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POVERTY TO PROSPERITY

Designing a Life of Success

By Connie Harryman

April 2015

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ONCE UPON A TIMEConchita

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MY FAMILY

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HOME IS A PIG BARNExpressing Gratitude

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WHAT DOES POVERTY LOOK LIKE?

Find another way! Treasure Hunt

Outhouse, no toilet No closets No car Work 12 hour days No Dreams Substandard

housing No shoes No cute clothes No Books

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POWERFUL RESOURCES

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YOU NEED GOALSI WILL have a sofa someday that does not have stuffing coming out of it!

Imagine a new sofa

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CHALLENGES

Yes I can!

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MINDSET Belief:

College is Possible for me.

Choose Education Education =

Skills Money =

Freedom Leads to More

Exciting Choices

If I can read, I can learn ANYTHING!

Baby Steps Who has done

this? Find out their

secret to success.

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PEOPLE AND RESOURCES

I need help!!!

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DESIGN YOUR LIFE Imagination

Visualize Ideal Life Observe and Learn

Talk to Successful People

Identify ResourcesYour CommunityYour TeachersYour FamilyDevelop Your

Network

Education NeededSkills Needed

Develop Resilience

Have Fun

Continuous Learning

Show Up!

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OFF TO COLLEGE

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CHALLENGES

Find a way to succeed. It is time for a Mind shift!

Teenage Marriage Teen Mom No Transportation Low Self-esteem No Money Girls can’t do that! Mexicans aren’t

smart. This is our lot in life. I’m UGLY!

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ACADEMIC JOURNEYWe are moving to where?

West Texas State University, Texas

University of MarylandBrussels, Belgium

Tulsa University, Oklahoma University of South Carolina Greenville Tech, South Carolina Clemson University, South

Carolina

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REAPING REWARDS

Graduation!!!

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EMBRACE TECHNOLOGY

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DO I BELONG HERE?

Am I a fraud? What was I thinking?

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AMSTERDAM

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SINGAPORE

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PROSPERITY

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GOALS ACHIEVEDTake a look at that sofa and the floors!

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SEABROOK ISLAND

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SEABROOK ISLAND

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CREATIVE CONNIE SAYSYOU CAN CREATE THE FUTURE YOU DESIRE!

Imagine your success.

Create your plan.

ALWAYS show up!

Yes, you belong here.

If you can read, you can figure out how to do anything.

Express gratitude every day.

Observe and copy successful people.

Develop a growth mindset.

To learn something new, start with baby steps.

Embrace technology.

Make education a high priority.

Enjoy your rewards when you graduate.

Have FUN!

Believe it! Act it! Become it!

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CONNECT WITHCONNIE HARRYMANInternational Speaker / CEO / Applied Concepts Creativity / blogger / International Author

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