Passion. Purpose. Promise. Pursuit.

Presentation given at Fronteers conference on October 6, 2011 in Amsterdam.

Passion. Purpose. Promise. Pursuit. These are the 4 P's that create a Map for Awesomeness. Discover how to: embrace your passion, define your purpose, foster your promise, and engage your pursuit. Learn how to do this in a creative environment that encourages collaboration.

Questions Answered:
• How do we create opportunities that allow us to live the lives we want while being successful and happy at work?
• How do we build opportunities to connect with others and collaborate with the community?
• How do we align what we value with the actions that we take?
• How do we make awesomeness?
• How do we do good?

Links for videos included in presentation:
• Liberty Mutual Ad: http://bit.ly/otHE1B
• Waiting for Superman: http://bit.ly/nQoRd6
• CreateAthon onCampus, Pep Rally: http://bit.ly/j1Drpt

Transcript

1. PASSION. PURPOSE. PROMISE. PURSUIT. LESLIE JENSEN-INMAN twitter: @jenseninman
2. GOOD AFTERNOON
3. A LITTLE STORY ABOUT A YOUNG GIRL
4. FOUR YEARS OLD
5. Underoos [Digital image]. (n.d.). Retrieved April 12, 2011, from http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/74/WWUnderoos.jpg
7. THANKS MOM & DAD THERE’S NO PROOF THAT THIS HAPPENED
8. AWESOMENESS Flickr. (2008, December 20). Retrieved April 12, 2011, from http://www.flickr.com/photos/jambina/3121397809/#/
9. SUPERHERO SCHOOL WHAT!? IT DOESN’T EXIST?
10. K. (n.d.). School bus [Digital image]. Retrieved June 14, 2011, from http://www.flickr.com/photos/pagedooley/2474926476/ I WOULD HAVE SKIPPED THE BUS IN FAVOR FOR A CAPE
11. SAVE THE WORLD WHAT’S AN ASPIRING SUPERHERO TO DO?
12. MAKE A DIFFERENCE RANDOM ACTS
13. RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS ARE ACTS OF RESPONSIBILITY
14. H. (Adapter). (2006, July 9). Liberty Mutual ad (1st edition): "Half Acre" Retrieved June 17, 2011, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMwoexR1evo
15. ARE SIMPLE RANDOM ACTS
16. WORDS ACTIONS DO GOOD
17. INTEND GOODNESS AMP IT UP
18. AKA SUPERHERO CODE OF CONDUCT MAP4 AWESOMENESS
19. PASSION > PURPOSE > PROMISE > PURSUIT > 4 P’S 1
20. PASSION > PURPOSE > PROMISE > PURSUIT > 4 P’S 1
21. PASSION > PURPOSE > PROMISE > PURSUIT > 4 P’S 2
22. PASSION > PURPOSE > PROMISE > PURSUIT > 4 P’S 2
23. PASSION > PURPOSE > PROMISE > PURSUIT > 4 P’S 3
24. PASSION > PURPOSE > PROMISE > PURSUIT > 4 P’S 3
25. PASSION > PURPOSE > PROMISE > PURSUIT > 4 P’S 4
26. PASSION > PURPOSE > PROMISE > PURSUIT > 4 P’S 4
27. PASSION > PURPOSE > PROMISE > PURSUIT > 4 P’S
28. PASSION > PURPOSE > PROMISE > PURSUIT > 4 P’S
29. PASSION > PURPOSE > PROMISE > PURSUIT > 4 P’S
30. PASSION > PURPOSE > PROMISE > PURSUIT > 4 P’S
31. PASSION > PURPOSE > PROMISE > PURSUIT > MAP4 AWESOMENESS
32. PASSION 1 EMBRACE IT
33. WHAT IS IT? PASSION
34. DENIS DIDEROT FRENCH AUTHOR, ENCYCLOPEDIST, & PHILOSOPHER (1713 - 1784) “ONLY PASSIONS, GREAT PASSIONS, CAN ELEVATE THE SOUL TO GREAT THINGS.”
35. PASSION QUESTIONS
36. WHAT MAKES YOU THE HAPPIEST? PASSION QUESTIONS
37. WHAT EXCITES YOU THE MOST? PASSION QUESTIONS
38. PASSION QUESTIONS WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SPEND YOUR ENERGY DOING?
39. WHAT DO YOU DREAM ABOUT DOING? PASSION QUESTIONS
40. LET IT FLOW BRAINSTORMING
41. PASSION KEYWORDS
42. Dooley, K. (2008, April 5). Explore [Digital image]. Retrieved June 15, 2011, from http://www.flickr.com/photos/pagedooley/2438734076/in/photostream
43. SECURITY B. (2009, February 4). Links [Digital image]. Retrieved June 15, 2011, from http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1142304
44. FUN Photo by: Leslie Jensen-Inman, Dominican Republic
45. DIVERSITY I. (2007, November 10). Roller coaster at the fair [Digital image]. Retrieved June 15, 2011, from http://www.sxc.hu/photo/903386
46. FREEDOM S. (2009, September 6). Outstretched [Standing in the desert in the middle of nowhere, literally.]. Retrieved June 15, 2011, from http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1224442
47. PUT THE LIST ASIDE PASSION KEYWORDS
48. PURPOSE 2 DEFINE IT
49. PURPOSE PASSION + PURPOSE = POWERFUL
50. WHAT IS IT? PURPOSE
51. WASHINGTON IRVING US ESSAYIST, HISTORIAN, & NOVELIST (1783 - 1859) “GREAT MINDS HAVE PURPOSES, OTHERS HAVE WISHES.”
52. PURPOSE QUESTIONS
53. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIORITIES? PURPOSE QUESTIONS
54. WHAT DO YOU VALUE MOST? PURPOSE QUESTIONS
55. WHO DO YOU WANT TO SPEND TIME WITH? PURPOSE QUESTIONS
56. WHO DO YOU DREAM ABOUT BEING? PURPOSE QUESTIONS
57. LET IT FLOW BRAINSTORMING
58. PURPOSE KEYWORDS
59. LEARNING © Copyright Leslie Jensen-Inman
60. COMMUNITY © Copyright Leslie Jensen-Inman
61. FAMILY © Copyright Leslie Jensen-Inman
62. EDUCATION © Copyright Leslie Jensen-Inman
63. CITIZENSHIP © Copyright Leslie Jensen-Inman
64. PUT THE LIST ASIDE PURPOSE KEYWORDS
65. FOSTER IT PROMISE 3
66. WHAT IS IT? PROMISE
67. A COMMITMENT TO OURSELVES, TO OTHERS, AND TO THE WORLD PROMISE
68. AYN RAND (1905 - 1982) “HAPPINESS IS THAT STATE OF CONSCIOUSNESS WHICH PROCEEDS FROM THE ACHIEVEMENT OF ONE'S VALUES.”
69. BY OUR POWERS OF PASSION AND PURPOSE COMBINED
70. CORE VALUES DISTILL
71. WE BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE WITH PASSION CAN CHANGE THE WORLD FOR THE BETTER. APPLE
72. 1. DELIVER WOW THROUGH SERVICE ZAPPOS
73. 1. DELIVER WOW THROUGH SERVICE 2. EMBRACE AND DRIVE CHANGE ZAPPOS
74. 1. DELIVER WOW THROUGH SERVICE 2. EMBRACE AND DRIVE CHANGE 3. CREATE FUN AND A LITTLE WEIRDNESS ZAPPOS
75. 1. DELIVER WOW THROUGH SERVICE 2. EMBRACE AND DRIVE CHANGE 3. CREATE FUN AND A LITTLE WEIRDNESS 4. BE ADVENTUROUS, CREATIVE, AND OPEN-MINDED ZAPPOS
76. 1. DELIVER WOW THROUGH SERVICE 2. EMBRACE AND DRIVE CHANGE 3. CREATE FUN AND A LITTLE WEIRDNESS 4. BE ADVENTUROUS, CREATIVE, AND OPEN-MINDED 5. PURSUE GROWTH AND LEARNING ZAPPOS
77. 1. DELIVER WOW THROUGH SERVICE 2. EMBRACE AND DRIVE CHANGE 3. CREATE FUN AND A LITTLE WEIRDNESS 4. BE ADVENTUROUS, CREATIVE, AND OPEN-MINDED 5. PURSUE GROWTH AND LEARNING 6. BUILD OPEN AND HONEST RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNICATION ZAPPOS
78. 1. DELIVER WOW THROUGH SERVICE 2. EMBRACE AND DRIVE CHANGE 3. CREATE FUN AND A LITTLE WEIRDNESS 4. BE ADVENTUROUS, CREATIVE, AND OPEN-MINDED 5. PURSUE GROWTH AND LEARNING 6. BUILD OPEN AND HONEST RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNICATION 7. BUILD A POSITIVE TEAM AND FAMILY SPIRIT ZAPPOS
79. 1. DELIVER WOW THROUGH SERVICE 2. EMBRACE AND DRIVE CHANGE 3. CREATE FUN AND A LITTLE WEIRDNESS 4. BE ADVENTUROUS, CREATIVE, AND OPEN-MINDED 5. PURSUE GROWTH AND LEARNING 6. BUILD OPEN AND HONEST RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNICATION 7. BUILD A POSITIVE TEAM AND FAMILY SPIRIT 8. DO MORE WITH LESS ZAPPOS
80. 1. DELIVER WOW THROUGH SERVICE 2. EMBRACE AND DRIVE CHANGE 3. CREATE FUN AND A LITTLE WEIRDNESS 4. BE ADVENTUROUS, CREATIVE, AND OPEN-MINDED 5. PURSUE GROWTH AND LEARNING 6. BUILD OPEN AND HONEST RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNICATION 7. BUILD A POSITIVE TEAM AND FAMILY SPIRIT 8. DO MORE WITH LESS 9. BE PASSIONATE AND DETERMINED ZAPPOS
81. 1. DELIVER WOW THROUGH SERVICE 2. EMBRACE AND DRIVE CHANGE 3. CREATE FUN AND A LITTLE WEIRDNESS 4. BE ADVENTUROUS, CREATIVE, AND OPEN-MINDED 5. PURSUE GROWTH AND LEARNING 6. BUILD OPEN AND HONEST RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNICATION 7. BUILD A POSITIVE TEAM AND FAMILY SPIRIT 8. DO MORE WITH LESS 9. BE PASSIONATE AND DETERMINED 10. BE HUMBLE ZAPPOS
82. BECOMES MANTRA PROMISE
83. MAKE IT AND KEEP IT PROMISE
84. ENGAGE IT PURSUIT 4
85. WHAT IS IT? PURSUIT
86. HOW WILL YOU TAKE YOUR PASSION, PURPOSE, AND PROMISE AND PUT IT TO WORK? ACTION
87. YES, I HAVE ONE LESLIE’S LASSO OF TRUTH Yeehaw! [Digital image]. (2007, January 1). Retrieved June 14, 2011, from http://www.flickr.com/photos/brunkfordbraun/340534729/
88. PASSION > PURPOSE > PROMISE > PURSUIT > MAP4 AWESOMENESS
89. PASSION 1 FUTURE OF EDUCATION, SPECIFICALLY WEB AND DESIGN EDUCATION
90. PURPOSE 2 WANT TO HELP CONNECT COMMUNITY, ACADEMIA, AND INDUSTRY.
91. Photo by: Laura Winn
92. PROMISE 3 MAKE AWESOMENESS. DO GOOD.
93. PURSUIT 4 CREATEATHON ONCAMPUS
94. WORK-AROUND-THE-CLOCK CREATIVE BLITZ 24-HOUR © Copyright CreateAthonCHA 2011
95. 34 UTC STUDENTS © Copyright CreateAthonCHA 2011
96. 45 PROFESSIONALS © Copyright CreateAthonCHA 2011
97. 320 DALEWOOD STUDENTS © Copyright CreateAthonCHA 2011 11-14 YEARS OLD
98. FREE OR REDUCED LUNCH 95% © Copyright CreateAthonCHA 2011
99. FOSTER CARE 50% © Copyright CreateAthonCHA 2011
100. WON’T GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL 80% + © Copyright CreateAthonCHA 2011
101. WHERE IS IT? HOPE © Copyright CreateAthonCHA 2011
102. WHERE ARE THEY? SUPERHEROES
103. B. (Adapter). (2010, December 1). Waiting for Superman: Geoffrey Canada clip. Retrieved June 17, 2011, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8KqIZ52D3E&feature=related
104. B. (Adapter). (2010, December 1). Waiting for Superman: Geoffrey Canada clip. Retrieved June 17, 2011, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8KqIZ52D3E&feature=related
105. ARE EVERYWHERE SUPERHEROES
106. ARE PRINCIPALS SUPERHEROES © Copyright CreateAthonCHA 2011
107. ARE TEACHERS SUPERHEROES © Copyright CreateAthonCHA 2011
108. ARE COLLEGE STUDENTS SUPERHEROES © Copyright CreateAthonCHA 2011
109. ARE PROFESSIONALS SUPERHEROES © Copyright CreateAthonCHA 2011
110. ARE COMMUNITY SUPERHEROES © Copyright CreateAthonCHA 2011
111. ARE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS SUPERHEROES © Copyright CreateAthonCHA 2011
112. © Copyright CreateAthonCHA 2011
113. PASSION > PURPOSE > PROMISE > PURSUIT > MAP4 AWESOMENESS
114. 1 FUTURE OF EDUCATION, SPECIFICALLY WEB AND DESIGN EDUCATION PASSION
115. WANT TO HELP CONNECT COMMUNITY, ACADEMIA, AND INDUSTRY. PURPOSE 2
116. PROMISE 3 MAKE AWESOMENESS. DO GOOD.
117. PURSUIT 4 MAKE AWESOMENESS
118. FUTURE Photo by: Stephanie Tate © Copyright Make Awesomeness
119. EDUCATION Photo by: Stephanie Tate © Copyright Make Awesomeness
120. DESIGN Photo by: Stephanie Tate © Copyright Make Awesomeness
121. EDUCATION Photo by: Stephanie Tate © Copyright Make Awesomeness
122. WEB Photo by: Stephanie Tate © Copyright Make Awesomeness
123. EDUCATION Photo by: Stephanie Tate © Copyright Make Awesomeness
124. CONNECTING Photo by: Stephanie Tate © Copyright Make Awesomeness
125. COMMUNITY Photo by: Stephanie Tate © Copyright Make Awesomeness
126. ACADEMIA Photo by: Stephanie Tate © Copyright Make Awesomeness
127. INDUSTRY Photo by: Stephanie Tate © Copyright Make Awesomeness
128. MAKE AWESOMENESS. Photo by: Stephanie Tate © Copyright Make Awesomeness
129. DO GOOD. Photo by: Stephanie Tate © Copyright Make Awesomeness
130. SHARE STORIES. WE SHOULD, TOO. COMICS
133. STEVE JOBS (1955 - 2011) “YOUR TIME IS LIMITED, SO DON’T WASTE IT LIVING SOMEONE ELSE’S LIFE...”
134. STEVE JOBS (1955 - 2011) “DON’T BE TRAPPED BY DOGMA—WHICH IS LIVING WITH THE RESULTS OF OTHER PEOPLE’S THINKING...”
135. STEVE JOBS (1955 - 2011) “DON’T LET THE NOISE OF OTHERS’ OPINIONS DROWN OUT YOUR OWN INNER VOICE...”
136. STEVE JOBS (1955 - 2011) “AND MOST IMPORTANT, HAVE THE COURAGE TO FOLLOW YOUR HEART AND INTUITION...”
137. STEVE JOBS (1955 - 2011) “THEY SOMEHOW ALREADY KNOW WHAT YOU TRULY WANT TO BECOME. EVERYTHING ELSE IS SECONDARY.”
140. ARAL BALKAN “THE WEB IS AWESOME BECAUSE IT IS SIMPLE AND MAGICAL AND YOU SHARE IT WITH THE WORLD.” Bohman, Linus. Superman. Digital image. Flickr. 5 Aug. 2006. Web. 6 Oct. 2011. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/bohman/207181171/sizes/o/in/photostream/>.
141. PASSION > PURPOSE > PROMISE > PURSUIT > 4 P’S 1
142. PASSION > PURPOSE > PROMISE > PURSUIT > 4 P’S 1
143. PASSION > PURPOSE > PROMISE > PURSUIT > 4 P’S 2
144. PASSION > PURPOSE > PROMISE > PURSUIT > 4 P’S 2
145. PASSION > PURPOSE > PROMISE > PURSUIT > 4 P’S 3
146. PASSION > PURPOSE > PROMISE > PURSUIT > 4 P’S 3
147. PASSION > PURPOSE > PROMISE > PURSUIT > 4 P’S 4
148. PASSION > PURPOSE > PROMISE > PURSUIT > MAP4 AWESOMENESS
150. TO BE STARTED. A NEW JOURNEY
151. TO BE FULFILLED. A NEW PROMISE
152. TO BE WRITTEN. A NEW PAGE
153. THIS WAITING WORLD, WITH PEN IN HAND, ALL YOU YOUNG SCRIBES, THE OPEN BOOK AWAITS. GO FORTH UNTO
154. BE CREATIVE.
155. BE ADVENTUROUS.
156. BE ORIGINAL.
157. GO FORTH AND
159. PASSION. PURPOSE. PROMISE. PURSUIT. LESLIE JENSEN-INMAN twitter: @jenseninman leslie@makeawesomeness.com jenseninman.com