PURSUIT OF HAPP“Y”NESS LESSONS
Recall AND explain an example from the movie that teaches these lessons:
1. Don’t Burn Bridges – family, friends, boss, etc.
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2. Diversify Your Portfolio (Don’t put all your eggs in one basket).
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3. Networking: Always look to expand your “web” of positive relationships.
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4. Plan ahead...try not to do anything that you are not ready for.
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5. Pay your taxes & don’t try to cheat the system.
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6. Don’t take no for an answer and don’t assume the answer is no.
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7. Be prepared to impress – even if, on the surface, you don’t seem that impressive.
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8. Be prepared to earn your stripes to get what you want in the end. “Be safe – score a hundred”
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9. Sometimes taking the blame & maintaining composure can lead to a “victory” later.
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10. Be willing to take advice…but don’t listen to people saying you can’t succeed at something.
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11. Sometimes great reward requires risk(s).
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12. Sometimes you have to lose a battle in order to win the war.
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ESSAY
Now, nobody is perfect & we all have our flaws. In the interest of becoming “Economically Successful,” choose 3 of these lessons from the movie AND/OR interview that you think you need to learn the most from. Using examples in your own life, explain why these lessons hit home with you and what you can do to improve your chances for success.
- 5 paragraph essay
- Clear thesis, focus, and logical argument throughout the paper
- Must be typed
- Must include 3 examples from movie or interview (One example per body paragraph)
- Must include our definition of economic success and apply lessons to your quest for economic success.
- Grammar and spelling count
- Thesis should sound something like…
o “In order to become economically successful, there are many lessons one can learn from others.”
DUE DATES:
- Movie lessons…at the end of the movie
- Interview – Monday, May 19, 2014
- Paper – Wednesday, May 21, 2014 (you will have time to work on the paper on May 20).