1. Do it like you’re 40 years in the future!

2. Not what I meant!

3. This talk is about Decisions

4. Not what I meant! Life after college ?

5. Not what I meant! Job? Where? Portugal? Big Corp? International? Startup? PhD? Independence? Freelance? Money? Responsibility? Make a difference? Ambition? Family? Save the world? Am I normal? Good life? Confort? F***! What will I do?

8. ‘Who I am’ is a (very) complex and ever changing equation. But, in the end, it’s mostly what we do (or don’t do), our decisions

9. This is me, trying to make a decision

10. How to untangle the spaghetti?

11. Hear others, decide for yourself #1

12. Follow your heart, always be better #2

13. It’s always possible to change (don’t be a coherency corpse) #3

14. Do it like you’re 40 years in the future #4

15. More simply, if spaghetti then always ask yourself: If I was x+40 years from now, what would I like to have decided (and done) now?

16. Well, that’s pretty much it. Simple, eh?

17. Not what I meant! ISTAEISTNovabaseColaboreNovabaseWishareitFuture And now, for something completely different, a Tale of Decisions and Personal Lessons in 6 steps (no, not the AA 6 steps) 123456n

18. 1. Which college should I attend?

22. Not what I meant! Search for ‘space’ and opportunities and use them! My personal lesson#4

23. 2. Run for office, yes or no? And the studies?

26. Not what I meant! Put yourself on the line and try to make a difference My personal lesson#2

27. 3. 1 st job, where to?

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29. Not what I meant! Be yourself, not a tie My personal lesson#4

30. 4. Let’s startup?!

34. Not what I meant! Take risks, learn to loose My personal lesson#4

35. 5. Startup blown away, which way?

36. Head of Business Solutions Manager Associate Manager Project Manager

37. to what ? Should I stay or should I go?

38. Not what I meant! 1.You are your worst enemy 2.Differentiate 3.Don’t jail yourself My personal lessons#5

39. 6. 35, 2 kids, family, good ‘job’. Startup again?

40. Not what I meant!

46. 1.Don’t assume you know it 2.Don’t just get old, get young too 3.It’s not for all :) My personal lessons#6

47. 7. Will you still need me when I’m 64? Future?

48. Not what I meant!In a Nutshell Decisions are spaghetti Hear others, decide for yourself Follow your heart, always be better It’s always possible to change Do it like you’re 40 years in the future

49. Before you get rid of me, two last things:

50. Autonomy Mastery Purpose

51. No No surrender

52. Pedro Moura mourax@gmail.com @pedromourax