from working at PEPY

10 Life Lessons

you have to learn before you can

help

1#

Start with your own education!

2#

Volunteer

YOU KNOWin a place that

where your skills fit

Invest time in people

3#

Give feedback when you see

something that you are

concerned about

4#

Even to a friend! It can be hard, but do it as a gift (not a gun!)!

5#Close the donor/volunteerfeedback loop

Follow-up & ask questions

Buy bad car

Don’t research

Buy bad car

Don’t research

Car breaks

Buy bad car

Don’t research

Car breaks

You can change your behavior in the future

Invest in the wrong thing

Don’t research

Fails, adds to corruption, etc.

Invest in the wrong thing

Don’t research

Fails, adds to corruption, etc.

You don’t usually know it!

RESEARCH: Giving your money$ You vote with your money

6#

Remember:

Do you want more kidson the street?

Avoid funding the growth of

the long-neck-women

phenomenon.

7#

Don’t be

FIRST FOLLOWER

afraid to be a

Leaders need followers to create change!

8#

Share the mistakes that you make

SO THAT OTHERS CAN LEARN

9#

Fail FAST

10#

Some people won’t believe it’s possible. Ignore them. It’s ALWAYS possible. IT might change & YOU might change. Build a team of people who know it is possible, and work hard. IT wont happen on its own. or just because YOU believe in it. IT will happen because you are willing to learn, change, and adapt as you go.

Daniela Papid@pepytours.com

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