The document provides advice and reflections for life after graduating from NUA. It discusses the importance of continuous learning, understanding yourself, maintaining integrity, developing communication skills, learning from criticism, and adapting to change. Key advice includes knowing your strengths and gifts, reflecting on your actions, building support systems during challenges, and viewing life as a journey to find balance and fulfillment.

1. we act in a
world we
can see

2. almost gone
with just days to go.....

3. I thought I would create a
presentation as a way of
saying thank you for
engaging with me over the
last year, to remind you of
your time and to wish you
well in the future

4. School of life after NUA
you have always been in the school of life maybe unconsciously
continue to be inquisitive
choose to learn

6. your job
you are a unique individual
you have some special gift or talents that defines who you are and makes you unique
understand yourself by connecting the dots of life backwards through and before NUA

8. recognition
consider the things you do effortlessly compared to what you find difficult
the things you love to do, the problems people bring to you to solve
life success is about discovering yourself and how you want to live your life

10. integrity
integrity is critical to sustainable life success
lack of Integrity, cutting corners or cheating can only give you success in the short term
integrity is the basis of trust

12. personal confidence
your inner strength - everyone has one..find yours
everybody is a sales person in life
who will buy from you?

14. continued development
to succeed in life, you must constantly develop yourself
learn and get better with every life challenge
your life learning is the asset and the weapon that will help in your next challenge

16. know what you know
real knowledge is knowing what you don’t know
and then taking action to find and learn what you don’t know
if you don’t know, what you don’t know, you will not grow in your learning

18. evolve or die
life dynamics are constantly changing
the successful person is one who can adapt to these changes
opportunities may not arrive as you expect - you will have to evolve

20. reflect on actions
ability to reflect will make you succeed at work and in business
ability to reflect will make you succeed in life
change will be a constant, reflect and adapt to fulfil your goals

22. poor and sad
there will be times when things don’t go your way or the way you expect
you will sometimes need to be tough to succeed
create support systems

24. communication skills
if you can’t communicate your idea, then you don’t have it !
writing and speaking skills are critical to success
read to learn writing

26. the skill of understanding people
emotional intelligence will help you to connect with people to get the job done
you are not likely to work alone
you will be part of a team

28. learn to tolerate criticism
criticisms are learning opportunities to improve yourself
you should however be a constructive critique
build interpersonal skills, they are necessary to work with others

30. discipline
how have you disciplined yourself to study, to stay focused in your role as a student?
If you wait for roast duck to fly into your mouth you must wait a very, very long time.
could you have done better if you disciplined yourself?

32. to receive, you have to give
your network can connect you to opportunities outside your personal space
networking is as much of the value you add to others
as the value you receive from them

34. travel to know
the world is now a truly integrated and global village.
travel makes you modest
go see it

36. keep learning
why what how when?
keep asking questions to develop yourself
continuous learning brings positive self esteem

38. be present
learn and have concerns for what goes on around you
spectator or player?
be the difference that you seek when working with others

40. the role of luck
work makes work - the harder you work the luckier you get
in every situation there is always somebody who wants it more than others –
be that person.

42. life is a journey
it's not what job do you want but how do you want to live your life?
consider the balance of work and life
enjoy the ride!

43. assumed
knowledge
the first slide from the first presentation I gave you – still the most dangerous one.....

44. thank you – take care - i wish you
well – any questions......
ask a friend
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