESDAY AT 8pm

Programs I highly recommend for building relationships Summit holds an annual large event for top entrepreneurs, social entrepreneurs, and artists. Holds frequent gatherings at Powder Mountain in Eden, Utah. StartingBloc holds five-day Institutes in New York, Los Angeles, D.C., Boston, and Boulder for individuals who want to make a difference in the world The Hive Global Leaders Program is a weekend program in San Francisco that brings together a community of extraordinary leaders and entrepreneurs focused on creating a better world.

I highly recommend both the Summer Graduate Studies Program (GSP) or the week-long Executive Program (EP). Focuses on using science and technology to solve major human challenges.

Nexus holds an annual Global Youth Summit in New York City that brings together some of the top entrepreneurs, social entrepreneurs, and philanthropists Social Innovation Summit is a two-day conference held annually in New York and California that brings together the leading minds of the social, government, and business sectors SOCAP (short for Social Capital Markets) is one of the best conferences for bringing together people Passionate about creating positive change in the world

EXERCISE: CREATING YOUR INNER CIRCLE

You can do the following 20 minute Exercise now Or put a time on your calendar To return to it

INNER CIRCLE EXERCISE


ON A SHEET OF PAPER LIST

YOUR TOP 20 FRIENDS


NEXT, circle the names of THE 10 people WHO inspire you MOST BASED ON WHAT THEY ARE DOING WITH THEIR LIVES


Now, create a new list of 10 people You aren’t very close with

who inspire you


Finally, combine the lists of 10 to create your

NEW INNER CIRCLE


SPEND YOUR TIME WITH inspiring PEOPLE WHO ARE

UP TO SOMETHING BIG IN THE WORLD that will help others


IF YOU don’t know enough inspiring people Who are up to something big in the world

Join the networks Listed in the networks section Of this presentation

Lessons from my 20s

PART I, Section 5

MENTORS

TWO OPTIONS: Choose Carefully No Mentors

Jedi Mentors

Random Friends

Chosen Friends

You

You

vs.

An ordinary life

A high impact life

FINDING AMAZING Mentors

VERY VERY FEW PEOPLE ACTUALLY HAVE

MENTORS

FINDING AMAZING Mentors

AND YET MENTORSHIP IS CRUCIAL TO LIVING THE

LIFE YOU WANT

FINDING Mentors

WHO MENTORS YOU DETERMINES WHO

YOU BECOME

FINDING Mentors

WHO MENTORS YOU DETERMINES WHICH

NETWORKS YOU ACCESS

FINDING Mentors

WHO MENTORS YOU DETERMINES WHERE IN LIFE

YOU WILL GO

FINDING Mentors

WHY DO PEOPLE SPEND 832 WEEKS IN SCHOOL

And 0 WEEKS SEEKING AMAZING mentors?

FINDING Mentors

No really, WHY DO PEOPLE SPEND 16 years IN SCHOOL

And No time looking For mentors?

FINDING Mentors

SO, HOW DO YOU FIND AMAZING HIGH-INTEGRITY

MENTORS?

FINDING MENTORS WITHIN NETWORKS

ONE OF THE BEST WAYs TO MEET AMAZING MENTORS IS BY JOINING THE ORGANIZATIONS LISTED IN THE NETWORKS SECTION OF THIS PRESENTATION

KEEP EMAILS to potential mentors SHORT the shorter your emails to very busy people are

The higher the chance Of a reply TRY EMAILS WITH JUST 1-2 sentences and you’ll be amazed at the reply rates

EXAMPLE EMAIL TO A potential MENTOR WHAT MOST PEOPLE SEND:

WHAT YOU SHOULD ACTUALLY SEND: Sally--I’m also really passionate about [ex: solar panel efficiency]. What do you [insert short relevant question]? Best, Your Name

What a busy professional thinks who gets this:

What a busy professional thinks who gets this:

“Don’t have enough time to reply to this. Maybe I’ll get back to this later.”

“I’m glad they respect my time. Will only take 30 seconds to reply so might as well do it now.”

RESEARCH AMAZING PEOPLE

ANOTHER WAY IS TO USE THE INTERNET TO FIND PEOPLE WHO •  ARE BRILLIANT & CARING •  ARE 10-20 YRS AHEAD OF YOU •  SHARE SIMILAR PASSION

RESEARCH AMAZING PEOPLE

FIND 20 POTENTIAL MENTORS WHO ARE “YOU”

IN 15 YEARS

CONVINCING SOMEONE TO MENTOR YOU

AND CONVINCE 2 of THEM THAT you’RE WORTH

INVESTING TIME INTO

CONVINCING SOMEONE TO MENTOR YOU

IDEALLY GET INTRODUCED TO THEM BY ONE OF THEIR

TRUSTED CONNECTIONS

GETTING IN TOUCH WITH MENTORS

GET IN TOUCH VIA TWITTER EMAIL, LINKEDIn, or fedex

OR BY SHOWING UP AT THEIR OFFICE IF NEEDED AND ASKING TO SPEAK WITH THEM


SEND THEM A BULKY FEDEX PACKAGE

IF YOU MUST


IMPORTANT PEOPLE LIKE OPENING

FEDEX PACKAGES

MESsAGES BUSY PEOPLE RECEIVE MONTHLY

EMAILS: 5,000 TEXTS: 1,000 LETTERS: 500 Linkedin: 50 Twitter: 30

FEDEX: 10

USE TWITTER TO GET IN TOUCH WITH WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

IMPORTANT PEOPLE ALSO LIKE

@Messages on Twitter

BE KINDLY PERSISTENT

MOST PEOPLE GIVE UP AFTER SENDING 1 EMAIL

Don’T GIVE UP This is your life we’re talking about here

BE KINDLY PERSISTENT PURSUE THEM REPEATEDLY IN A KIND WAY They will almost always respect your persistence

•  •  •  • 

EXPLAIN YOUR PASSION FOR THE SAME THING Explain the “why” behind what you do Explain how you MAY BE ABLE TO HELP THEM Be 100% authentic


STAY AT IT FOR 6 Months IF THAT’s

WHAT IT TAKES


THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO CAN CHANGE CHANGE YOUR WHOLE LIFE

DO WHAT IT TAKES

START SLOW if needed with potential mentors

Most people will eventually Agree to a coffee or lunch But if not, ask to start with 1-2 quick Questions via email

AT YOUR FIRST MEETING WITH A MENTOR…

BE AUTHENTIC BE SUPER INFORMED about them

BUILD TRUST Then stay in touch every 8 weeks with quick emails

BUILDING THE RELATIONSHIP WITH A MENTOR

SEND VERY BRIEF QUESTIONS ON EMAIL EVERY COUPLE MONTHS

GO TO THE SAME EVENTS DEVELOP THE RELATIONSHIP

BUILDING THE RELATIONSHIP WITH A MENTOR

SEND VERY BRIEF QUESTIONS ON EMAIL EVERY COUPLE MONTHS

GO TO THE SAME EVENTS DEVELOP THE RELATIONSHIP

Three keys to achieving your dreams

1. 

SURROUNd YOURSELF WITH THE RIGHT PEOPLE

2. 

INVEST IN YOUR formal and informal EDUCATION

3. 

WORK FOR A COMPANY whose mission you are deeply passionate about

Three keys to achieving your dreams

DO THESE THINGS AND You’ll BE ON TRACK TO ACHIEVE YOUR MOST

AMBITIOUS GOALS

Learning to be a jedi

JOIN NETWORKS of other inspiring people LIVE A PURPOSE DRIVEN LIFE SURROUND YOURSELF WITH

AMAZINGLY SMART & CARING PEOPLE And YOU WILL BE ON THE PATH TO BECOMING A JEDI

BE A PADAWAN like in star wars

Padawan (n.)

“An individual on a CONSCIOUS journey to become a jedi”

PADAWAN IS SANSKRIT FOR “learner”

What IS A JEDI?

Jedi (n.)

“A highly competent, super-connected, and deeply compassionate SOUL & SYSTEMS THINKER, working at the highest levels of societal structuring, whose passion has been fully unleashed toward achieving an identified deeply meaningful mission that awakens them with extraordinary focus and immense energy daily.”

The jedi checklist #  #  #  #  #  #  #  #  # 

Highly competent Super-connected Deeply compassionate SYSTEMS THINKER Working to IMPROVE THE WORLD Identified meaningful mission Passion unleashed on achieving mission Extraordinary focus Immense vibrant energy

FINDING A JEDI MENTOR

NOW YOU KNOW THE TRUE MEANING OF FINDING YOURSELF a

JEDI MASTER MENTOR

FINDING A JEDI MENTOR

Who’S YOUR JEDI MENTOR YOUNG PADAWAN? Wait, YOU Don’T hAVE ONE? Don’t let this be the CASE 6 months from now

STAND ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS

ONE CAN SEE MUCH FURTHER BY STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS SO FIND MENTORS WHO Are GIANTS iN THEIR FIELD And stand on their shoulders

Lessons from my 20s

PART I, Section 6

HAPPINESS

THE GREAT ENGIMA OF LIFE

TO KNOW HAPPINESS ONE MUST KNOW

SUFFERING

THE IMPORTANCE OF CRUCIBLE MOMENNTS

IN ORDER TO TRULY FEEL THE HEIGHTS OF

HAPPINESS ONE MUST HAVE FELT the DEPTHS OF

SUFFERING

CHOOSING TO BE HAPPY

“A PERSON CAN MAKE HIMSELF HAPPY OR MISERABLE regardless of what IS HAPPENING OUTSIDE just by changing THE CONTENTS OF CONCIOUSNESS” - MIHALI Csikszentmihali!

OVERCOMING OBSTACLES

“THE ABILITY TO PERSERVERE DESPITE OBSTACLES & SETBACKS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT TRAIT

FOR SUCCEEDING IN LIFE.” - MIHALI Csikszentmihali!

FORGING YOUR CHARACTER

THE MORE DIFFICULTIES & CRUCIBLE MOMENTS YOU HAVE FACED THE STRONGER YOUR RESOLVE WILL BE


THE HOTTER THE TEMPERATURE THE IRON IS FORGED IN

THE STRONGer THE STEEL

The element of struggle in life

SO DON’T BE AFRAID

OF STRUGGLE

Don’t be afraid of struggle

OFTEN THE GREATEST INDIVIDUALS ARE THOSE WHO HAVE

BEEN THROUGH THE MOST

My struggles •  MY MOM’s death FROM BRAIN CANCER in 2012 •  CHRONIC NECK PAIN FROM A 2001 CAR CRASH •  HELpING MY DAD THROUGH PROSTATE CANCER •  Dealing with a 65 person layoff following the sale of icontact

We all go through really hard times. It is our response to the crucible moments that can make us great.


HAPPINESS in many Cases is A CHOICE


LEARN TO CONTROL WHAT is IN YOUR THOUGHTS &

CONSCIOUSNESS

HAPPINESS

TRUE HAPPINESS OCCURS WHEN YOUR INHIBITIONS OF REVEALING YOUR TRUE SELF

ARE EXTINCT!

HAPPINESS

TRUE HAPPINESS OCCURS WHEN YOU CAN FULLY EXPRESS YOURSELF & BRING YOUR FULL PASSION INTO YOUR DAILY WORK

HAPPINESS

TRUE HAPPINESS OCCURS WHEN YOur Daily work IS ACTUALLY THE the greatest CONTRIBUTION you can make TO HUMANITY WITH THE GIFTS YOU HAVE

HAPPINESS

TRUE HAPPINESS OCCURS WHEN YOU ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES

OF OTHERS

HAPPINESS

TRUE HAPPINESS OCCURS WHEN YOU ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES

OF OTHERS

HAPPINESS

HAPPINESS Comes from being Completely present And in flow in a

moment

HAPPINESS

THERE IS NEVER ANYTHING ELSE OTHER THAN THIS

moment

THE PAST & THE FUTURE

Past

Most people spend their mental energy thinking about either the past

PRESENT

FUTURE

Or thinking about the future

FOCUS ON THE PRESENT

Past

PRESENT

Happiness comes when you focus on enjoying the present moment and don’t worry about what happened in the past and whatever may come in the future.

FUTURE

Your mindset affects your happiness

your mindset is your how you interpret What happens in your life

Your mindset affects your happiness

You can decide whether you want to Live in an ordinary world Full of stress & Suffering Or an extraordinary world Full of wonder and possibility

THE ORDINARY “DEFAULT” WORLD fear anxiety

The Ordinary World

scarcity

insecure frustration upset

disappointment

danger

desperation

limitation

anger

victimization

cynicism

mistrust reason

manipulation inaction resignation

defensive greed

THE EXTRAORDINARY WORLD is created by a mindset shift fun happiness kindness

The Extraordinary World

empathy authenticity

caring

self-expressed

inventive

compassionate

unstoppable

unreasonable

creativity

adventurous acceptance laughter

possibility caring generous

openness fearless

LIVING WITH JOY

LIVING WITH JOYFULLNESS and ease is a choice That you can make

Programs I highly recommend for personal growth Includes the Landmark Forum, Advanced Course, and Self-Expression and Leadership Program Available now in 24 countries. Includes the Happiness Program and the Art of Silence Program. Now operating in 152 countries.

I highly recommend taking Inner Engineering program, available in both India and the USA. Also available online at www.innerengineering.com though in-person is best.

A three-day summer camp 2 hours north of San Francisco in which you lock your phones/laptops away and play joyfully like you’re a child again.

The Hive Global Leaders Program brings together a community of extraordinary leaders and entrepreneurs focused on creating a better world. Help every few months in SF. I am the Chairman of Hive.

Burning Man is an annual event in the Nevada desert the week before Labor Day in late-August. I’ve now been twice and I highly recommend everyone go.

Meditation exercise

You can do the following 10 minute Mindset exercise now

Or put a time on your calendar To return to it

EXERCISE On mindset

Exercise: Mindset shift

On a sheet of paper Write down for 5 minutes how your life would be Different if you never worried And were never anxious

Exercise: Mindset shift

On a sheet of paper Write down for 5 minutes All the things that are holding you Back that you can just give up And choose to put in the past

Lessons from my 20s

PART I, Section 7

health

HEALTH

At age 25 I WAS A STRESSED OUT 208 pound East coast CEO

HEALTH

My mind often raced I even had two anxiety Attacks from the stress

HEALTH

Now At age 30 I AM A much calmer 158 pound west coast CEO

HEALTH LEARNINGS

Between age 24 and 30 I… -  Lost 50 pounds -  Fixed BAD neck pain -  Went from Anxious to calm Here’s EXACTLY WHAT I DID…

THE TWO THINGS I DID

1.  Changed what I ate 2.  STARTED doing a 30 minute per morning yoga and Breathing home practice

WHAT YOU EAT IS WHO YOU BECOME

THE FOOD WE EAT LITERALLY BECOMES US As nutrients are absorbed and used

CHANGING MY DIET MADE A HUGE IMPACT What I’d OFTEN Eat in 2008

Bread Hot pockets Subs Pasta Pretzels Fries Mayonnaise Beer/Wine/Soda Coffee

What I OFTEN Eat Today

Cut most of this stuff out!

(I was eating way too many carbs)

Chicken / Steak / Fish Quinoa / Lentils / Beans / Tofu / Tempeh Eggs Almonds Kale / Brussels Sprouts / Broccoli / Avocado Sweet potatoes / carrots / CHIA Seeds BANANas / Berries Protein shakes Water / Tea / Almond milk (I cut out 80% of the carbs)

DIET MAKES THE DIFFERENCE

A COMBINATION OF HIGH CALORIE & HIGH-SALT DIET WITH LITTLE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND INCREASED OBESITY GREATLY DECREASEs THE ABILITY OF THE BODY TO CURE ITSELF FROM CANCEROUS CELLS

REDUCING YOUR RISK OF CANCER

78% of CANCER IS CAUSED BY

TOBACCO, DIET, SUNLight, and alcohol 4%

3%

7%

30%

Tobacco

Diet

Sunlight

Other

Viruses

Occupational

10% 10%

35%

Alcohol

Don’t smoke

TOBACCO CAUSES 30% of CANCER CASES

AND CONTAIN 4000 HARMFUL CHEMICALs AND TOXIC CARCINOGENS

MENTAL HEALTH

IN A FAST-mOVING ORGANIZATION MENTAL HEALTH IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS PHYSICAL HEALTH

MENTAL HEALTH

Be sure you’re taking time To eat well, sleep well And get into nature Away from your laptop and phone

MENTAL HEALTH

At least every 3 months Do a complete digital detox With no phones/laptops For at least 72 hours

Lessons from my 20s

PART I, Section 8

MEDITATION

MEDITATION

I USED TO THINK MEDITATION WAS

Complete bs

MEDITATION

I had no idea how to

Do it right

MEDITATION

I thought meditation Meant just sitting there

MEDITATION

WHEN I LEARNED HOW TO BREATHe PROPERLY DURING MEDITATION

EVERYTHING CHANGED

MEDITATION

MY MIND BECAME CLEAR AND I WAS WAY MORE CALM

& EFFECTIVE AT WORK

MEDITATION

I took two 4 day programs on meditation Both I’d highly HIGHLY recommend 1. 

Art of living happiness program

2. 

ISHA Foundation inner engineering course

MEDITATION

I took the 4 day ISHA FOUNDATION INNER ENGINEERING COURSE

In coimbatore, INDIA IN January 2014

MEDITATION

I also took the 4 day Art of living happiness program In palo alto in March 2014

YOGA THE BASIC YOGA TECHNIQUE “SUN SALUTATION” greatly reduced my neck pain

See http://bit.ly/sunsalutations

MEDITATION

I now do three “sun salutations” Every morning and my neck pain is

85% better

MY CURRENT Morning 30 minute routine… 3 sun salutations Alternate nostril breathing Sudarshan kriya Breathing KEEPING EYES CLOSED

5 mins 2 mins 15 mins 5 mins

You can learn these routines through the Art of Living Happiness Program which is $395 and available in many countries and cities

MEDITATION

When I meditate with my eyes cLOSED

I am able to see a deeply calming Purple light (Strange I know, but true)

MEDITATION

There are many good techniques And I am only at the beginning of the learning process

SILENT RETREATS

In June 2014 I did a 3 day art of living silence course I found that spending 3 days in silence Was extremely beneficial to calming the mind And made me way more productive at work

SILENT RETREATS

After the 3 days in silence I found myself becoming naturally

More collaborative at work

SILENT RETREATS

Here are some of the most magnificent Silent & ZEN retreats you can visit Art of Silence - http://www.artofliving.org/art-silence-program Vipassana - http://www.dhamma.org/ Green Gulch – http://www.sfzc.org/ggf/ Esalen - http://www.esalen.org/ Vendata Society - http://sfvedanta.org/retreat/

MEDITATION THEse four BREATHING TECHNIQUEs have been very helpful to me Here’s where you can learn a bit more… Bhastrika - http://bit.ly/bhastrikademo Three stage pranayama - http://bit.ly/3stagebreathing Alternate nostril breathing - http://bit.ly/alternatenostrils Rapid nostril breathing - http://bit.ly/rapidnostril

MEDITATION Programs I RECOMMEND

Includes the Happiness

Take the Inner Engineering

Program and the Art of Silence

program, available in both India

Program. Now operating in 152

and the USA. Also online at

countries.

www.innerengineering.com though in-person is best.

Meditation exercise

You can do the following 10 minute Meditation exercise now


Meditation exercise

EXERCISE: alternate nostril breathing

First watch the video on Alternate nostril breathing

(bit.Ly/alternatenostrils)

Now, sit on the ground cross legged Follow the video instructions for 5 minutes Afterward, make note of how your brain feels

Exercise: Sun salutation Get on the floor and actually try to do 2 sun salutations

Video at http://bit.ly/sunsalutationvideo

Lessons from my 20s

PART I, Section 9

HABITS

A quote on habits “Your beliefs become your thoughts, Your thoughts become your words, Your words become your actions, Your actions become your habits, Your habits become your values, Your values become your destiny.” Mahatma Gandhi

A QUOTE ON HABITS

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” ARISTOTLE

A QUOTE ON HABITS “Our character is basically a composite of our habits. Because they are consistent, often unconscious patterns, they constantly, daily, express our character.” Stephen Covey

HABITS

WHAT YOU DO REPEATEDLY CREATES YOUR LIFE

And your results

HABITS

THERE IS GREAT POWER in HACKING YOUR

HABITS

HABITS

IF You’re not getting the RESULTS YOU WANT IN LIFE

ADJUST YOUR HABITS

HABITS in my life I am cultivating BE POSITIVE Always DO WHAT I SAY I’ll DO UNDERCOMMIT / OVERDELIVER BE TRANSPARENT GET TRACK OF TASKS REVIEW GOALS ANNUALLY PLAN FOR THE FUTURE SEEK OUT AMAZING PEOPLE IDENTIFY MENTORS Give hugs not handshakes SHARE WHAT I LEARN WITH OTHERS

STAY IN TOUCH WITH my NETWORK CONTINUALLY LEARN READ WATCH EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS EXERCISE EAT HEALTHY FOODS SPEND TIME IN NATURE DAILY MEDITATION COMMUNICATE OFTEN Watch <30min/wk of tv SEEK TO UNDERSTAND FIRST

HABITS

WHAT ARE some NEW HABITS IN YOUR LIFE THAT YOU

WANT TO ADD?

habits exercise

You can do the following 10 minute habits exercise now


HABITS Exercise

EXERCISE: HABITS

FIRst, Get a sheet of paper and And write down all your HABITS

you want to stART

EXERCISE: HABITS

Now write down all All the habits

you want to stOP

EXERCISE: HABITS

Now write down all All the habits

you want to CONTINUE

EXERCISE: HABITS

Next, write down bullets of how You’d be Be better off if you IMPLEMENTED YOUR new habit system

EXERCISE: HABITS

NOW make a weekly plan to ACTUALLY Implement the HABITS IN YOUR LIFE THAT CREATE THE RESULTS YOU WANT

EXERCISE: HABITS

FINALLY, open up your calendar And put your new habits ACTUALLY ON YOUR CALENDAR on REPEAT

Lessons from my 20s

PART I, Section 10

COMMUNICATION

HUMAN COMMUNICATION

WHEN YOU TALK TO PEOPLE

LOOK THEM IN THE EYE

HUMAN COMMUNICATION

WHEN YOU GREET PEOPLE BOUND UP TO THEM WITH

ENERGY & EXCITEMENT

HUMAN COMMUNICATION


SMILE

HUMAN COMMUNICATION


BE JOYOUS NOT STRESSED

HUMAN COMMUNICATION

ALWAYS LET YOUR

PASSION SHINE THROUGH

HUMAN COMMUNICATION

RESTATE THE OTHER PERSON’S Point

BEFORE YOU ADD

YOUR OWN

HUMAN COMMUNICATION

USE THIS FORMULA WHEN TALKING WITH PEOPLE..

RESTATE THEIR POINT and ONLY THEN… ADD YOUR OWN POINT

HUMAN COMMUNICATION

NEVER NEVER NEVER START A SENTENCE WITH

BUT

HUMAN COMMUNICATION

INSTEAD OF THE WORD BUT USE THE WORD

AND

HUMAN COMMUNICATION

AVOID SAYING THE WORDS

UM and UH (Instead just pause)

HUMAN COMMUNICATION

AVOID THE INFORMAL uSAGE OF THE WORD

LIKE

(Ex: “She was like oh my gosh I can’t believe she did that” or “I walked like 30 miles”

DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS

ANYTIME YOU HAVE SOMETHING DIFFICULT TO COMMUNICATE

DO IT IN PERSON (Or at worst, on Google Hangout or Skype)

KEEP EMAILS SHORT

AVOID SENDING EMAILS WITH MORE THAN 5 sentences

KEEP EMAILS SHORT

AVOID SENDING EMAILS WITH EMOTIONAL CONTENT

GIVING PRESENTATIONS

FOR PRESENTATIONS you will give to others NEVER HAVE MORE than

15 WORDS ON A SLIDE


IDEALLY USE 1 powerful PICTURE AND NO MORE THAN

10 WORDS

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>


OR SOMETIMES NO WORDS

AT ALL

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Lessons from my 20s

PART I, Section 11

MONEY

The middle class versus the rich “Individuals in the middle class accumulate more debt as they become more successful. A pay raise qualifies them to borrow more money from the bank so they can buy personal items like bigger cars, vacation homes, boats, and motor homes. Their wage income comes in and is spent on current expenses and only then on paying off their personal debt. So as their income increases, so does their personal debt. This is what we call the rat race.” - Robert kiyosaki

The rich have their money work for them

“The rich have their assets work for them. They have gained control over their expenses (by saving and investing money each month) and focus on acquiring or building assets. Their businesses pay more of their expenses, and they have few, if any, personal liabilities.” - Robert Kiyosaki

WHICH FINANCIAL PATH WILL YOU TAKE?

THERE ARE TWO SEGMENTS OF PEOPLE IN THE WORLD 1

PEOPLE WHO PAY INTEREST ON LOANS AND WORK FOR COMPANIES

2

PEOPLE WHO RECEIVE INTEREST ON LOANS and own PARTS Of companies

WHICH SEGMENT DO YOU WANT TO BE IN?

THE TOPIC OF MONEY

MONEY IS A REALLY IMPORTANT TOPIC

TO UNDERSTAND

THE TOPIC OF MONEY

MONEY IS SIMPLY A STORE OF VALUE WHICH ENABLES TWO PARTIES TO EXCHANGE EVEN IF they cannot barter

YOUR NET WORTH

INCLUDING ALL YOUR SAVINGS, INVESTMENTs AND DEBT WHAT IS YOUR

NET WORTH RIGHT NOW?

AVERAGE & MEDIAN NET WORTH IN THE USA

THE AVERAGE NET WORTH of AN AMERICAN IS

$301,140 Source: Credit Suiss Global Wealth Report, 2013

AVERAGE & MEDIAN NET WORTH IN USA

BUT THE MEDIAn Net worth of AN AMERICAN IS

$44,911 Source: Credit Suiss Global Wealth Report, 2013

ARE YOU AHEAD OR BEHIND? Let’s say your goal IS TO have a net worth of $1M by Age 60 IF YOU start at age 20 and progress linearly you’d need to be at $250k by 30 1000000 900000 800000 700000 600000 500000 400000 300000 200000 100000 0

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Money compounds Fortunately, money compounds, so you actually only need to Be at $70,000 in net worth by age 30 to be on track for $1M in net worth by 60 1000000 900000 800000 700000 600000 500000 400000 300000 200000 100000 0

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Assumes you save $5,000 per year starting at age 20, and you invest iat a 7% after inflation return

50

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3 Key Lessons about Money

HERE ARE THREE KEY LESSONS

ABOUT MONEY

3 Lessons about Money 1

SPEND LESS MONEY THAN YOU EARN

EVERY MONTH


NEVER GO INTO DEBT FOR SOMETHING THAT

YOU DO NOT NEED


SAVE EARLY IN LIFE AS the law of compound INTEREST HELPS A LOT

OVER TIME

EASY IN THEORY

THESE 3 LESSONS may sound extremely basic YET still so many people Go into debt for things they don’t need and frequently spend more than they earn

THE 6 STEPS TO BUILDING WEALTH

HERE ARE SIX STEPS TO BUILDING

WEALTH

THE 6 STEPS TO BUILDING WEALTH

These 6 steps are easy to Understand but Most people

Don’t do them

THE 6 STEPS TO BUILDING WEALTH 1

Calculate how much you Earn after taxes each month


ENSURE YOUR ARE SPENDING LESS Than you earn after taxes Each month Monthly income after tax

$4000

Monthly spending

$3000

!


PAY OFF all Your DEBT Starting with the highest Interest rates first


Start Saving $1,000 each month (This step, in practice, is often the hardest, yet the most important)


After building up 3 months Of salary in your savings Account, start investing

Start investing $1000 per month as early as you can in life

Do this consistently for 30 years and you’ll have $1 million


THEN USE THE CASH FLOW FROM YOUR INVESTMENTS TO MAKE MORE INVESTMENTS

The six steps to building wealth

1.  2.  3.  4.  5.  6. 

Calculate your after tax income Be sure you’re SPENDING LESS THAN YOU MAKE PAY OFF your DEBT BUILD UP 3 months of SAVINGS Start investing THEN Re-INVEST THE RETURNS

Becoming FINANCIALLY INDEPENDENT

THERE ARE TWO MAIN WAYS TO BECOME A MILLIONAIRE

1) Build a business 2) Or Save & Invest wisely for 30 years

Becoming FINANCIALLY INDEPENDENT

If entrepreneurship isn’t for you… Here’s how to become a millionaire Automatically

1.  Save $1000 per month 2.  Invest it at a 7% after inflation return 3.  Don’t take any out for 30 years

WHAT You’LL HAVE IF YOU SAVE & INVEST Monthly SAVINGS

20 Yrs

25 Yrs

30 Yrs

35 Yrs

40 Yrs

45 Yrs

50 Yrs

$1,000

$0.52M

$0.81M

$1.22M

$1.81M

$2.64M

$3.82M

$5.50M

$2,000

$1.05M

$1.63M

$2.45M

$3.63M

$5.29M

$7.65M

$10.99M

$3,000

$1.57M

$2.44M

$3.68M

$5.44M

$7.94M

$11.47M

$16.49M

$4,000

$2.09M

$3.26M

$4.91M

$7.25M

$10.58M

$15.29M

$21.97M

ASSUMES 7% AFTER INFLATION ANNUAL RETURN FROM INVESTING | ADD ADDITIONAL TIME TO PAY OFF ANY CURRENT DEBT

My journey to financial independence

I was born in 1984. I grew up in a middle class American family. My dad was an epsicopalian minister from pennsylvania. My mom was a part-time social worker from England. Our family earned about $40,000 per year.


I was very fortunate to Have two parents who Supported Me and encouraged me to Follow my dreams


I started my first business at 11 Helping senior citizens in florida use the internet for $5/hour


I started getting into Web development In 1996 when I was 12


At16 (back In 2000) I was a NORMAL TEENAGER GROWING UP IN bradenton florida earning AROUND $3000/yr AS A PART TIME WEB developer


Then I read two books that changed my life and opened My eyes to a whole new world

1. Rich Dad Poor Dad 2. Think And Grow Rich


After reading these two books at 16 I set an ambitious goal to build a Company to $1 Million in sales by

Age 21


From age 16 to 21 I worked extremely hard To make this goal real


At 18 While in college at unc I started Icontact and by 2005 We reached $1 Million in sales When I was 21


We then raised venture capital And hired a strong Executive team and grew to

$50M in annual sales


in 2012 we sold icontact for $170 million to a software company called vocus. I was 27. I decided to go back to school at harvard business school for an mba while working on a new start-up called

connect

Anything is possible

I found that anything was possible if I: •  set my mind to it •  worked really hard to make it happen •  surrounded myself with positive people who helped me Grow & Learn •  Cared about customers & Employees

Creating your financial plan

So that was my story over the last 18 years Now let’s talk about

You


18 years from now, your financial Situation will be a function of the plan you put in place And the actions you take

today


Here’s how to create a basic

Financial plan

Financial plan exercise

You can do the following 30 minute Financial plan exercise now


FINANCIAL PLAN EXERCISE

EXERCISE: Creating a basic financial plan This exercise should take about 30 minutes. You can do it now or come back to it.

1.  2.  3.  4.  5.  6. 

Calculate your current monthly income after taxes Calculate your current total monthly expenses Add up your savings, investments, and other assets Calculate the total amount of debt you have Set a goal for your monthly income and expenses 2 years from now Use these figures to fill out the sheet on the next page

Exercise: Creating A BASIC Financial Plan Financial Plan of __________ Assets

Debts

Net Worth

Present Monthly Income

Expenses

Cashflow

24 Months From Now Monthly Goal Income

Expenses

Cashflow

Signed X__________________________ this ____ day of _____ 20_____


FiLLING out your one-page Financial plan Will be helpful As we move into the next section

On investing

Lessons from my 20s

PART I, Section 12

INVESTING

LEARNING HOW TO INVEST

saving MONEY is the first step Learning how to invest IT is the second

Stocks and bonds

THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF INVEStMENTS

STOCKs & BONds

BONDS

BONDS are loans to other organizations IN WHICH YOU EARN A FIXED INTEREST RATE RETURN

BONDS

BONDS usally pay annual interest Between 0.25% and 15%

BONDS

THE RISKIER THE BOND THE HIGHER THE INTEREST RATE PAID

STOCKS

STOCK is Partial OWNERSHIP of a company Which entitles the owner To part of the profits of a company

STOCKS

WITH STOCKS YOU MAKE MONEY WHEN THE VALUE OF THE COMPANY GOES UP

STOCKS

THE VALUE OF A COMPANY GOES UP WHEN THE Company’s profits go up (or are expected to go up)

STOCKS

THE VALUE OF A COMPANY GOES down WHEN THE Company’s profits go Down (or are expected to go down)

DIFFERENT TYPES OF STOCKS AND BONDS

STOCKS Mutual Funds Index Funds/ETFS Small Cap Stocks MID CAP STOCKS LARGE CAP STOCKS VALUE STOCKS GROWTH STOCKS Emerging Market Stocks options VENTURE capital FUNDS PRIVATE COMPANIES

BONDS Savings Accounts Treasury Bonds Municipal Bonds Corporate Bonds P2p LENDING

HOW TO BECOME A MILLIONAIRE in 30 years

HERE IS A SIMPLIFIED EXAMPLE OF HOW YOU CAN HAVE

$1M in 30 years


To have $1m in 30 years SAVE $1k every month

AND INVEST IT Assumes a 7% per year after inflation annual return


To have $1m in 20 years SAVE $2k every month

AND INVEST IT Assumes a 7% per year after inflation annual return

AVERAGE INVESTMENT RETURNS

HERE IS A TABLE OF AVERAGE YEARLY RETURNS BY

TYPE OF INVESTMENT

AVERAGE INVESTMENT RETURNS Investment Type

Approx. Avg. Annual Return

After Inflation (2.8%)

Savings Accounts Certificates of Deposit Treasury Bonds Municipal Bonds Corporate Bonds LendingClub A-d Notes Rental Real Estate Dow Jones Index Fund S&P 500 Index Fund LendingClub E-F Notes

0.10% 1.10% 2.50% 4.50% 6% 8.30% 8.60% 11.10% 11.30% 11.70%

-2.70% -1.70% -0.30% 1.70% 3.20% 5.50% 5.80% 8.30% 8.50% 8.90%

S&P 500 and DJIA is the CAGR for the last 80 years from 1933 until 2013

AVERAGE INVESTMENT RETURNS

PAST RETURNS Aren’t ensured in the future But they are STILL HELPFUL to see

LENDINGCLUB

ONE INTERESTING INVESTMENT OPTION IS

LENDINGCLUB

LENDINGCLUB

Since 2007 LENDINGCLUB notes HAVE HAD an annual average return of

5.5%

AFTER INFLATION AND DEFAULTS

LENDINGCLUB

And Since 2007 LENDINGCLUB “E” and “F” notes HAVE HAD an annual average return of

8.9% Past performance is definitely no guarantee of future performance, yet 8.9% after weathering a big recession in 2008-2009 is pretty good.

AFTER INFLATION AND DEFAULTS

MARKET INDEX FUNDS

The DJIA and S&P 500 Index funds HAVE HAD an annual average return After inflation of

8.4%

Since 1933 Look up these symbols: Dow Jones Index Fund – DIA S&P 500 Index Fund - SPY

INVESTING IN STOCKS

As a rule of thumb Companies are usually worth BETWEEN 5x and 20x their

ANNUAL NET PROFITS

INVESTING IN STOCKS

Net profits is another word for

Earnings

INVESTING IN STOCKS

The multiple of EARNINGS A company is worth Is called a

PE Ratio

INVESTING IN STOCKS

P/E RATIO is: PRICE EARNINGS

INVESTING IN STOCKS Here’s the July 2014 p/e Ratio of A few well known companies COMPANY

PRICE TO EARNINGS RATIO

IBM WELLS FARGO APPLE MICROSOFT BANK OF AMERICA GOOGLE FACEBOOK

12.30 12.74 15.77 16.91 25.25 29.86 97.52

INVESTING IN STOCKS

THE BEST MEASURE OF WHETHER A STOCK MARKET IS OVERVALUED

Is the SHILLER PE RATIO

See multpl.com/shiller-pe/

INVESTING IN STOCKS

THE AVERAGE ALL TIME SHILLER p/E RATIO IS

16.55

INVESTING IN STOCKS

This means that on average since 1890 The average company has been valued at 16.55 times it’s an annual net profits

INVESTING IN STOCKS

AS OF august 2014 the US STOCK market is getting overvalued THE CURRENT SHILLER PE RATIO IS

25.54

THE STOCK MARKET IS GETTING OVERVALUED AGAIN Time to Get Ready for an Historic Crash

Time to Sell

Time to Buy

Shiller PE Ratio for the S&P 500 1871-2014, as of August 9, 2014

INVESTING IN STOCKS

WHEN PE RATIOs ARE over 25 WATCH OUT for a crash

INVESTING IN STOCKS

WHEN PE RATIOs ARE Under 15 It’s time to LOOK AT INVESTING!

ANGEL INVESTING

ANGEL INVESTING IS PURCHASING OWNERSHIP In EARLY STAGE

PRIVATE COMPANIES

ANGEL INVESTING

CHECK Out ANGELLIST & FUNDABLE TO SEE EARLY STAGE COMPANIES

YOU CAN INVEST IN

ANGEL INVESTING

ANGEL investing Is highly risky But if you invest in the right firms

Highly lucrative

MY portfolio Since 2009 I have invested In THESE PRIVATE COMPANIES

MY portfolio

I focus on investing in companies Which are solving Major human challenges That when solved will Make the world a better place

What “going public” means

“Going public” means selling part of a company to investors via a public market like the New York Stock exchange or the nasdaq

What “going public” means

Companies go public in order to 1.  2.  3. 

Raise capital for growth Create a market for their shares Enable employees to gain liquidity for their options

How to properly value a company

THE BEST WAY TO DETERMINE THE TRUE VALUE OF A PUBLIC COMPANY IS TO CREATE A DISCOUNTED CASH FLOW (DCF) FORECAST

How Buffet invests

BUFFET’s investing method INVOLVES UNDERSTANDING A FIRM WELL CALCULATING WHAT HE BELIEVEs THE fiRM IS ACTUALLY WORTH using dcf THEN PURCHASING SHARES WHEN Enough of a margin of safety exists

How Buffet works

WARREN BUFFET IN ESSENCE CREATES DCF MODELS ON EACH COMPANY HE INVESTS IN AND ENSURES THERE’S A BIG MARGIN OF SAFETy BETWEEN WHAT HE THINKS THE FIRM IS WORTH AND WHAT THE MARKET THINKS THE FIRM IS WORTH

BECOMING A VALUe-ORIENTED INVESTOR 1. 

Avoid stocks with pe ratios over 25, unless they have extremely high REVENUE growth (over 50% year)

2. 

Learn how to create a dcf valuation

3. 

Have the discipline to create a DCF valuation for every public company investment you make

4. 

invest only when you have a 30% margin of safety between what your DCF model says the company is worth and what the market sayS

Lessons from my 20s

PART I, Section 13

LOVE

WHAT LOVE MEANS TO ME

Laughter Optimism &

Vibrant Energy

SIX STEPS TO BUILDING A GREAT RELATIONSHIP

TELL THE TRUTH BUILD TRUST BE VULNERABLE GIVE TIME FOLLOW THROUGH

& SHOW CARE WITH YOUR ACTIONS


A GREAT WOMAN CAN MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE

TO A GREAT MAN


A GREAT MAN CAN MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE

TO A GREAT WOMAN


A GREAT pARTNER CAN MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE

FOR ANYONE

The partner you choose makes a huge impact on your life

THE PARTNER YOU CHOOSE TO BUILD A LIFE WITH MAKES A HUGE IMPACT ON YOUR ABILITY TO REACH YOUR POTENTIAL LIVE WITH JOY AND POSiTIVITY

AND TRULY CHANGE THE WORLD

LOVING YOURSELF FIRST

BEFORE you CAN FIND SOMEONE ELSE TO FALL IN LOVE WITH You

YOU MUST LOVE YOURSELF FIRST

BE AMAZING BEFORE YOU LOOK

BECAUSE TO FIND AN AMAZING PARTNER YOU YOURSELF MUST FIRST BE

AMAZING

FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS FIRST

TO FIND A PARTNER WHO IS FOLLOWING THEIR DREAMS You must first be following

YOUR DREAMs

LIVE WITH PASSION FIRST

TO FIND A PARTNER WHO IS LIVING PASSIONATEly You Yourself must first be

LIVING PASSIONATELY

TO FIND A JEDI YOU MUST BECOME A JEDI

TO FIND A PARTNER WHO IS ON THE PATH TO BEING A JEDI You Yourself must first be

ON THE PATH

Yep, MARRY A JEDI

WHEN TWO JEDIS marry ALL KINDS OF CRAZY GOOD SHIT HAPPENS in the universe

HOW TO WIN A HEART

Here’s what I’ve LEARNED SO FAR ABOUt

WINNING THE HEART

HOW TO WIN A HEART

Don’t lead Your partner on (Be open and transparent about your intentions with the relationship)

HOW TO WIN A HEART

FOLLOW THE GOLDEN RULE IN ALL RELATIONSHIPS

HOW TO WIN A HEART

BE PLAYFUL And let the little kid Inside out!

HOW TO WIN A HEART

PUSH YOUR PARTNER TO GET BETTER AND BECOME THE BEST VERSION OF THEMSELVES

HOW TO WIN Ryan’s HEART

GIVE LOTS OF

NECK MASSAGES

HOW TO WIN A HEART

NEVER EVER TAKE THEM

FOR GRANTED

HOW TO WIN A HEART

NEVER STOP BUYING THEM

FLOWERS

HOW TO WIN A HEART

A LONG PARTNERSHIP REQUIRES MUTUAL RESPECT

AND SHARED GOALS

Lessons from my 20s

PART I, Section 14

VALUES

GLOBAL VALUES SYSTEMS ACROSS MANY religion or spiritual traditions a key guideline is to be able to care for others Let’s look at a few global values systems Origin

Concept Name

Description

Judaism

Tikkun Olam

The concept of repairing the world

Sanskrit

Ahimsa

A philosophy of do no harm

Confucian

Li

A set of norms that teaches brotherliness and community

Islamic

Ummah

A perspective on a supranational community

Christian

Golden Rule

A practice of treating others as you want to be treated

South Africa

Ubuntu

A spirit of cooperation between people of all colors and creeds

My CORE VALUE

HERE IS MY CORE VALUE… DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU’D HAVE DONE UNTO YOURSELF

EXPAND YOUR EMPATHY CIRCLE AND CARE FOR ALL PEOPLE Species& Gender& Religion& Na1on& Community& Family& You& You&

What is it to be human?

“To be human is to have the ability to transcend our egocentric preconditioning and care so DEEPLY FOR OUR CHILDREn, PARTNERS, FRIENDS or even strangers that we WOULD PUT THEIR INTEREST ABOVE OUR OWN NO MATTER WHAT IT MIGHT COST US PERSONALLY “ - RAY KURZWEIL!

My VALUES

HERE ARE THE 50 VALUES I HOLD DEARLY AND DO MY BEST TO

ALWAYS LIVE BY

ACCEPTANCE

I shall recognize the Uniqueness and humanity OF THOSE WHO DIFFER

FROM MYSELF

ACTION

THOUGH DELIBERATE & CAREFUL I SHALL HAVE A BIAS TOWARD

ACTION

ADAPTATION

I shall MAINTAIN in A STATE ABLE TO FLOW, LEARN & MODIFY MYSELF TO FIT NEW SURROUNDINGS OR OCCURENCES

ANALYSIS

I shall analyze what I do and DO NOT DO AND ATTEMPT TO DERIVE INHERENT LAWS, AXIOMS, TENANTS AND GUIDEPOSTS BASED ON THE EFFECTS

OF MY ACTIONS & INACTIONS

BEST EFFORT

I shall PUT FORTH MY FULL AND BEST EFFORT WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF PROPER PHYSICAL & MENTAL HEALTH

CHALLENGE

I shall often challenge MYSELF & STEP OUTSIDE MY COMFORT ZONE SO AS TO REACH

WORTHY GOALS

COLLABORATION

I shall WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH OTHERS WHO ARE BETTER THAN I AM AT WHAT THEY DO

COMMITMENT

I shall UPHOLD MY COMMITMENTS AND UNDER-PROMISe AND

OVER-DELIVER

COMMUNICATION

I shall MAKE IT A PRIORITY TO LEARN TO COMMUNICATE EXTREMELY WELL

WITH OTHERS

CONFIDENCE

I shall ALWAYS BE CONFIDENT & OPTIMISTIC AND

SET MY GOALS HIGH

CONTENTMENT

I shall BE ONLY WHERE I AM AND SAVOR EVERYTHING ABOUT THAT

MOMENT

DETAIl

I shall NOT DALLY NEEDLESSLY IN DETAIl BUT EXAMINE TO THE FULL

EXTENT NEEDED

ENVIRONMENTAL CONCIOUSNESS

THOUGH I SHALL PROMOTE THE MASTERY OF NATURE FOR THE BETTERMENT OF LIVING CONDITIONS OF HUMANS I SHALL NEVER FORGET THAT THE EARTH SHOULD BE TREATED AS PRECIOUS AND THAT SUSTAINABILITY MUST BE REQUIRED IF WE ARE TO SURVIVE AS A SPECIES

FOCUS

I shall RECOGNIZE THAT WHILE I CAN DO ANYTHING I CAN’T DO

EVERYTHING

FORGIVENESS

I shall FORGIVE THOSe WHO HAVE MENDED WAYS INCLUDING MYSELF

GENEROSITY

I shall GIVE TO OTHERS HOWEVER I AM BEST AND MOST ABLE

HEALTH

I shall maintain my health and EAT sleep & Exercise IN SUCH A MANNER AS TO MAINTAIN A HIGH LEVEL OF ENERGY

I SHALL ELIMINATE NEAGATIVE ENERGY AS MY BODY IS A TEMPLE THAT HOUSES MY

SPIRIT

HONESTY

I shall BE HONEST AND FORTHRIGHT IN ALL REPRESENTATIONS of And Deliberations with MYSELF

HUMILITY

I shall NOT BE AFRAID TO ASK FOR HELP AND NOT ASSUME MYSELF

ABOVE ANOTHER

INDUSTRY

I shall LOSE NO TIME AND ALWAYS BE EMPLOYED IN SOMETHING USEFUl REFLECTION AND RELAXATION SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THE DEFINITION OF

USEFUL

INTEGRITY

I SHALL ACT WITH INTEGRITY AND IN ALIGNMENT WITH

WHAT I SAY I WILL DO

JUSTICE

I shall WRONG

NO oNE

KINDNESS

I SHALL LIVE A LIFE OF KINDNESS & COMPASSION.

THERE’S NO REASON NOT TO.

LEARNING

I shall be continously LEARNinG AND I SHALL

CONTINOUSLY READ

LISTENING

I SHALL STRIVE TO LISTEN & UNDERSTAND

BEFORE I SPEAK

MENTORSHIP

I shall GIVE THE KNOWLEDGE I HAVE AND WILL GAIN

TO OTHERS

MISTAKES

I shall STRIVE TO LEARN FROM THE MISTAKES I MAKE AND TO NOT MAKE

TWICE

NATURE

I shall CONSERVE AND PROTECT NATURE AND ENSURE IT REMAINS

FOR MY GRANDCHILDREN

OPTIMISM

I shall ALWAYS SEE THE GLASS AS

HALF FULL

ORGANIZATION

I shall KEEP MY LIFE & BELONGINGS IN ORDEr WHILE KEEPING SPACE FOR

EXHUBERENCE & CREATIVITY

PASSION

I shall ALWAYS STRIVE FOR THAT

WHICH I BELIEVE

PERSERVERANCE

I shall NOT GIVE UP NOR GIVE IN TOO SOON AS LONG AS I FEEL A GOAL IS

WORTHY OF THE EFFORT

PLANNING

I shall PLAN FOR MY LIFE AND UPComing EVENTS

POSITIVITY

I shall be positive DURING ALL TIMES AND BELIEVE IN THE POWER oF A

POSITIVE MENTAL ATTITUDE

PREPARATION

I shall ATTEMPT TO ENTER EACH SITUATION WITH AN INTELLECTUAL FRAMEWORK

PRIMED & READY

PRESENCE

I shall FOCUS MY COMPLETE ATTENTION ON THE SINGLE INDIVIDUAL I AM

SPEAKING WITH

PUNCTUALITY

I shall be on

TIME

REFLECTION

I shall TAKE MOMENTS TO REVIEW WHAT HAS BEEN DONE AND EXAMINE SOCIETY AND MY

BEING, GOALS, and HABITS

RESPECT

I shall RESPECT

ALL OTHERS

SACRIFICE

I shall SAVE & INVEST FOR TODAY SO AS TO GAIN FOR

TOMORROW

SINCERITY

I SHALL BE SINCERE AND ONLY TALK ABOUT PEOPLE IN AN

EMPOWERING WAY

SPIRITUALITY

I shall REALIZE I AM A VERY SMALL PART OF THE UNIVERSE AND HAVE GREAT

GRATITUDE FOR LIFE

SOLITITUDE

I SHALL HAVE A PERIOD OF PEACE AND SOLITUDE AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH DAY IN WHICH I SHALL GIVE THANKS AND ENVISION

THE DAY AHEAD

SPONTANEITY

I SHALL PERFORM WEEKLY EITHER An ACT OF KINDNESS OR AN ACTIVITY WHICH I HAVE

NEVER DONE BEFORE

SUPERFICIALITY

I SHALL NOT FOCUS ON THE OUTER

BUT ON THE INNER

TEACHING

I shall TRANSFER BOTH KNOWLEDGE & ENERGY

IN TEACHING

TRANQULITY

I shall NOT BE DISTURBED BY TRIFLES OR BY THAT WHICH IS NOT TRULY

IMPORTANT

TRANSPARENCY

I shall LIVE A PUBLIC LIFE AND SHARE THE CONTENTS OF MY

Dreams & PLANS

TRAVEL

I shall MAKE A PRIORITY TO SEE AND EXPLORE

THE WORLD

WORK ETHIC

I shall WORK BOTH HARD AND INTELLIGENTLY AND NOT LEAVE FOR TOMORROW WHAT CAN BE DONE TODAY

BEN FRANKLIN’s 13 Values 1.  Temperance: Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation. 2.  Order: Let all your things have their places; let each part of your business have its time. 3.  Resolution: Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve. 4.  Frugality: Make no expense but to do good to others or yourself; i.e., waste nothing.

BEN FRANKLIN’s 13 Values 6.  Moderation: Avoid extremes; forbear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve. 7.  Industry: Lose no time; be always employed in something useful; cut off all unnecessary actions. 8.  Cleanliness: Tolerate no uncleanliness in body, clothes, or habitation.

9.  Tranquility: Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable.

BEN FRANKLIN’s 13 Values 9.  Silence: Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation. 10.  Sincerity: Use no hurtful deceit; think innocently and justly, and, if you speak, speak accordingly. 11.  Justice: Wrong none by doing injuries, or omitting the benefits that are your duty. 12.  Chastity: Rarely use venery but for health or offspring, never to dullness, weakness, or the injury of your own or another's peace or reputation. 13.  Humility: Imitate Jesus and Socrates.

IN SUMMARY ON VALUES

YOUR LIFE WILL BE ENRICHED AND YOU WILL SLEEP SOUNDLY AT NIGHT KNOWING YOU ARE LIVING WITH A CONsCIOUS SET OF VALUES

Financial plan exercise

You can do the following 10 minute Values exercise now


Values EXERCISE

Exercise: VALUES

Write down the 10 most important

Values to you?

CONNECT COMPANY VALUES CIRCA 2012

Lessons from my 20s

PART I, Section 14

LIFE LESSoNS

LIFE Lessons from 2005

I’ve been KEEPING TRACK OF THE major LESSONS I’ve learned

Each YEAR Since 2005


LISTEN TO THAT LITTLE VOICE in the back of your HEAD It’s usually alerting You to something Important


YOU CAN ACHIEVE ANYTHING

YOU SET YOUR MIND TO


Don’t let Non-communication Lead to the Degeneration of a Relationship


Don’t AVOID DOING THINGS JUST BECAUSE THEY MAY CAUSE CONFLICT!


AT THE END OF THE DAY Impact & INTEGRITY is

What matters!


NEVER Say “BUT” INSTEAD SAY

“YES, AND.”


THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO DETERMINE THE RULES OF LIFE TALKING TO SMART PEOPLE and TRIAL AND ERROR EITHER WAY START LEARNING EARLY


IF SOMEBODY SUES YOU GO TALK TO THEM IN PERSON IMMEDIATELY


NETWORKING Isn’T ABOUT BUSINESS CARDS IT’s about building

Meaningful relationships


2.4 Billion PEOPLE

LIVE ON LESS THAN TWO DOLLARS PER DAY Source: World Bank


EVERY Day 18,000 CHILDREN UNDER 5 DIE MOST FROM PREVENTABLE DISEASE AND LOW NUTRITION. THIS DOESN’t HAVE TO HAPPEN. Source: World Bank


80% OF HUMAN BEINGS LIVE oN LESS THAN $10 PER DAY So IF YOU’RE LIVING ON MORE THAN $10 PER DAY Count your blessings Source: World Bank


LIFE IS PRECIOUS AND CAN END ANYTIME SO EXPRESS GRATITUDE DAILY AND TELL THOSE YOU LOVE THAT YOU LOVE THEM


THE WORLD HAS MORE OPPORTUNITIES THAN YOU MIGHT THINK

so DEFINE YOUR PURPOSE THEN SEEK THEM OUT


PoSITIVE DEVELOPMENTS OCCUR WHEN YOU ASSOCIATE WITH

EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE


GRATITUDE IS AN EXTREMELY POWERFUL CHARACTER ATTRIBUTE


HUMANS HAVE A DEEP DESIRE In THEIR LIVES FOR

LOVE AND AFFECTIOn


IF THERE’S ONE THING YOU “OVERDo” IN LIFE MAKE IT

COMMUNICATIon


LET YOUR INNER CHILD COME OUT DAILY

AND SILLY DANCE


AVOID GETTING MARRIED UNTIL YOU’RE ABLE TO

FULLY FINANCIALLY SUPPORT YOURSELF


AVOID HAVING CHILDREN UNTIL YOU CAN SAFELY FINANCIALLY AFFORD CHILDREN


GOOD HEALTH IS EVERYTHING


Don’t ever LET YOUR MIND

LIMIT YOURSELF


One way to avoid CRITICISM IS TO DO NOTHING & STAND FOR NOTHING

THE WORLD WILL THEN LEAVE YOU ALONE


IF YOU’re up to something that matters in the world CRITICISM is inevitable

It comes with the territory


ARROGANCE IS NOT OVER-CONFIDENCE It is being

DISMISSIVE OF OTHERS


IT TAKES ten years TO BECOME GREAT AT SOMETHING Thus You can only BECOME GREAT AT 6 or 7 things

CHOOSE CAREFULLY


DO SOMETHING WONDERFUL EACH DAY WITH

INFECTIOUS ENTHUSIASM


JUST SAY “OK GOOD”

TO LIFE


CANCER IS HORRIBLE


WE ALL HAVE CHALLENGES

It’s how you INTERPRET & RESPOND TO THEM THAT COUNTS


PEOPLE GENERALLY ACT CONSISTENTLY WITH WHAT IS EXPECTED OF THEM


MANY PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES ARE NOT AUTHENTICALLY

HAPPY


THERE IS BEAUTY IN UNDERSTANDING

NUANCE


ASK FOR ADVICE

MORE OFTEN


TO achieve big goals You need TO

FOCUS


THERE IS GREAT POWER IN A

HANDWRITTEN NOTE


FIND A WAY TO MAKE ALL NEGOTIATIONS BENEFIT

BOTH SIDES


THE BEST MEDICINE FOR STRESS

IS BREATHING!


nd THE 2 BEST MEDICINE

FOR STRESS

IS LAUGHTER!


TRAVEL THE WORLD FOR AT LEAST

3 weeks per year!


EVERY WEEK WATCH a

TED VIDEO


SPEND MORE HOURS READING THAN YOU DO

WATCHING TV!


LIMIT TELEVISION To 30 minutes

PER WEEK!


INVESTING in AFRICA NOW IS LIKE INVESTING IN INDIA

In 1985!


NEARLY SUPER-HUMAN FEATS ARE POSSIBLE WHEN YOU ARE DEEPLY PASSIONATE ABOUT

YOUR MISSION

Life lessons exercise

You can do the following 5 minute Life lessons exercise now


Life Lessons EXERCISE

Exercise: life lessons

Write down the 3 most important

Life lessons You have ever learned

Lessons from my 20s

PART I, Section 15

Sage advice

FAVORITE QUOTES on LIVING

LIFE IS EITHER DARING ADVENTURE OR NOTHING - HELEN KELLER!


ABOve ALL TRY SOMETHING - FRANKLIN D. ROoSEVELT!


ONE WHO MAKES NO MISTAKES MAKES NOTHING

- GIACOMO CASANOVA!


DO ONE THING EVERYDAY THAT SCARES YOU

- ELEANOR ROOSEVELT!


NEVER DOUBT THAT A SMALL GROUP OF THOUGHFUL, COMMITTED CITIZENS

CAN CHANGE THE WORLD - MARGARET MEAD!


Don’t chase THE PAPER

CHASE THE DREAM! - P DIDDY!


FAR BETTER IT IS TO DARE MIGHTY THINGS THAN TO RANK WITH TIMID SPIRITS WHO KNOW NEITHER

VICTORY NOR DEFEAT

- THEODORE ROOSEVELT!


HERE’S TO THE CRAZY ONES. THE MISFITS, REBELS, & TROUBLEMAKERS THE ONES WHO SEE THINGS DIFFERENTLY BECAUSE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE CRAZY ENOUGH TO THINK THEY CAN CHANGE THE WORLD ARE THE ONES WHO DO - STEVE JOBS!


WHETHER YOU THINK YOU CAN OR YOU CANNOT

YOU ARE RIGHT

- HENRY FORD!


FOLLOW YOUR BLISS

- JOSEPH CAMBELL!


UNTIL ONE IS COMMITTED, THERE IS HESITANCY THE CHANCE TO DRAW BACK. WHATEVER YOU CAN DO, BEGIN IN. BOLDNESS HAS GENIUS, POWER, & MAGIC IN IT. BEGIN IT NOW. - W.H. Murray!


BEAUTY IS THE ABSENCE

OF THE SUPERFLUOUS - Greek SCHOLARS!


SIMPLICITY IS THE ULTIMATE

SOPHISTICATION - Greek SCHOLARS! - LEONARDO DE VINCI!

Part 1 - Life - Lessons From My 20s by Ryan Allis

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