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

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 youre 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 wouldnt 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
Ive been AMAZED AT WHAT IVE 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
Ive been able to achieve
In my twenties due to
writing down my goals
And then pursuing them
Whats 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 IVE 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
CREATE HEADINGS For 1 YRs, 10 YRs, AND LIFETIME
THEN WRITE DOWN 5 TO 7 GOALS IN EACH CATEGORY

MAKE EVERYTHING FIT ON ONE PAGE
MAKE SURE ALL GOALS ARE MEASURABLE SO YOULL KNOW IF YOU GOT THERE OR NOT
PRINT OUT TWO COPIES
SIGN THEM
FRAME THEM

7
PUT ONE FRAME IN YOUR BEDRO0M
PUT ONE FRAME AT WORK
SHARE YOUR ONE-PAGER WITH A CLOSE FRIEND

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
YouVE 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
(Dont 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
Dont 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 lets 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
Heres what Ive created
As My purpose
MY life purpose
Help CREATe An ABUNDANT, SUSTAINABle, and joyOUS WORLD FOR ALL PEOPLE
All people have access to

the six basic human needs
All people can live on a

sustainable planet with
clean energy
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, youll 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 youve 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? Its okay
if you arent 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 youre 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 youre up to by finishing the below sentence
and making sure those you meet know what youre 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 womens 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 dont 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 youre done and putting it up in your office or bedroom.
15 min

Life Plan of ___________________________________

Life purpose
Metrics of success by 2050
How Ill 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 Ill 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 worlds 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 Ive 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, Ill give bread to a starving girl. Ill break all the records, Ill
do whats never been done, Ill give and know love, Ill 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 Ive 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
lets 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 WORLDS FUTURE
MY 2009 VISION BOARD
A Friends 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 Youve created a vision board?
DO YOU STILL HAVE IT?
VISION BOARD REFLECTION
WHAT ARE THE INSTANCES

IN YOUR LIFE IN WHICH
YouVE 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
HERES 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 ZEALANDS 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

YouVE DONE IN THE
LAST YEAR?
WHAT IS THE MOST EXCITING THING

YouVE DONE IN THE
LAST 10 YEARs?
WHAT IS THE MOST MEANINGFUL THING

YouVE DONE IN THE
LAST YEAR?
WHAT IS THE MOST MEANINGFUL THING

YouVE 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 Dont

INSPIRE YOU THEN
FIND FRIENDS WHO DO!
BE INTENTIONAL ABOUT THE PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE
DONT LET CHANCE

DETERMINE WHOS
IN YOUR LIFE
What carnegie knew

ANDREW CARNEGIEs 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 DonT 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 DONT LIKE YOUR JOB

FIND AN ORGANIZATION WHose MISSION
YOUrE 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
Dont TAKE A JOB UNLESS

YOUll 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 arent 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 dont 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 youll be amazed at the reply rates
EXAMPLE EMAIL TO A potential MENTOR

WHAT MOST PEOPLE SEND:
WHAT YOU SHOULD ACTUALLY SEND:

Sally--Im 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:
Dont have enough time to reply to this. Maybe

Ill get back to this later.
Im 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 youRE 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
DonT GIVE UP
This is your life were talking about here
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 THATs
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 Youll 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

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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
WhoS YOUR JEDI MENTOR

YOUNG PADAWAN?
Wait, YOU DonT hAVE ONE?
Dont 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 DONT
BE AFRAID
OF STRUGGLE
Dont be afraid of struggle
OFTEN THE GREATEST INDIVIDUALS

ARE THOSE WHO HAVE
BEEN THROUGH THE MOST
My struggles
MY MOMs 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 dont 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 youre 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.
Ive now been twice and I highly recommend everyone go.
Meditation exercise
You can do the following

10 minute Mindset exercise now

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
Heres 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 Id 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
Dont 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 youre 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 Id 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
Heres 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

To return to it
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 Youre 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 Ill 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

habits exercise now

To return to it
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

Youd 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
WHEN YOU TALK

TO PEOPLE
SMILE
HUMAN COMMUNICATION
WHEN YOU TALK

TO PEOPLE
BE JOYOUS NOT STRESSED
HUMAN COMMUNICATION
ALWAYS LET
YOUR
PASSION SHINE THROUGH
HUMAN COMMUNICATION
RESTATE THE OTHER

PERSONS 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 cant 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
<
>
OR SOMETIMES
NO WORDS
AT ALL
<
>
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
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?

Lets say your goal IS TO have a net worth of $1M by Age 60
IF YOU start at age 20 and progress linearly youd need to be at $250k by 30
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Fortunately, money compounds, so you actually only need to
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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

2
NEVER GO INTO DEBT

FOR SOMETHING THAT
YOU DO NOT NEED

3
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 dont need
and frequently spend
more than they earn
THE 6 STEPS TO BUILDING WEALTH
HERE ARE SIX STEPS

TO BUILDING
WEALTH
These 6 steps are easy to

Understand but Most people
Dont do them

1
Calculate how much you

Earn after taxes each month

2
ENSURE YOUR ARE SPENDING LESS

Than you earn after taxes
Each month
Monthly income after tax
$4000
Monthly spending
$3000

3
PAY OFF all Your DEBT

Starting with the highest
Interest rates first

4
Start Saving
$1,000 each month
(This step, in practice, is often the hardest, yet the most important)

5
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 youll have
$1 million

6
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 youre 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 isnt for you

Heres how to become a millionaire Automatically
1. Save $1000 per month

2. Invest it at a 7% after inflation
return
3. Dont take any out for 30 years
WHAT YouLL 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 lets 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
Heres how to create a basic
Financial plan
Financial plan exercise

Financial plan exercise now

To return to it
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
Companys profits go up
(or are expected to go up)
STOCKS
THE VALUE OF A COMPANY

GOES down WHEN THE
Companys 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

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
PAST RETURNS
Arent 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
Heres 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 its 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
Its 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
BUFFETs 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 THERES 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

TO A GREAT WOMAN
A GREAT pARTNER CAN

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

LIVING PASSIONATEly
You Yourself must first be
LIVING PASSIONATELY
TO FIND A JEDI YOU MUST BECOME A JEDI

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
Heres what Ive

LEARNED SO FAR ABOUt
WINNING THE HEART
HOW TO WIN A HEART
Dont 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 Ryans 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
Lets 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 YOUD
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 CANT 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.
THERES 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 FRANKLINs 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.

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.

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

Values exercise now

To return to it
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
Ive been KEEPING TRACK OF

THE major LESSONS Ive learned
Each YEAR Since 2005
LISTEN TO THAT LITTLE VOICE

in the back of your HEAD
Its usually alerting
You to something
Important
YOU CAN
ACHIEVE ANYTHING
YOU SET YOUR MIND TO
Dont let
Non-communication
Lead to the
Degeneration of a
Relationship
Dont 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
IsnT ABOUT BUSINESS CARDS
ITs 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 DOESNt HAVE TO HAPPEN.
Source: World Bank
80% OF HUMAN BEINGS

LIVE oN LESS THAN
$10 PER DAY So IF YOURE 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 THERES ONE
THING YOU OVERDo
IN LIFE MAKE IT
COMMUNICATIon
LET YOUR INNER CHILD

COME OUT DAILY
AND SILLY DANCE
AVOID GETTING
MARRIED
UNTIL YOURE ABLE TO
FULLY FINANCIALLY
SUPPORT YOURSELF
AVOID HAVING CHILDREN

UNTIL YOU CAN
SAFELY FINANCIALLY
AFFORD CHILDREN
GOOD HEALTH
IS EVERYTHING
Dont 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 YOUre 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
Its 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

Life lessons exercise now

To return to it
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!
Dont 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!
HERES 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!

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Lessons from my 20s

Lessons from my 20s

THE IMPORTANCE OF GOALS

VERY FEW PEOPLE

THE IMPORTANCE OF GOALS

THE IMPORTANCE OF GOALS

THE IMPORTANCE OF GOALS

WHEN YOU WRITE a goal DOWN your

THE PEOPLE, RESOURCES & KNOWLEDGE

THE IMPORTANCE OF GOALS

WHEN YOU know what youre up to

Match your goals

I STARTED WRITING DOWN MY GOALS AT 16

I STARTED WRITING DOWN MY GOALS

I STARTED WRITING DOWN MY GOALS AT 16

THE FIRST EVER GOAL

I MISSED MY FIRST BIG GOAL

I MISSED THIS GOAL

I STARTED WRITING DOWN MY GOALS AT 16

I wouldnt have even come close

Ive been AMAZED AT WHAT IVE BEEN

THE HECK OUT OF THEM

HERE ARE JUST A FEW

And then pursuing them

Whats happened in my 20s due to writing my down GOALS

GREW icontact to $1M in sales

Leading an amazing executive team

JOINING THE UN FOUNDATION GLOBAL ENTREPRENEUR COUNCIL

Co-chairing Tech for obama in 2012

ATTENDING HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL

NEARLY ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE

AS AN ExAMPLE HERE ARE

GET CONNECT TO 2M MONTHLY ACTIVE USERS

10 Year goals by 2025

Live a joyous, happy, and fully alive life

Never limit your dreams

Do not limit your dreams.

Dream no small dreams

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German writer

Write down your goals

Here is a 12 step process

Writing down your goals

You can do this 30 minute exercise

GOAL SETTING PROCESS

OPEN UP GOOGLE DOCS

CREATE HEADINGS For 1 YRs, 10 YRs, AND LIFETIME

THEN WRITE DOWN 5 TO 7 GOALS IN EACH CATEGORY

GOAL SETTING PROCESS

PRINT OUT TWO COPIES

GOAL SETTING PROCESS

PUT ONE FRAME IN YOUR BEDRO0M

PUT ONE FRAME AT WORK

SHARE YOUR ONE-PAGER WITH A CLOSE FRIEND

GOAL SETTING PROCESS

DEC 26-31 CALCULATE RESULTS

MAKING YOUR GOALS AMBITIOUS ENOUGH

YOU SHOULD BE HITTING AROUND

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME

CAN YOU FIND THEM?

DO YOU THINK THE GOALS YOU SET

OR NOT AMBITIOUS ENOUGH?

WHAT IS THE MOST

DID you achieve it?

I will be known in my community as the person.