7 things i wish i
had known before i earned my degree

business grad sales and marketing,
2010

2003 baker 2004 2005 2006
2007 2008 factory worker college! no parents! mountain dew for breakfast! project coordinator dance teacher professional dance instructor

2009 intern 2010 2011 2012
2013 2014 graduation! also, job: social media public relations e.crew internal comms account executive

seven things

1relationships it’s all about Recommended
Reading: How To Win Friends & Influence People, Dale Carnegie

2003 family connection - bakery
job 2004 2005 2006 2006 2007 friend - factory job supervisor - college student professor - project coordinator professor/friends - business club friend - dance teacher

2008 friends - professional dance
instructor 2009 2010 2010 2011 2012 dance student - internship work relationships - social media, etc. networking - social media club networking/friends - ama michiana work relationships - e.crew

2start helping stop (just) networking
Recommended Reading: Make The Noise Go Away, Larry G. Linne

2006 business club - internship
2009 2010 2010 2011 2012 dance fundraiser - job social media club - job opportunity young professionals - freelance work ama michiana - leadership experience e.crew - project experience, exposure

3ideas = great (actually doing
something = better)

Recommended Reading: First Things First,
Stephen Covey 4college is busy real life is busier

Recommended Reading: Getting Things Done,
David Allen if you have more than three priorities, you have no priorities

Recommended Reading: The Power of
Habit, Charles Duhigg 5habit make success a

Recommended Resources: Dave Ramsey, YNAB
6budget learn to manage a

Recommended Reading: The Willpower Instinct,
Kelly McGonigal 7learn as much about yourself as you can

1 2 3 4 it’s
all about relationships start helping get things done learn to focus 5 6 7 8 develop good habits learn to budget learn about yourself hey, this looks great here! seven things...

Edgar Diaz
@diptoe
linkedin.com/in/edgarjd/