1. Create Your Own
Purpose-Driven
Career
AN 8-POINT FORMULA

2. A purpose-driven career
is not about what you’re doing,
but how you’re being.

4. Be an AND not an OR
What’s Your Passion?
Do You have a Purpose?

5. We are ANDs. We are not an ORs. Be an AND.
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6. What’s Your Passion?
Technology & Inclusion: Enablers of development, equality & socioeconomic growth.

7. Do You Have Purpose? Mine is digital
inclusion!
We measure IQ
We measure EQ
Why not
measure
DQ?

8. Step 2: Document Your Gaps
Be a Learn It All
Find Kindred Spirits
Be Willing to Invest

9. Step 3: Give Yourself Space & Time
Practice mindfulness
Prioritize & organize

10. Step 4: Create Your Plan To Fill The Gaps
Take ownership
Establish realistic timeline & goals
Baby steps

11. Where does Melissa play?
 CEO’ing – mentornations.org
 IBM Hyper Protect Accelerator – ibmz.biz/classof2020
 Digital Skills – ibm.biz/digitalintelligence
 Call for Code – ibmdeveloper.com/callforcode
 Imposter Syndrome – ibm.biz/impostersyndrome
 CDI – coalitionfordigitalintelligence.org
 NLP & AI for Broadband – broadbandpolicy.org
 Out of School Youth in Pakistan – takmil.org
 Female Empowerment in Afghanistan – techwomen.asia
 Vocational Education in Pakistan – hunarfoundation.org

12. Take on stretch assignments
Volunteer with a startup
Give forward to non-profits
Step 5: Go Beyond 9-5

13. Seek bite-sized insights
Reciprocate
Be a friend

15. Step 7: Document Your Journey
Build Your Personal Brand
Be Present Online & Offline
Be inclusive

17. Step 8: Do the Thing

18. Let’s ConnectLet’s keep in touch!