1) Tiago Forjaz gave a presentation on reinventing yourself to The Purpose Academy students. 2) He emphasized the importance of self-discovery, getting to know your talents and purpose, and setting meaningful goals in order to reinvent yourself. 3) Tiago discussed various tools and models for self-discovery, such as personality tests and getting feedback from people close to you, and stressed that reinventing yourself is an ongoing process of learning and growth.

1. TIAGO FORJAZ I 14 SEPTEMBER 2020 I 12H30
An Inspiration for The Purpose Academy Students - CLE Class
REINVENT-YOURSELF

2. We’re Counting On YOU to Reinvent The Future and Deliver a “New World”
“WECAN’TASKOURYOUTHSTODESIGNTHEFUTURE
USING OURBIASOFTHEPASTORPRESENT…”
* We say the jobs of the future haven’t even been created and then we dispense advice based on our own (past) experience and
our imperfect perception of the present

3. *About Me: an Emi/Immigrant (South African & Portuguese), Economist, Risk
Analyst,Recruiter, “Head-Hunter”, Entrepreneur, Activist, Keynote Speaker…Artist
THANKSFORINVITINGME*

4. Transitive Verb
1: to produce (something, such as a useful device or process) for the first time
through the use of the imagination or of ingenious thinking and experiment
2: to devise by thinking : FABRICATE
3: archaic: FIND, DISCOVER
INVENT
in.vent

5. Be the First To Think About the Next Version Of Yourself.
First, Get To Know Yourself. Think about Your Purpose. Define Meaningful Goals
and than JUMP…with Curiosity, Optimism and Healthy Habits into the NEW
HOWCANYOUREINVENT
YOURSELF?

6. - Step 1 - Who Are You Now??
- Step 2 - What Would You Like to Achieve?
- Step 3 - What is The Difference Between: Objectives, Success and a Purpose?
HOWCANYOURE-INVENTYOURSELF?REFLECT…

7. Think About: Music, Theatre, Cinema, etc.
WHOWOULDYOUSAYARETHE
ARTISTSTHATREINVENTTHEMSELVES

8. That’s Why Its So Critical To Me To Help You See Yourselves.
You Are The Ones Who Will Design Our “New World”
“WEDON’TSEETHINGSTHEWAYTHEY
ARE,WESEETHEMHOWWEARE”

9. What Do You Choose?
SUROUSUPRA(VIVE)?

10. WHATAREYOUAIMINGFOR?
HAPPINESS SUCCESS

11. “INDEPENDENCE” “HAPPINESS”
AUTONOMY
(HOWIFUNCTION?)
INTER-DEPENDENCE
(HOWCANICONNECTANDGENERATEWITHOTHERS?)

12. “Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfilment”
Tal Ben Shahar, PhD.
HOWTOBECOME“HAPPIER”

13. Tal Ben Shahar, PhD.
SUCCESS,THENHAPPINESS
VS.HAPPINESS,THENSUCESS*
*Success According to Yourself (Not Others)

14. HAPPINESS
SUCCESS
DETRIMENTO
PRESENTE
BENEFÍCIO
In: “Happier -Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfilment”, Tal Ben Shahar, PhD.

15. HAPPINESS
PLEASUREPRESENT BENEFITS
(POSITIVE EXPERIENCES, NECESSARY BUT NOT SUFFICIENT)
DETRIMENTO
MEANINGFUTURE BENEFITS
(STEM FROM THE SENSE OF PURPOSE OF OUR ACTIONS)
In: “Happier -Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfilment”, Tal Ben Shahar, PhD.

16. RATRACE HAPPINESS
HEDONISMNIHILISM
The Hamburger Model - Tal Ben Shahar, PhD
DETRIMENT
FUTURE
BENEFIT
DETRIMENT
PRESENT
BENEFIT
SACRIFICING PRESENT BENEFIT FOR FUTURE BENEFIT
(MISTAKES “RELIEF” FOR HAPPINESS)
DOESN’T BELIEVE IN CONTROL OVER LIFE
INDIFFERENT TO HAPPINESS
SPEND AS MUCH TIME ENGAGED WITH ACTIVITIES THAT
ARE POSITIVE FOR BOTH PRESENT & FUTURE BENEFIT
SEEKS PERMANENT PLEASURE (TO AVOID PAIN)
(MISTAKES PLEASURE FOR HAPPINESS)

17. BERTRAND RUSSELL
“THEHAPPINESSTHATISGENUINELYSATISFYINGIS
ACCOMPANIEDBYTHEFULLESTEXERCISEOFOURFACULTIESAND
THEFULLESTREALISATIONOFTHEWORLDINWHICHWELIVEIN”

18. You Can Only Reinvent What You Know
GETTOKNOWYOURSELFTODAY!

19. - What Are Your Talents?
- What Personality Preference Archetype Fits You?
- What Are Your Passions?
- What Is Your Purpose?
- What Legacy Would You Like To Leave Behind?
- And Then…Trust That Your Path Will Gradually Be Revealed…As You Move Along
STEP#1-DISCOVERYOURSELF

20. What Can You Do To Start That Journey?
HELPFULTOOLSFOR
“SELF-DISCOVERY”

21. Consider Southwest Airlines. This company is known for hiring people who are outgoing and funny and
then teaching them to be flight attendants. Can you imagine this approach flipped around? Hiring people
with experience as a flight attendant and then trying to teach them to be funny? It would be a disaster.
WHATISTALENT?
https://www.robertglazer.com/friday-forward/talent-vs-skill/

22. 7 Year Old Definition (Don’t Complicate the Simple)
“TALENTISSOMETHINGYOUDO,
ANDYOULIKE”

23. If You Were An Animal, What Animal Would You Be And Why?*
GETYOUR
CHINESE
PORTRAIT
* You Can Play This Game With Family and Friends!

24. Ask the 5 People Who Know You Best to Write About “Why Your’e Special?”
(We Are All Special, Thats Normal)
5SPECIAL
LETTERS

25. - We’re All Special (It’s Normal to Be Special)
- Think Abou the 5-7 People Who Know You Best……
- Invite them to write a letter about “Why Your’e Special”
- Then You Can Compare All Letters…and Find What Is:
- Recurrent, and place that in the middle of the curve (ranked by repetion)
- What Are “Outliers” (eg. maybe a talent that is in your blindspot, that you may
decide to expose and explore or a trait that limits your potential. Something you may
want to control)
5LETTERSABOUT(WHYYOUARESPECIAL)

26. It’s True, We’ve never seen genome repetition in the past and I don’t
imagine in the future…
“WEAREALLUNIQUE,AND
DIFFERENT”

27. BUT,…WEAREMOREALIKETHAN,
WE’DLIKETOACCEPTWe All Function According to 4 Known Dichotomies, We Call Them
“Personality Preferences” Models

28. If We Learn About How We Function, We Can Choose To Discover And Develop
Ourselves by Exploring Or Challenging Our Preferences. We Decide When to Work
in Our “Comfort Zones” and When To Challenge Ourselves
MBTI
PREFERENCESMODEL
D D D D
D D D
D D D D
D D D D
Try My Favourite Self Assessment:
www.16personalities.com

29. Be the First To Think About the Next Version Of Yourself.
First, Get To Know Yourself. Think about Your Purpose. Define Meaningful Goals
and than JUMP…with Curiosity, Optimism and Healthy Habits into the NEW
HOWCANYOUREINVENT
YOURSELF?

30. - Step 1 - Who Are You Now? (MBTI, Chinese Portrait, 5 Special Letters)
- Step 2- What Would You Like to Achieve? (Survive or Supra-vive?)
- Step 3 - What is The Difference Between Objectives, Meaningful Goals, Success Or
Purpose?
HOWCANYOURE-INVENTYOURSELF?REFLECT…

31. REMEMBER:WEALLHAVETALENT…NOTALLACHIEVESUCCESS
Talent*
10,000 Hours of Practice
Opportunity
Cultural Legacy
Upbringing
Timing
Success
In “Outliers” - Malcolm Gladwell
*I Say Talent is Like The Pizza All
Others Are Dressings

32. THINKLIKE
KANYEWEST

33. - Most Successful Artists Make Music Featuring Others, Think About “Who You’re Going
to Feature With”
- They All Know They Are Just As Good as There Last Album
- They All Understand They Have To Be Very Aware Of What is Going On In The World
- They Are Always Learning and Training and Touring
THINKLIKEA“POP-STAR”

34. Consider Southwest Airlines. This company is known for hiring people who are outgoing and funny and
then teaching them to be flight attendants. Can you imagine this approach flipped around? Hiring people
with experience as a flight attendant and then trying to teach them to be funny? It would be a disaster.
TALENTVS.SKILLS
PREPAREFORTHESKILLECONOMY
https://www.robertglazer.com/friday-forward/talent-vs-skill/

35. If I Have a Talent To Communicate, I Might Have a Skill to Preach (Priest), Act
(Actor), Present (Teacher), Sell (Salesman), Defend (Lawyer), Explain (Tutor), etc.
SKILL:“TALENTAPPLIEDTOA
SPECIFICCONTEXT”

36. FUTURECAREERSARENOT“LINEAR”

37. Analyst Recruiter
Head
Hunter
Entrepreneur Activist
Social
Entrepreneur
PREPAREFORTHE“ROLLERCOASTER”
*Your income won’t be stable either, so you might want to learn about “financial literacy” or managing personal finance

38. CAREERMEANS“PATH”
YOUDON’TDOANINTER-RAILBYRUSHINGTOTHE“LASTCITY”(TAKEYOURTIME)

39. - Think & Chase The People Who Teach/Inspire You The Most (Mentors)
- Think & Inspire The People Who You Can Impact The Most (Followers)
- Think & Collaborate With The Organizations Who Belive In Your ideals (Partners)
- Think & Hire The Best Peers (Featuring)
- Never, But Never Stop Learning New Skills…
STEP#2-CREATEYOUROWNMARKET

40. YOU “THEMARKET”

41. Your Unique Combination of Talent, Passion, Knowledge and Experiences
Will Make You UNIQUE. That Is Your Market: YOU!
“YOUAREYOURMARKET”

42. Tiago Forjaz
“WEARELEDBYMEANING,
NOTMONEY”

43. - Happier - Tal Ben Shahar, PhD.
https://www.amazon.com/Happier-Learn-Secrets-Lasting-Fulfillment-ebook/dp/B003XNTU5M
- It’s Not About How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want to Be - Paul Arden - Phaidon
https://www.amazon.com/Its-Not-How-Good-Want/dp/0714843377
- The Element - Sir Ken Robinson
BIBLIOGRAPHY&EXTRARESOURCES

44. - 16 Personalities
www.16personalities.com
- True Colors
https://truecolorsintl.com/personality-assessment-3/
- 5 Letters About Why I’m Special
BIBLIOGRAPHY&EXTRARESOURCES