discover your purpose
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A presentation prepared for the Hofstra Student Leadership Conference. I discuss past experiences toTRANSCRIPT
Be the One Who..Discovers Your Purpose
#HofStudentLeaders
Saturday, October 27, 2012
What I’m going to cover
My story of how I chose Hofstra
The decision that changed my life
My involvement now
Learnings and Take-a-ways from my experiences
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Jon El Kordi-HubbardStudent Entrepreneur
I am an undergraduate student at Hofstra studying ENTR & IT
RA in Constitution
Co-founder of CollegeStartUps
HAMA and HUSU eBoard member
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Questions to think..
Where did I come from?
Where am I going?
Why am I here?
What do I want my life to add up to, and why?
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My Story
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I am from Vienna, Virginia
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I am from Vienna, Virginia
I was a competitive golfer
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I am from Vienna, Virginia
I was a competitive golfer
I applied to 11 schools
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And I had a dream..
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Choices
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The Risk
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I decided to come to New York and play golf
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I decided to come to New York and play golf
I came to Hofstra
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I decided to come to New York and play golf
I came to Hofstra
Unfortunately the golf experience wasn’t great
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The Pivot: decision time
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I could get involved on campus
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New Beginnings
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I joined Hall Council
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I joined Hall Council
I got involved with HAMA
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I joined Hall Council
I got involved with HAMA
I helped launched the Squib
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I joined Hall Council
I got involved with HAMA
I helped launched the Squib
I applied to be an RA
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I joined Hall Council
I got involved with HAMA
I helped launched the Squib
I applied to be an RA
I helped start DormDelivery
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I joined Hall Council
I got involved with HAMA
I helped launched the Squib
I applied to be an RA
I helped start DormDelivery
Internships at Likeable & NPD Group
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All because of one decision..
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Learnings
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1. Don’t be afraid to take a chance/risk
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2. The goals other set for you, are typically wrong
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3. In a world of loudness, seek out your quiet place
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4. Join, or create, your own movement
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5. Have a quest
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Thank You!
Jon El [email protected]@jondanielekhlinkedin.com/in/jonekh
Slides available at www.Slideshare.net/JonDanielEkh
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