a student leader journey - maria fernanda gandara (aruba, march 2014)

A STUDENT LEADER JOURNEY

By @fer_gandara

Oranjestad, Aruba March 2014

–Plato

“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.”

LET'S GO BACK TO 2008

MARIA

2008 2013

Start my carreer

Get some

practice

Do independent

projects

Think of a masters

YOUR NAME

Year1 Year 5

Your points

Your points

Your points

Your points

MARIA

2008 2013

Start my carreer

Get some

practice

Do independent

projects

Think of a masters

DO YOU THINK THIS HAPPENED?

MARIA

2008 2013

Start my carreer

Get some

practice

Do independent

projects

Think of a masters

Start an NGO

Become Volunteer

Social development

consultant

Mexico's Ambassador

Impact Investing

Entrepreneur

Global Dignity

SO LET'S GO TO THE LESSONS LEARNED

GET BACK TO YOUR TIMILINE

YOUR NAME

Year1 Year 5

Your points

Your points

Your points

Your points

LET'S MAKE IT HAPPEN!

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN SOMETHING?

DO YOU WANT/NEED TO LEARN SOMETHING?

TRY & LEARN

NOWADAYS....

KNOWLEDGE IS FREE!

YOUR FAVORITE QUOTES CAN BE YOUR GUIDE

–Gandhi

“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.”

AND YOUR FAVORITE PERSONS TOO...

THE WORLD IS IN YOUR HANDS.

HOW?

• Read the news

• Get on twitter

• Follow their path

• Get in touch

DO YOU NEED TO MEET SOMEONE TO GET THERE?

Eduardo de Veer

Challenge

DO YOU REALLY WANT IT?

MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD!

TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY

GET OUT THERE

EMBRACE FAILURE

DISCOVER YOUR PASSIONS

FLY AGAINST THE WIND

PRACTICE INSPIRATION

SHARE YOUR JOURNEY

STILL DON'T KNOW IF YOU ARE ON THE RIGHT PATH?

IT DOESN'T MATTER

–Steve Jobs

“You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to

trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future..”

LIFE IS ABOUT THE PEOPLE YOU MEET AND THE THINGS

YOU CREATE WITH THEM

COUNT ME IN!

• Maria Fernanda Gandara

• @fer_gandara