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What if Luke Skywalker had gone for a drink instead?
Tim Bourguignon
March 20, 2019
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LUCK EVENT • INDEPENDENT FROM OWN ACTIONS • SUBSTANTIAL IMPACT
• UNPREDICTABLE
DO YOU HAVE A HIGH ‘RETURN ON LUCK’?
• independent from own actions • Substantial impact • unpredictable
HOW TO INCREASE YOUR ROL? 1. GOALS 2. PLAN 3.
WORK 4. OPPORTUNITY
1. GOALS • NO GOALS • FOCUS • HABITS
2. PLAN • Make Plans “Plans are worthless, but planning
is everything” (D. Eisenhower) • Break Plans
3. WORK • NO SUCCESS W/O WORK • COST OF
WORK • GET OUT THERE • COMFORT ZONE
3. MORE WORK • LEARN NEW SKILLS • CREATE •
NETWORK
4. OPPORTUNITY • OPEN YOUR EYES • SUBCONSCIOUS WORK •
EUREKA-MOMENT
Rol in
Luke has a purpose Luke is A Lucky JEDi Luke
has A High Rol
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HOW TO INCREASE YOUR ROL? 1. GOALS 2. PLAN 3.
WORK 4. OPPORTUNITY
WHAT IS YOUR CURRENT DREAM?
WHAT WOULD BE YOUR FIRST STEP TOWARD THIS DREAM?
ARE YOU READY TO WORK ON IT?
WHAT COULD YOUR LUCK LOOK LIKE?
WHAT IF YOU SUDDENLY GOT THERE? 1. WHICH PEOPLE SHOULD
YOU KNOW? 2. WHICH SKILLS SHOULD YOU LEARN? 3. WHAT SHOULD YOU HAVE DONE? 4. WHAT IS NEXT?
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LISA HAD A DREAM
WHAT WAS HER FIRST STEP?
TIM WAS READY TO WORK ON IT
THEY WERE READY TO WORK MORE!
EVEN MOAR WORK!
WHAT DID OUR ROL LOOK LIKE? •An idea •A bootcamp
•An Email •A CFP •A discussion •A lot more discussions •A trial run •A lot of feedback •A complete overhaul •…
HOW TO INCREASE YOUR ROL? 1. GOALS 2. PLAN 3.
WORK 4. OPPORTUNITY
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Image Sources • Slide 1: https://giphy.com/gifs/star-wars-darth-vader-QGWe20kQnTrCE • Slide 9: https://www.deviantart.com/rh-x/art/Lucky-Luke-Skywalker-
727807250 • Slide 17: https://image.stern.de/7257450/16x9-940- 529/8a0766a7a6cdcfc788fbbd65e0b8d7bb/Nr/carrie-fisher-tot.jpg • Slide 18: https://www.looper.com/36126/untold-truth-princess-leia • Slide 19: https://variety.com/2016/film/news/princess-leia-star-wars-quotes- carrie-fisher-1201948855 • Slide 20: https://www.girlgeekupnorth.co.uk/princess-leia-geeks-princess • Slide 21: https://www.starwars.com/news/10-iconic-leia-organa-quotes • Slide 27: https://justapreciouspenny.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/13-going-on- 30.jpg
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