-: Yeah, there we go, okay, 2 2
I'm gonna record what I'm doing here on the screen, 3 3
and I'm just gonna use, I'm gonna use OneNote, okay, 4 4
and I'm gonna map out "MBA or not", okay. 5 5
And you'll notice my handwriting's really messy, 6 6
so I'm actually just gonna use text here instead. 7 7
So let's say we're not sure what to do with our career, 8 8
so beginning here, I'm just gonna type here, 9 9
"Current job in tech not good." 10 10
All right, and then we're gonna map out what to do, 11 11
and then we'll put your goal over here, 12 12
which is "Dream job, Wall Street, in finance." 13 13
All right. 14 14
And then, you think to yourself, 15 15
well there's probably two ways to get there, right? 16 16
Let's put an arrow in here, there we go, arrow. 17 17
That's one way, and here's another way. 18 18
This'll make much more sense to you in a second, 19 19
but only by visualizing like this 20 20
do you kind of create breakthroughs in your own life. 21 21
Okay, so I'll write here, "Get there by networking," 22 22
and you can use my book for free, of course, 23 23
"Using Chris's free networking book." 24 24
Or what you can do is, the other way to get there, 25 25
let's say your dream is to go to a great MBA school 26 26
like Wharton, "MBA at Wharton," 27 27
which is probably the best finance school out there. 28 28
Okay, so, MBA at Wharton, question mark. 29 29
And then you're like, well, 30 30
all right, so what I'll do is this, 31 31
I'll try to network as much as I can, 32 32
using Chris's book, and his methodologies, 33 33
because he's failed a lot and learned a lot of things, 34 34
and if that doesn't work then maybe 35 35
I'll try an MBA at Wharton, 36 36
now, what do I need to get into Wharton? 37 37
Well, I probably need, uh, you know... 38 38
I'll probably do well in the GMAT. 39 39
Okay, so, GMAT, right here. 40 40
Okay, you probably need over 700, 41 41
"GMAT over 700." 42 42
Okay. 43 43
And then, well how do I do that? 44 44
Well Chris recommended doing, 45 45
this has gotta go back, it's fine like that, 46 46
do the Princeton review, okay. 47 47
(baby crying) 48 48
Princeton review. 49 49
Those poor parents. 50 50
It's so funny because I remember when I used to walk my kids 51 51
right here, they'd be crying sometimes, 52 52
and I'd be so stressed, and people would look at me, 53 53
walking by me, and smile, as if to say, 54 54
"Just savor this moment, you'll never get it back." 55 55
Anyway, a little off topic. 56 56
All right so Princeton review you'll take, 57 57
you're like okay, that's cool, 58 58
what else do I need to get in? 59 59
Well, I probably need to do, god I don't know, 60 60
I probably have to write great essays. 61 61
And so here, you'll write here, 62 62
"Essays." 63 63
I'll go in fast forward mode here. 64 64
Okay, okay, you're mapping this out, what's next? 65 65
Well you gotta get recommendation letters, 66 66
so you might write that here, 67 67
I'll go in high speed mode again here. 68 68
I think you understand what I'm getting at here, 69 69
you just kinda, you map out what you wanna do, 70 70
and you can use either Powerpoint, or you can use OneNote, 71 71
the thing I love about OneNote is that 72 72
it saves all this stuff automatically in the cloud 73 73
on OneDrive for free, 74 74
which is Microsoft's attempt at Dropbox, sorry. 75 75
And then you can also pull it up on your iPhone, 76 76
or your other handset, or on your computer at home, 77 77
Windows or Mac, right. 78 78
So it's kinda helpful to visualize things, 79 79
you can drag and drop around things, 80 80
especially if you have really messy writing like I do, 81 81
you can even do this in Powerpoint, 82 82
I do that in Powerpoint sometimes as well, 83 83
but just kinda map things out, 84 84
and then just kinda do if, then, logical diagrams, 85 85
and then also add little things like, 86 86
would this make me happier, yes or no? 87 87
Or, why do I wanna go to Wall Street? 88 88
Is it all about money? 89 89
Would money make me happy? 90 90
No. 91 91
That sort of thing, whatever, so just kinda, 92 92
you could sit here in solitude on a park bench, 93 93
like I am, for hours, 94 94
just kinda writing all this stuff out, 95 95
or you can kinda write out cool little quotes 96 96
to motivate you, 97 97
I wrote here on the side, it must have been a while ago, 98 98
I wrote, "Hats are like a halo." 99 99
And this certainly is a halo here, 100 100
because this from my hero (mumbles) 101 101
which I talked about before, 102 102
so I find that just sitting here, and going for these walks, 103 103
is incredibly inspiring, 104 104
and we're all different, 105 105
but I find that when I take long walks like this, 106 106
I do a pretty good job of assessing how happy I am 107 107
in life where I am right now, 108 108
and where am I now, and where do I want to be, 109 109
and there's a gap, and I have to work on filling that gap. 110 110
And I used a hypothetical example here 111 111
of going to business school. 112 112
And for me, I actually, I did this exact same exercise 113 113
for business school when I was, 114 114
it was 1997 I think, 115 115
yeah it was '97, 116 116
and I read that carpenter book that I just mentioned here, 117 117
on the golf course in Mississauga, 118 118
Mississauga golf course, and I played by myself, 119 119
and in between each hole 120 120
I sat down on a park bench similar to this one here, 121 121
and kind of mapped out my life, 122 122
and why I wanted business school, 123 123
in hindsight, had I known what I know now about networking, 124 124
and been able to get into finance by networking 125 125
I would not have gotten an MBA, 126 126
but to each their own. 127 127
Anyway, I hope this is helpful, 128 128
I got a long walk back, 129 129
I hate taking the same route back, 130 130
so I'm gonna go uphill this way, 131 131
I'm not gonna bring you with me 132 132
because this has already dragged on too long, 133 133
I'm sorry, it's a long one today. 134 134
But if you think this was helpful, 135 135
and only if you think this was helpful, 136 136
click the like button, subscribe, 137 137
and I will, I'll see you mañana. 138 138
Take that walk. 139 139
Thank you. 140 140
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