This slideshow is my imagination of the slides that Tina Seelig might have been presenting for her lecture, "What I wish I knew when I was 20", presented as part of the Stanford Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders series.

1. Every problem is an
opportunity for
a creative solution.
Listen to Tina Seelig’s talk, “What I wish
I knew when I was 20” on the Stanford
Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Series
(iTiunes) for a really interesting
challenge involving a 5 dollar bill
(and for the inspiration for all the
remaining slides).

2. ...research shows that people can increase their luck by consciously practicing being lucky. Lucky people are
magnetic socially—they draw people in around them. Other people find them attractive and inviting largely because
of their body language and facial expressions.Lucky people smile twice as much as unlucky people, and they
engage in a lot more eye contact. Their body language is warm and open: They keep their arms uncrossed, and they
often display open palms. Lucky people talk to strangers. Lucky people greet strangers in coffee shops, talk to
people in lines, chat with fellow airline passengers. Being relaxed helps us be attuned to opportunities around us. On
the other hand, stress makes us inattentive and unobservant. People who are made anxious in experiments become
less able to spot details, even those that are right in front of their noses. When we are relaxed, we are more likely to
notice when a lucky opportunity comes our way. (From Christine Carter, PhD)
The harder I
work, the
luckier I get.

3. Find the sweet spot.
(Note: Passions are necessary, but are not suf cient.)

4. Try lots of things and
keep what works.

5. You don’t have to wait to be anointed!

6. It’s a small world. Actually there are only 50 people in the
world. The rest is wallpaper. So don’t burn bridges.

7. You can do it all, just
not at the same time.

8. There is no such thing
as short term balance.
(so just catch it before it hits the floor.)

9. (It is the little things
that matter most.)

10. Make others on your team successful.
It might feel like you are giving away power, but you’re not. The more you
make others successful, the more it comes back to you many many fold.

11. Never miss an opportunity to be fabulous.