Date post: | 19-Jan-2015 |
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from working at PEPY
10 Life Lessons
you have to learn before you can
help
1#
Start with your own education!
2#
Volunteer
YOU KNOWin a place that
where your skills fit
Invest time in people
3#
Give feedback when you see
something that you are
concerned about
4#
Even to a friend! It can be hard, but do it as a gift (not a gun!)!
5#Close the donor/volunteerfeedback loop
Follow-up & ask questions
Buy bad car
Don’t research
Buy bad car
Don’t research
Car breaks
Buy bad car
Don’t research
Car breaks
You can change your behavior in the future
Invest in the wrong thing
Don’t research
Fails, adds to corruption, etc.
Invest in the wrong thing
Don’t research
Fails, adds to corruption, etc.
You don’t usually know it!
RESEARCH: Giving your money$ You vote with your money
6#
Remember:
Do you want more kidson the street?
Avoid funding the growth of
the long-neck-women
phenomenon.
7#
Don’t be
FIRST FOLLOWER
afraid to be a
Leaders need followers to create change!
8#
Share the mistakes that you make
SO THAT OTHERS CAN LEARN
9#
Fail FAST
10#
Some people won’t believe it’s possible. Ignore them. It’s ALWAYS possible. IT might change & YOU might change. Build a team of people who know it is possible, and work hard. IT wont happen on its own. or just because YOU believe in it. IT will happen because you are willing to learn, change, and adapt as you go.