M A P P I N G Y O U R E X P E R I E N C E

T H E W I L L E S C E N T E R 2 0 1 4 E N T R E P R E N E U R L E C T U R E S E R I E S

T H E J O U R N E Y

S O M E T I M E S O U R J O U R N E Y I S N ’ T W H AT W E T H O U G H T I T W O U L D B E

I T ’ S S O M U C H B E T T E R

T H I N K L O N G T E R M W I T H S H O R T T E R M D E C I S I O N S

Every decision brings consequences that act as debits and credits towards the future.

Keep your cash flow positive.

D O Y O U K N O W W H AT Y O U W A N T ?

W H E N D I D Y O U A S K Y O U R S E L F L A S T ?

Y O U R PAT H S H O U L D B U I L D O V E R T I M E

M A P Y O U R J O U R N E Y

S T O P. E VA L U AT E . A D J U S T.

E X PA N D T H E P L A N

T H R E E P R I N C I P L E S T O F O L L O W

1. Do something that matters

2. Invest in people

3. Live intelligently

H O W C A N Y O U E F F E C T C H A N G E F O R G O O D ?

D O S O M E T H I N G T H A T M A T T E R S

– M A R G A R E T W H E AT L E Y

“Be brave enough to start a conversation that matters.”

T H E O N LY C A P I TA L T H AT M AT T E R S

I N V E S T I N P E O P L E

R E L AT I O N S H I P S

• Gain relevant experience

• Have the mentality of “That IS my job.”

• Build meaningful relationships at all levels

• Brand yourself positively

L E A D E R S H I P“No person who is in a leadership position can succeed fully if he [or she] does not obtain adequate information about those he [or she] seeks to serve, and about the problems that confront him [or her] and them…getting adequate information is a fundamental leadership requirement that is present in every human situation.”

Harold B. Lee, 1973

• U S E Y O U R B R A I N

• U S E Y O U R S P I R I T

L I V E I N T E L L I G E N T LY

T H E S W E E T S P O T

M A K E M O N E Y

W H E R E Y O U W A N T T O B E

G O O D AT E N J O Y

Q U E S T I O N S T O A S K

• What am I good at?

• What do I enjoy?

• What is important to me?

• What type of schedule do I want?

• What experience and/or education will I need?

Q U E S T I O N S

T H A N K Y O U

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