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CEO of Connect.com
Startup Guide RYAN ALLIS
Building a Better World Through Entrepreneurship
With Ellen Daly
The
2013 Edition
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SECTION 8
LESSONSlearned
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THIS presentation IS PART OF A LARGER slide DECK on
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ABOUT THIS PRESENTATION
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LIFE LESSONS
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LISTEN TO THATLITTLE VOICEIN THE BACK OF YOUR HEAD.
It’s usually alertingYou to something
Important
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YOU CANACHIEVE ANYTHING
YOU SET YOUR MIND TO
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Don’t letNon-communicationLead to the
degenerationOf a
Relationship
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Don’t AVOID DOINGTHINGS JUST BECAUSE
THEY MAY CAUSE CONFLIC
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AT THE END OF THE DAYWhat matters is
INTEGRITY
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NEVER Say “BUT”INSTEAD SAY
“YES, AND.”
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THERE ARE TWO WAYSTO DETERMINE THE RULES OF LITALKING TO SMART PEOPLEOR TRIAL AND ERROR.EITHER WAY
START LEARNING EARLY.
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Life lessons
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IF SOMEBODY SUES YOUGO TALK TO THEM IN PERSON
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IMMEDIATELY
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NETWORKINGIsn’T ABOUT BUSINESS CARDSIT’s about building
Meaningful relationshipsWITH QUALITY PEOPLE
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2.5Billion
PEOPLELIVE ON LESS THAN
TWO DOLLARS PER DAY(And 1.2 Billion People Live On Less Than $1.25/day)
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22,000CHILDREN UNDER 5DIE EVERY DAYMOST FROM PREVENTABLEDISEASE AND LOW NUTRITION.
THIS DOESN’t HAVE TO HAPPEN.
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80% OF HUMANSLIVE oN LESS THAN$10 PER DAYIF YOU’RE LIVING ON MORETHAN $10 PER DAY
COUNT YOUR BLESSINGs
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LIFE IS PRECIOUSAND CAN BE VERY SHORTVALUE IT
EXPRESS GRATITUDE DAILYAND TELL THOSE YOU LOVE
THAT YOU LOVE THEM
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ONE CAN SEE MUCH FURTHERBY STANDING ON THESHOULDERS OF GIANTS
SO FIND MENTORSWHO ARE GIANTS
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Life lessons 2007
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THE WORLD HASMORE OPPORTUNITIESTHAN YOU MIGHT THINK
DEFINE YOUR PURPOSE
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THEN SEEK THEM OUT
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PoSITIVE DEVELOPMENTSOCCUR WHEN YOUASSOCIATE WITH
EXTRAORDINARY PEOPL
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GRATITUDEIS AN EXTREMELY POWERFUL
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CHARACTER ATTRIBUT
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HUMANSHAVE A DEEP DESIREIn THEIR LIVES FOR
LOVE AND AFFECTIOn
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IF THERE’S ONETHING YOU “OVER-Do”IN LIFE MAKE IT
COMMUNICATIon
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LET YOUR INNER CHILDCOME OUT DAILY
AND SILLY DANCE
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AVOID GETTINGMARRIEDUNTIL YOU’RE ABLE TO
FULLY FINANCIALLYSUPPORT YOURSELF
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AVOID HAVING CHILDREN
UNTIL YOU CAN FINANCIALLY
AFFORD TO HAVE CHILDREN
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GOOD HEALTHIS EVERYTHING
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Don’t everLET YOUR MIND
LIMIT YOURSELF
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One way to avoid
CRITICISMIS TO DO NOTHING
THE WORLD WILL THENLEAVE YOU ALONE
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ARROGANCE IS NOT
OVER-CONFIDENCEARROGANCE is being
DISMISSIVE OF OTHERS
2007
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Don’t cheat on your
SPOUSE, PERIODBUT ESPECIALLY NOT
IF You’RE PLANNINGTO RUN FOR NATIONAL
POLITICAL OFFICE
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IT TAKES ten years TO
BECOME GREAT AT SOMETHINGThus You can only
BECOME GREATAT 6 or 7 things
CHOOSE CAREFULLY
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DO SOMETHING WONDERFUL
EACH DAY WITH
INFECTIOUS ENTHUSIASM
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JUST SAY“OK, GOOD”
TO LIFE
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CANCER
IS HORRIBLE
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WE ALL HAVE
CHALLENGESIt’s how you INTERPRET
& RESPOND TO THEMTHAT COUNTS
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PEOPLE GENERALLYACT CONSISTENTLY
WITH WHAT IS EXPECTEDOF THEM
SO EXPECT GREAT THINGS!
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Many PEOPLE
IN THE UNITED STATESARE NOT AUTHENTICALLY
HAPPY
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THERE IS BEAUTY
IN SEEKING TOUNDERSTAND
NUANCE
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RARELY DO ANYTHING
YOU WOULDN’T WANTOn the front page
Of the ny times
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I’ve felt most
Connected to theHuman spirit
Dancing in villages
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ASK FOR
ADVICE
MORE OFTEN
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FOCUSiS
NECESSARYFOR SUCCESS
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THERE IS GREAT
POWER IN A
HANDWRITTEN NOTE
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FIGHT HARD FOR
WHAT YOU
BELIEVE IN
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FIND A WAY TO
MAKE ALL NEGOTIATIONSBENEFIT
BOTH SIDES
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THE BEST MEDICINE
FOR STRESS
IS LAUGHTER
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TRAVEL THE
WORLD FOR AT LEAST
3 weeks per year
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SPEND MORE HOURS
READING THAN YOU DO
WATCHING TV
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INVESTING in AFRICA NOW
IS LIKE INVESTING IN INDIA
In 1985 Big Returns Are Possible With Focus
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NEARLY SUPER-HUMAN
FEATS ARE POSSIBLEWHEN YOU ARE DEEPLY
PASSIONATE ABOUTYOUR MISSION
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FAMOUSQUOTES
Favorite quotesfamous advice
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LIFE IS EITHERDARING ADVENTURE
OR NOTHING.- HELEN KELLER
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ABOveALL
TRY SOMETHING.- FRANKLIN D. ROoSEVELT
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ONE WHO MAKESNO MISTAKES
MAKES NOTHING. - GIACOMO CASAN
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DO ONE THINGEVERYDAY
THAT SCARES YOU. - ELEANOR ROOS
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NEVER DOUBT THAT
A SMALL GROUP OFTHOUGHFUL, COMMITTED CITIZENS
CAN CHANGE THE WORLD.- MARGARET MEAD
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DREAM NO SMALL DREAMSFOR THEY HAVE NO POWER
TO MOVE THE HEARTS OF MEN- GOETHE
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Don’t ask what the world needs.Ask what makes you come alive.Because WHAT the world needs IS
- HOWARD THURM
PEOPLE WHO HAVE COME ALIVE
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Don’t chase
THE PAPER
- P DIDDY
CHASE THE DREAM
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FAR BETTER IT IS TO DARE MIGHTY THINGS
THAN TO RANK WITH TIMID SPIRITS
WHO KNOW NEITHER
VICTORY NOR DEFEAT - THEODORE RO
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HERE’S TO THE CRAZY ONES.
THE MISFITS, REBELS, & TROUBLEMAKERS.THE ONES WHO SEE THINGS DIFFERENTLY.
- JACK KEROUAC
BECAUSE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE CRAZY ENOUGH
TO THINK THEY CAN CHANGE THE WORLD
ARE THE ONES WHO DO.
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WHETHER YOU THINK YOU CANOR YOU CANNOT
YOU ARE RIGHT. - HENRY FOR
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FOLLOW YOUR
BLISS- JOSEPH CAMB
UNTIL ONE IS COMMITTED THERE IS HESITANCY
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UNTIL ONE IS COMMITTED, THERE IS HESITANCY
THE CHANCE TO DRAW BACK.WHATEVER YOU CAN DO, BEGIN IN.
- W.H. Murray
BOLDNESS HAS GENIUS, POWER, & MAGIC IN IT.
BEGIN IT NOW.
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THE ABILITY TO PERSERVERE
DESPITE OBSTACLES & SETBACKSIS THE MOST IMPORTANT TRAIT
FOR SUCCEEDING IN LIFE. - MIHALI Csikszentm
A PERSON CAN MAKE HIMSELF HAPPY
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A PERSON CAN MAKE HIMSELF HAPPY
OR MISERABLEREGARDLESS OF WHAT IS HAPPENING OUTSIDE
- MIHALI Csikszentmih
JUST BY CHANGING
THE CONTENTS OF CONSCIOUSNESS.
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BEAUTY
IS THE ABSENCE
OF THE SUPERFLUOUS - Greek SCHOLARS
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SIMPLICITY
IS THE ULTIMATE
SOPHISTICATION - LEONARDO DE VINCI
The
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CEO of Connect.com
Startup Guide RYAN ALLIS
Building a Better World Through Entrepreneurship
With Ellen Daly
2013 Edition
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