In this presentation, I talk about my own professional story, how to find and do what you love with all its struggles and hurdles plus some tips on how to take your life in your own hands. presented at UX beers, Antwerp on Jan 27, 2015

1. fOlLoW yOuR gUtS
petra sell – volpelino.com

2. hElLO yOU.

3. nO iD15.

4. nO dIsTaNT oBsErVaTiOnS
bUT mE iN tHE sPoTlIgHtS

5. “WHaT We kNoW MaTtErS
BuT WhO We aRe mAtTeRs mOre.”
—Brené Brown

6. mY sToRY
+
tHiNgS I’vE lEaRnED

7. I wAS
≠ mY pArEnTS
+ A wIlFuL cHiLD

8. sTuDY dEsIgN

9. “ANd nOw hErE Is mY SeCrEt,
A VeRy sImPlE SeCrEt;
It iS OnLy wItH ThE HeArT
ThAt oNe cAn sEe rIgHtLy,
WhAt iS EsSeNtIaL Is iNvIsIbLe tO ThE Eye.”
—Antoine de Saint-Exupery

10. lEaRnInG dIgItAL
iN lOnDoN

11. jUmP #1

12. lIfE iN lOnDoN

13. “BeInG MuSt bE FeLt. I cAn’T Be tHoUgHt.”
—Eckhart Tolle

14. fRoM nOW oN:
dIgItAL iNtErFaCE dEsIgNeR

15. jOB hUnT

16. yOuR fIrST iNsTiNcT
iS uSuAlLY rIgHT

17. hApPY dEsIgNeR

18. “yEzZ, tOmOrRoW iS
A wOrKiNG dAY"

19. cAsE sTuDY:
tHE iNtUiTiON jOkER

21. dOuBtS & sTrUgGlES

22. dEsIgN
pEoPlE mAnAgEmEnT
hElPiNG oThErS gRoW

23. bEiNG eXeCuToR
nO cLiEnT cOnTaCT
tOO lItTlE iNfLuEnCE

24. cHaNgE

25. aFtER tHE hOnEyMoON,
aLL oVeR aGaIN

28. I wAS sTuK

29. dOuBtS

30. fEaR oF cHaNgE

32. hAnGiNG oN
fInAnCiAL sEcUrItY

33. tHaT cLoSE
oF bEiNG fIrED
dEsPiTE aLL mY tAlEnTS

34. iF yOU’rE nOT hApPY,
eVeRyBoDY wIlL fEeL
yOuR nEgAtIvE eNeRgY

35. eLeCtRoMaGnEtIC fIeLD oF tHE
hEaRT iS 5.000X sTrOnGeR
tHaN fRoM tHE bRaIN.
iT iS mEaSuRaBlE uP tO 3M

36. fIrST lItTlE sTePS

37. sTaRT sEeInG A cArEeR cOaCH

38. wHaT dO yOU fEeL
wHeN xY hApPeNS?

39. wHY?
aND wHY iS tHaT?
aGaIN: wHY?

40. tAkInG oN aDvIcE

41. tAlK tHiS mOnTH
tO 5 sTrAnGeRS
wHO iNsPiRE yOU

42. tHiNgS sLoWlY sTaRtED
tO cHaNgE
iN mY hEaD

43. wHiLE tAlKiNG aBoUT iT

44. “aHA – I dO?"

45. jUmP #2

46. A dEcIsIoN
yOU cAN’T rEaLlY tAkE?
cHoOsE oNE sOlUtIoN,
nO mAtTeR wHiCH oNE. aND gO fOR iT.
yOU wIlL iMmEdIaTeLY fEeL
iF iT wAS tHE rIgHT oNE.

47. wHeN fEeLiNG
aNxIeTY, aNgER oR fRuStRaTiON,
oUR hEaRT bEaTS rEsTlEsS aND
uNrEgUlArLY.

48. wHeN fEeLiNG
lOvE, hApPiNeSS oR
aPpReCiAtIoN,
oUR hEaRT bEaTS qUiET aND sOfT.

49. sO tRuE. nO rEgReTS.
aND nO mOrE mOuRiNG.

50. tHiS iS nOT
A oNE-sIzE-fItS-aLL-sOlUtIoN

51. iT sUiTS mY pErSoNaLiTY

52. dEsIgN
cOnSuLT
hElP oThErS
sOlItUdE

53. mY fOrMeR pItFaLL
iS nOW mY bIgGeST tRuMP:

54. mY wIlFuLnEsS

55. aND fInAlLY bEiNG aUtHeNtIC.
I sElL "pEtRA sElL"

57. tHiNgS I’vE lEaRnED sO fAR

58. sTrIvE tO dO tHiNgS yOU eNjOY
(eVeN iF tHeY sEeM wEiRD)

59. iT mAkES nO sEnSE
tO fOcUS oN iMpRoViNG
yOuR bAD pOiNtS.
fOcUS oN yOuR tAlEnTS.

60. dON’T uNdErEsTiMaTE
yOuR qUaLiTiES jUsT bEcAuSE
tHeY sEeM tOO eAsY

61. oBsErVE oThErS:
iS iT fOR tHeM, tOO,
A pIeCE oF cAkE?

62. tHeRE iS mOrE iN yOU tHaN
jUsT tEcHnIcAL sKiLlS.

63. mOnEY iS
A hOrRiBlE mOtIvAtOR

64. –Albert Schweitzer
“SUcCeSs iS NoT ThE KeY To hApPiNeSs.
HApPiNeSs iS ThE KeY To sUcCeSs.
IF YoU LoVe wHaT YoU ArE DoIng,
YoU WiLl bE SuCcEsSfUl.

65. sTeP oUT
oF yOuR cOmFoRT zOnE

66. cOnNeCT wItH
yOuR gUT fEeLiNG

67. tHE vOiCE oF yOuR hEaRT
iS sIlEnT.
yOuR mInD iS lOuD aND
dOmInAnT.

69. tAkE sOmE tImE-oUT
aND lIsTeN tO yOuRsElF

70. wRiTE dOwN
yOuR bUcKeT lIsT

71. tRaIN yOuR gUtS
oN lItTlE tHiNgS

73. iF sOmEbOdY uPsEtS yOU,
tHeRE’S sOmEtHiNG
uNbAlAnCeD iN yOU. oBsErVE.

74. wHaT wAS tHE
bEsT/wOrST tHiNG oF tOdAY?
wRiTE iT dOwN tHE nExT 30 dAyS

75. lIsTeN tO:
bReNE bRoWN
eLlE lUnA
mAgNuS wAlKeR

76. fOlLoW
@sArA_aNN_mArIE
@wHiTnEyHeSS
@pJrVS
@jAmES_cLeAR

77. dID I fInD tHE wHoLE gRaIL?

78. nO, aND tHaT’S oK.
sUrElY, tHeRE wIlL bE A lOT
oF jUmPS yET tO cOmE

79. –Steve Jobs
“HAvE ThE CoUrAgE To fOlLoW
YoUr hEaRt aNd iNtUiTiOn.
THeY SoMeHoW AlReAdY KnOw
WhAt yOu tRuLy wAnT To bEcOme.”

80. tHaNkS fOlKS!
@vOlPeLiNO