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October 23, 2012
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 CHOOSE!

Slides from the closing keynotes of Remix South 2012 & FOWD NY 2012.

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Carl Smith

October 23, 2012

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Transcript

  1. CHOOSE!

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  4. Impostor Syndrome

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  6. Angel or Asshole?

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  8. Be yourself

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  10. Find value

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  12. Fail forward

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  14. Listen

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  18. It’s not how you start

  19. Trust yourself

  20. Never quit

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  22. Celebrate successes

  23. But not too much

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  25. Focus on what’s most important

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  27. Make everything a game

  28. Enjoy failure

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  30. Find a way

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  32. Embrace connections

  33. Relax

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  35. Connect with people you like

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  37. Find common goals

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  39. Laugh at yourself

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  41. Don’t talk yourself out of an idea

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  43. Adapt

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  45. Start when you’re ready

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  47. Sometimes you have to say screw it and move on.

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  49. Stop losing, duh

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  51. [email protected] Thank you! @carlsmith