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Saturday, May 30, 2015

May 30th, 2015 Goals Set

1. Financial, Information, and Supply Chain Management PBL Business Competition

Goal: William, cover 5 chapters each week

  • Duration: 3 weeks
  • Start: May 31st
  • End: June 23rd
  • Details:
    • Read a chapter and review a chapter every weekday
    • Take solid notes for weekend review
    • Talk about material everyday 
    • Test yourself often, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
    • Embrace case studies - they are stories from the past with lessons to be learned
  • William, have fun and be responsible!

2. Electrical Engineering PhD

Goal: William, dive into interesting research

  • Duration: 5 weeks
  • Start: May 31st
  • End: July 5th
  • Details:
    • Read interesting papers
    • Communicate your plan (research, audit graduate course, start in Spring 2016)
    • Talk to graduate students
    • Explore other fields as well
    • Prepare application for August
  • William, live intensely and be a champion of the ordinary!

3. Job or Startup

Goal: William, apply/interview for awesome jobs

  • Duration: 10 weeks
  • Start: May 31st
  • End: August 9th
  • Details:
    • Communicate your plans and interests (with close friends and family weekly)
    • Discover your passions, get inspired, and move forward
    • Can't find your job? Become a CEO - form a startup - choose your co-founders
  • William, give the people you work with a greater purpose and they will run through walls with you!

4. The Chinese Language

Goal: William, properly practice Mandarin

  • Duration: 10 weeks
  • Start: May 31st
  • End: August 9th
  • Details:
    • Write and recite ready-made scripts (introductions, certain situations) 
    • Learn characters efficiently; use textbooks and dictionary 
    • Ask for help when struggling
    • Practice with people on HelloTalk, Skype, and/or Facebook!
  • William, give the people you work with a greater purpose and they will run through walls with you!