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Focus on the FutureVelonda Thompson, PhD.
Wednesday, July 22, 2015
One Professor’s Journey…
You don’t know where life is going to take you,
but all preparation works in your favor!
Focus on the Future
SESSION FOCUS
My educational pathway, career choices and significant decision points.
Did I make a plan for my education, for college, and after?What happened to that plan?
Identify myths associated with being an “achiever”.There is one right way to go to school. There is only one path to a good education.You have to know exactly where you are going and what you want to
“be” when you graduate.
One Professor’s Journey…
Early influences;
family expectations
life experiences
what I wanted in my life
ideas I held about how life worked
Focus on the Future
This is when I thought
problems meant things were going wrong!
- Suzy Kassem
Suzy Kassem
D.C. to D-town
Zero to Twenty-fiveWhen I grow up …..
Focus on the FutureNever stop reinventing yourself!
D.C. to D-town
Adding online teaching!
Influence at an unprecedented
scale,
what an opportunity!
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• The chance to do new things kept coming up.
• I got requests for types of outreach I never anticipated.
• My education prepared me to teach myself new skills, new ways to use my interests to benefit others.
I
Sometimes you have to break some eggs…
Focus on the Future • I found out it was impossible to be bored if you keep
saying “Yes!” to new experiences!
Focus on the FutureBuilding on my education – I found there were opportunities everywhere.
A strong education means you can do all kinds of things.
Here I am autographing my book !
Focus on the Future
On the horizon Industry explosion What’s trending now in nutrition, in health and wellness, in fitness, in people’s interest in improving their
lives
Social media has changed how we connect! New opportunities everywhere!
Going global Urban agriculture youth trip to Ghana
Teaching on-line
Focus on the FutureYour education can take you to new places, places you never thought you’d be!
It’s a foundation on which you
build.
Focus on the futureAllied health professionals are everyday people
achieving their dreams and fulfilling career aspirations.
Many jobs and careers in Allied Health have not been defined yet, as new technology changes healthcare every day.
A good, foundational base of education will never expire, will never be out of date.
QUESTIONS
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