The document discusses striving for significance over success. It notes that while ego may find prestige in titles, wealth, and admiration, true significance comes from helping and empowering others through acts of philanthropy, charity, or volunteer work. The document advocates giving back to make a positive impact and change lives.

1. Success is
overrated,
Strive for
SIGNIFICANCE

2. Significance Paradox
You vs.
Universe
What can I do? I am
so Insignificant!
Ego: Impressive title,
Fancy car, Big house,
Adoration of others,
Exotic vacations, Fat
bank balance…..
Size of Earth - Sun – Rigel - VY Canis Majoris
http://youtu.be/c8CgDGhYKe8
Philanthropy?
Charity? Volunteer?
Give it all away?
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3. I Will Be the Hummingbird - Wangari Maathai
When confronted with adversity, when
the odds are stacked up against you, you
can either stand aside - helpless, frozen
with fear - or do the best you can.
Wangari Maathai stood up to seemingly
insurmountable challenges all her life,
and won.
Like the hummingbird, to give up was
never an option for her. Her spirit lives
on in the millions of trees she helped
plant.
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4. Leymah Gbowee – Liberia’s ‘peace warrior’
The work that I have been doing over the years
for peace didn’t come because I practiced to be a
peace-builder. It came as result of my anger: The
ability to transform the anger that I felt into
something that can change communities.
Power is the ability to negotiate your life without
fear of failure. That is power. Your choice is your
own.
I’ve missed many precious moments of my
children’s lives as a result of the lifestyle that I
have chosen. That is a regret. But.
If I had the opportunity to do it again, would I do
it differently? No.
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6. Open & Willing
Knowledge
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7. Open & Willing
Knowledge
Ideas
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8. Open & Willing
Knowledge
Ideas
Perspectives
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9. Open & Willing
Knowledge
Ideas
Perspectives Harold: Maude.
Maude: Hmm?
Harold: Do you pray?
Maude: Pray? No. I communicate.
Vocabulary Harold: With God?
Maude: With Life.
Harold & Maude. 1971. Hal Ashby. Paramount Pictures
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10. Be Genuine
Victimus Infinitus
Put the Past in the Past
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11. Be Genuine
Victimus Infinitus
Put the Past in the Past
Build on your Strengths
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12. Be Genuine
Victimus Infinitus
Put the Past in the Past
Build on your Strengths
Accept Yourself –
Unconditionally
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13. Be Genuine
Victimus Infinitus
Put the Past in the Past
Build on your Strengths
Harold: This is real nice. Makes me
want to do somersaults.
Accept Yourself – Maude: Well, why don't you?
Unconditionally Harold: I'd feel stupid.
Maude: Harold, everyone has the right
to make an ass out of themselves.
Don’t Allow Others to You just can't let the world judge you
too much.
Define Your Worth
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14. Guilt Worry Fear of Failure Anger
• “Feeling sorry for • “If you see ten • “Our doubts are • “If a small thing has
yourself, and your troubles coming traitors, and make us the power to make
present condition, is down the road, you lose the good we oft you angry, does that
not only a waste of can be sure that nine might win, by fearing not indicate
energy but the worst will run into the to attempt.” William something about
habit you could ditch before they Shakespeare your size?” Sydney J.
possibly have.” Dale reach you.” Calvin Harris
Carnegie Coolidge
Tools for Personal Effectiveness
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15. Manage Your Mind
Put what YOU WANT first
Help others help
themselves
Sacrifice / Deprivation
does not work
Only you can control your
Thoughts and Feelings
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16. Manage Your Mind
Ease the Pressure
Approach your work relaxed
Enjoy your work
Paradox of Perfection
Keep your perspective
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17. What’s a Full Life?
Thrills
Zone / Flow
Purpose
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18. What’s a Full Life?
Fast Car
Intense Positive Emotion
Short Duration
Moment-by-Moment Memory
Thrills
Zone / Flow Pure Raw Pleasure
Purpose
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19. What’s a Full Life?
No feelings - Calm, Serene
Thrills
Zone / Flow Time Stops
Purpose
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20. What’s a Full Life?
Fast Car
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21. If I had my life to live over?
Strive for SIGNIFICANCE
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