2019-02-20

What I wish I knew when I was 20

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1. crack open the envelope

2. generate as much money as possible

3. Be entrepreneurial by identifying opportunities, challenging assumptions, leveraging(利用) the limited resources they had, and by being creative.

4. take a significant risk in return for a small chance at earning a big reward

5. expose a wealth of possibilities

6. focusing on the money actually framed the problem way too tightly

7. What can we do to make money if we start with absolutely nothing? They ramped up加强／大their observation skills, tapped into their talents, and unlocked their creativity to identify problems in their midst

8. unearth the problems and work to solve them

9. they had a fabulously valuable asset—that others didn’t even notice—just waiting to be mined.

10. I guess I'll have to chalk it up to experience. 

11. 我想我必须记住这个教训.

12. The bigger the problem, the bigger the opportunity. Nobody will pay you to solve a non-problem.

13. use the resources already at your disposal to solve them 

14. taking off the blinders opens up a world of possibilities

15. overarching (首要的) goal 

16. We strive to create T-shaped people, those with a depth of knowledge in at least one discipline and a breadth of knowledge about innovation and entrepreneurship that allows them to work effectively with professionals in other disciplines to bring their ideas to life.

17. create infectious action

18. In fact , real life is the ultimate open book exam.

19. In fact , failure is an important part of life’s learning process. Just as evolution is a series of trial-and error experiments, life is full of false starts and inevitable stumbling. The key to success is the ability to extract the lessons out of each of these experiences and to move on with that new knowledge.

20. Facing the wall of choices in front of each of us can be quite overwhelming.

21. Life presents everyone with many opportunities to experiment and recombine our skills and passions in new and surprising ways.

22. identify opportunities, balance priorities and learn from failure 

23. squeeze the most juice out of life

24. Hopefully, some of their experiences will resonate with you, providing insights and inspiration as you consider the choices you face throughout your life.