how to use study abroad to kickstart your global life
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How To Use Study Abroad To Kickstart Your Global Life
A step-by-step guide to leveraging your study abroad experience to create future opportunities to live, work, and travel abroad
Lessons From Abroad!February 27, 2016 | Denver
Why you’re hereOUTCOMES & TAKEAWAYS
POSSIBILITIES
THE 2% MINDSET
RESOURCES
1. Tangibles (Programs, Grants, Fellowships & Jobs Abroad PDF, presentation slides) !2. Intangibles (mindset upgrades, connections, knowledge)
WHO AM I?
• Traveler • Coach • Speaker • Connector
MILWAUKEE
MADISON
BONN, GERMANY
LAUBACH & GIEßEN, GERMANY
FRANKFURT, GERMANY
CHIANG MAI, THAILAND
BOULDER
YOUR TURN The world is your oyster…
I’m graduating, and I secretly don’t know what to do with my life.
I’m graduating, and I have a degree that I want to put to good use, ASAP.
I’m not graduating until next year, and I want to use this time to create/find a way to get
paid while I work and travel abroad.
I’m not graduating until next year, and I’m pretty sure I won’t know what I want to do
with my life by then either…
Which of these sentences best describes you?
MY TRAVEL “WHY”
What do I desire out oftraveling, working, or living abroad?
Is it…
to learn?to become independent?
to grow my career?to explore?to escape?
to develop my skills? to become confident?
1. What countries am I most curious about? 2. What foreign languages or cultures am I already familiar with?
3. How long do I want to be out of the United States? (Think big!)
GET FOCUSED
A smart Google keyword search
[grant / scholarship / program / fellowship / visa]
FOR [teaching / working / volunteering] in [country]
THE MAGIC FORMULA
[grant] for [teaching] in [Morocco] [for American citizens]
TAKE ACTION!
1. Grab your smartphone
!2. Search for & write down at least 2 options you find
that pique your interest
[grant / scholarship / program / fellowship / visa] FOR [teaching / working / volunteering] in [country]
ACTION STEP #1
Use the Magic Formula
1. Double-check deadlines for applications Action step: Write down the deadline(s) for the programs
2. Get an accountability partner
Action step: Write down the person you’re going to tell 3. Have a back-up plan! ! Action step: Write down 1-2 alternatives !
NEXT ACTION STEPS
A Guide To Over $50K In
Funding Opportunities For International Travel
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THE EASY WAY
OVERCOMING CHALLENGES ABROAD
BOUNDARIES
OPENNESS
COURAGE
YOUR CAREER & BEYOND
BABY STEPS + CONSISTENCY = MASSIVE SUCCESS
What’s my purpose for traveling, working, or
living abroad?
I commit to being in action every day towards fulfilling
my dream.
www.travelersmindset.com
YOUR ADVENTURE STARTS TODAY
!facebook.com/travelersmindset
Thank you!