Everything I Needed To Know I Learned From Dr. Seuss ~OR~ How To Be Awesome

A quick deck I knocked together for an internal presentation for a Friday afternoon at work. I realized shortly before it started that Dr. Seuss books were never published in The Netherlands, and so my mostly-Dutch audience wouldn't be overly familiar with the source material, which is why there are two titles. I also gave a quick synopsis of each book before describing the life lessons contained in each one.

Transcript

1. Everything I Needed To Know I Learned From
2. Everything I Needed To Know I Learned From
3. How To Be AWESOME
5. Hug your planet. It's the only one you have.
6. Hug your planet. It's the only one you have. --- Every action has long-term consequences. Be prepared to face them.
7. Hug your planet. It's the only one you have. --- Every action has long-term consequences. Be prepared to face them. --- Everyone needs a Thneed™.
9. Ask questions. Challenge authority. Don't blindly follow instructions.
10. Ask questions. Challenge authority. Don't blindly follow instructions. -- Learn to accept what you have and realize that it's actually pretty good.
11. Ask questions. Challenge authority. Don't blindly follow instructions. -- Learn to accept what you have and realize that it's actually pretty good. -- Don't eat the green slime. Seriously. Ew.
13. Hobbies are important. Idle hands are the devil's playthings.
14. Hobbies are important. Idle hands are the devil's playthings. --- Know when to say "I've had it with these monkey fighting snakes on this monday to friday plane."
15. Hobbies are important. Idle hands are the devil's playthings. --- Know when to say "I've had it with these monkey fighting snakes on this monday to friday plane." --- Cats are not to be trusted.
17. Stop giving a fuck. http://inoveryourhead.net/the- complete-guide-to-not-giving-a-fuck/
18. Stop giving a fuck. http://inoveryourhead.net/the- complete-guide-to-not-giving-a-fuck/ --- Take risks. You never know what you might be missing out on.
19. Stop giving a fuck. http://inoveryourhead.net/the- complete-guide-to-not-giving-a-fuck/ --- Take risks. You never know what you might be missing out on. --- I would recommend that your risk does not involve eating green meat, though.
20. Now get out there and start being awesome.