Class #1September 3, 2013

PERSONAL GROWTHYou are the founder of your own college experience.

Class Expectations

• Stay engaged, be respectful.

• Show up, be prepared.

• Take risks, be bold.

• Computers, cell phones, and common sense.

• To complete: readings, reflections, videos, meet-ups & final project.

• Do these things = pass the class.

Dick Costolo (CEO, Twitter) Univ. of Michigan Commencement

1:57-7:55

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Atcky5LgjuY

Starting today:Get outside your comfort zone.

Steve Jobs (Co-founder, Apple) Personal Interview

www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvEiSa6_EPA

Taking a step back

• Why are you at Tufts?

• Why are you taking this class?

• What do you hope to take away from this class?

• What excites you?

• What scares you?

• What are you most curious about?

• What would you do if money wasn’t an issue?

• What do you want to do after college?

Free write for 7 minutes:

THIS WEEK:PERSONAL GROWTH

Reading #1

There’s no speed limit. (The lessons that changed my life.)

• It’s your first day in college, what do you think?

•How do our expectations engender our progress, growth or potential?

•What’s the bigger point?

http://sivers.org/kimo

Reading #2

The Fallacy of Money As A Means

•First, do you agree, or is Britton flat-out wrong about money?

•What makes your happy?

•True or false: money is a key means to happiness in your life.

http://life-longlearner.com/want-a-lot-of-money/

Reading #3

Are you pursuing your goals, or just the prerequisites?

•College is full of prerequisites, but what are the “prerequisites” Koester is referring to?

•Can you relate? Have you found yourself pursuing prerequisites and not goals?

•We’ve all heard Gladwell’s 10,000 hours spiel, is it valid?

ekoester.com/are-you-pursuing-your-goals-or-just-the-prerequisites

Video #1

Chris Hadfield on how to become the person you want to be

•Do you agree that “deliberate choices can turn yourself into the person you want to become?”

•How did Hadfield take steps to become an astronaut?

•What are the “small victories” Hadfield mentions?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGrzo4IvXyg

For next week.

•Meet one classmate for 20 minutes outside of class...

• What’s your story?

• What are you passionate about?

• What’s been your biggest challenge so far at Tufts?

• What resonated from the upcoming class’s readings?

• Write 1 pg. double-spaced reflection on a topic of your choice.

•Complete assigned readings (emailed out on Thursday)

BE GREAT. HAVE A GOOD WEEK.