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Guide
2013 Edition
The
SHARE FREELY
Building a Better World
Through Entrepreneurship
RYAN ALLIS
With Ellen Daly
CEO of Connect.com
More slides at www.startupguide.com
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ABOUT THIS PRESENTATION
THIS presentation IS PART OF A LARGER slide DECK on building a better world through entrepreneurship
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ABOUT THIS SECTIOn
THIS SECTION IS ABOuT DOCUMENTING GOALS VISION LIFE PURPOSE
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THE IMPORTANCE OF GOALS
VERY FEW PEOPLE ACTUALLY WRITE DOWN
THEIR GOALS
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THE IMPORTANCE OF GOALS
FEWER STILL PRINT THEM OUT AND FRAME THEM
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THE IMPORTANCE OF GOALS
In my experience Those who write down & FRAME THEIR GOALS ARE the MOST EFFECTIVE HUMAN BEINGS AT CREATING A BETTER WORLD
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THE IMPORTANCE OF GOALS
WHEN YOU WRITE SOMETHING DOWN YOUR LATENT BRAIN BEGINS TO MORE ACTIVELY BRING INTO YOUR LIFE THE PEOPLE, RESOURCES & KNOWLEDGE YOU NEED TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS MAKING THEM MORE LIKEY TO BE REALIZED
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The GOAL SETTING PROCESS
OPEN UP GOOGLE DOCS WRITE HEADINGS For 1 YEAR, 3 YEARS, 10 YEARS, LIFETIME THEN TAKE AN HOUR TO WRITE DOWN YOUR GOALS UNDER EACH TIME FRAME
USE MEASURABLE GOALS & MAKE EVERYTHING FIT ON ONE PAGE
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PRINTING & FRAMING
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PRINT OUT TWO COPIES SIGN THEM FRAME THE print outs in A LOW COST WOODEN FRAME
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HANGING & SHARING
PUT ONE FRAME IN YOUR BEDROOM PUT ONE FRAME AT WORK SHARE THEM WITH A CLOSE FRIEND
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ANNUAL REVIEW
12/26-12/31 CALCULATE RESULTS GREEN = MADE IT YELLOW = 50%+ there RED = <50% there UPDATE GOAL SHEET FOR THE NEXT YEAR & REPRINT/RESIGN/PUT IN FRAME
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GOAL COMPLETION RATE
YOU SHOULD TARGET HITTING AROUND 50% OF YOUR GOALS IF you hit a MUCH HIGHER % THEN YOUR GOALS WERE NOT
AMBITIOUS ENOUGh
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EXAMPLE: RYANs 2013 GOALS
AS AN EXAMPLE HERE ARE MY 2013 GOALS
LAUNCH CONNECT.com HIRE CTO for Connect.com GET NOMINATATED FOR WEF YGL GET IN GREAT SHAPE FINISH THE STARTUP GUIDE FINISH FIRST YEAR AT HBS
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VISION BOARD
VISION BOARDS ARE WHITE POSTER BOARD COVERED WITH IMAGES OF WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE IN YOUR FUTURE AND THE WORLDS FUTURE
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HOW TO CREATE A VISION BOARD
When thoughts & GOALs BECOME VISUALIZED THEY BECOME ONE BIG LEAP
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CLOSER TO BECOMING
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VISION BOARD CREATION
PRINT/TEAR OUT AT LEAST 5 PICTURES IN EACH OF THE BELOW CATEGORIES
FAMILY HEALTH EDUCATION TRAVEL Adventure
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VISION BOARD CREATION
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
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Example: Ryans 2009 VISION BOARD
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REFLECTION
WHAT ARE THE INSTANCES IN YOUR LIFE IN WHICH YouVE SEEN INTENTION
TURN INTO REALITY?
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REFLECTION
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU WROTE DOWN YOUR GOALS?
CAN YOU FIND IT?
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REFLECTION
WHAT IS THE MOST AMBITIOUS GOAL YouVE EVER SET?
DID you achieve it? Why or why not?
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BUCKET LISTS
NOW Lets talk ABOUT
BUCKET LISTS
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BUCKET LISTS
BUCKET LISTs ALLOW YOU TO CAPTURE YOUR FUTURE DREAMS Its another way to envision AS AN EXAMPLE
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GOALS
Example: Ryans bucket list
! BUILD A COMPANY THAT makes a positive impact and makes it easier to connect with people around the world and keep track of friends ! BUILD AN INVESTMENT FUND THAT INVESTS in COMPANIES using technology to build a better world ! BE part of creating a sustainable world in which every human being has access to basic human needs
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Example: Ryans bucket list
! Get a graduate degree from HBS OR HKS ! WRITE A BOOK ON HOW TO use entrepreneurship to make a difference ! SOMEDAY WORK in PUBLIC SERVICE ! SOMEDAY LIVE on ANOTHER CONTINENT
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Example: Ryans bucket list
! BE PART OF BUILDING A COMPANY TO MORE THAN $1 Billion in SALES ! CREATE OVER 1 million jobs during my lifetime ! SPEND 6 STRAIGHT MONTHS TRAVELING THE WORLD ! Visit 100 countries by age 50
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Example: Ryans bucket list
! CLIMB MT. KILIMANJARO AND REACH UHURU PEAK ! DRIVE on NEW ZEALANDS HIGHWAY 6 ! DRIVE on THE CARRETERA AUSTRAL IN CHILE ! HANG GILDE IN RIO DE JANEIRO
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Example: Ryans bucket list
! ATTEND THE CGI ! TRAVEL TO SPACE ON SPACE SHIP ONE ! MEDITATE WITH DEEPAK CHOPRA
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Example: Ryans bucket list
! BE A GUEST ON THE DAILY SHOW ! SEE A CIRQUE du SOLEIL SHOW ! PARTICIPATE in a freestyle rap battle ! Join a hip hop dance crew
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! SPEAK IN FRONT OF 50,000 PEOPLE ! GIVE A TED TALK ! ATTEND THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM IN DAVOS
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Example: Ryans bucket list
! PERFORM IMPROV ON STAGE AT SECOND CITY CHICAGO ! PLAY TRAMPOLINE DODGE BALL ! JOIN THE UN FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Example: Ryans bucket list
! MEET THE LOVE OF MY LIFE ! BE A GREAT HUSBAND ! BE A GREAT FATHER ! WATCH EVERY DISNEy/PIXAR MOVIE WITH MY CHILDREN
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TWELVE YEARS OF WRITING DOWN MY GOALS
Ive been AMAZED AT WHAT IVE BEEN ABLE TO SEE and EXPERIENCE and HOW MUCH LIFE HAS BEEN ENRICHED SINCE I BEGAN WRITING DOWN GOALS AND THEN PURSUING
THE HECK OUT OF THEM
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EXERCISE: YOUR LIFE PURPOSE
IF YOU CAN SUCCIncTLY EXPRESS YOUR LIFE PURPOSE IN LESS THAN 20 seconds Youll well on your way TO ACTUALLY BEING ABLE TO ACHIEVE
YOUR LIFEs PURPOSE
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EXERCISE: YOUR LIFE PURPOSE
IF YOU CANt YET EXPRESS YOUR LIFE PURPOSE IN LESS THAN 20 seconds TAKE SOME TIME TO
THINK ABOUT IT
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EXERCISE: YOUR LIFE PURPOSE
TAKE 10 MINUTES TO WRITE DOWN YOUR ANSWER TO THESE QUESTIONS:
1. WHAT ARE YOU MOST PASSIONATE ABOUT TODAY? 2. WHAT CHANGE DO YOU WISH TO MAKE in thIS wORLD in YOUR LIFETIME? 3. AT THE END OF YOUR LIFE, WHAT WILL YOU WANT TO BE REMEMERED FOR?
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EXERCISE: YOUR LIFE PURPOSE
THEN SUMMARIZE THE ANSWERS INTO NO MORE THAN 3 SEnTENCES THAT YOU CAN SAY COMFORTABLY
IN 20 Seconds
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MY LIFE PURPOSE
EVERY HUMAN BEING HAS
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ACCESS TO FOOD, WATER, SHELTER, EDUCATIon, MEDICINE, ELECTRICITY, & THE CLOUD EQUAL STATUS AND RIGHTS UNDER INTERNATIONALLY ACCEPTED AND ENFORCED LAW AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE WORLD TO LIVE IN
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ACCESS TO
MY LIFE PURPOSE
EQUAL STATUS & RIGHTS AN
EVERY HUMAN BEING HAS
FOOD WATER SHELTER EDUCATION MEDICINE ELECTRICITY THE CLOUD
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UNDER INTERNATIONALLY ACCEPTED AND ENFORCED LAW
&
ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE WORLD To LIVE IN
THIS IS THE WAY THE WORLD SHOULD BE. & WE CAN CREATE THIS WORLD IN OUR LIFETIME.
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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
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A FAVORITE QUOTE
is the d rl o w e th ld to t e g to d u ten e the d si in When you grow up yo fe li r u o y e v li to st ju way it is and your life is world. simple e n o r e v o c is d u o y e c n er o was fe li Life can be much broad ll a c u o y t a th u o y d un d n A . u o y n fact that everything aro a th r e rt a sm o at were n uild b n a c made up by people th u o y , it e c n e u fl in can you can change it, youther people can use. your own things that o e again. m sa e th e b r e v e n l l u o Once you learn that, y
- Steve Jobs, 1994
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Startup
Guide
2013 Edition
The
SHARE FREELY
Building a Better World
Through Entrepreneurship
RYAN ALLIS
With Ellen Daly
CEO of Connect.com
More slides at www.startupguide.com
