how to use your study abroad experience to create a life of awesome
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Alexis Grant speaks to students who recently returned from studying abroad about how her semester in Cameroon helped her get where she is now -- and how they can use their experiences for good, too.TRANSCRIPT
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Use Your Study Abroad Experience to Create a
Life of Awesome
Study Abroad Re-Entry Conference
Alexis Grant
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Cameroon2002
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Travel = Perspective
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What You Gained
Recognized how lucky you are Skills that makes you a better job candidate Learned to push yourself outside your
comfort zone Love of travel
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My Story
Liberal arts college
J-School
Houston Chronicle
Freelanced in Africa
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My Story
Liberal arts college
J-School
Houston Chronicle
Freelanced in Africa
Wrote a travel memoir
U.S. News & World Report
Now: Innovator-in-Chief of Socialexis
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My Slashes
Journalist Social media & blog strategist
Clients: Small businesses and startups
Managing editor of Brazen Life Entrepreneur
Creating and selling ebooks and coursesHow to Take a Career Break to Travel
How to Build a Part-Time Social Media Business
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How can you use
the perspective you gained while
traveling to do great things in your life?
Our Goal Today
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Recognize how lucky you are,
and use that as a motivator
Action #1
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Figure out how what you learned while studying abroad makes you a
better job candidate.
What story do you want to tell?
Action #2
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Push yourself
outside your comfort zone
= Great rewards
Action #3
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Love of travel =
How can you fit
travel into your life?
Action #4
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Job that involves travelingLive abroadTake a big tripWork remotely
Ideas for fitting travel into your life
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Make Travel a Priority
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Dream bigSurround yourself with go-gettersSeek inspiration online
How to maintain your momentum
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What’s your next
Big Goal?
Now that you’ve accomplished this…
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Questions?
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Twitter: @alexisgrant
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