Kelly Close
1. Plan ahead
a. Work on employable skills
b. Do quality work (good grades, good work ethic, work hard)
c. Networking
d. Plan goals (something to look forward to, find fulfillment, keep progressing)
e. Build experience
f. Look for jobs that might look interesting, look at skills that might be needed
g. Prepare for not only the worst, but also the best
2. Expect and accept change
a. Pay attention to the ‘coincidences’ in life
b. Use agency, but pay attention to what the Lord sees is best
3. Cultivate inspiration
a. Fictional characters
b. Read, even when you don’t have to/it isn’t assigned
c. Find out what brings inspiration to me
4. Trust in the Lord
a. The lord puts things into our hands that he knows we will be able to handle, even if we don’t think we can
b. “I trust in the Lord who strengthens me”
c. The Lord teaches us and guides us as long as we trust Him
d. As long as we live the way we should, the Lord will lift us up
e. We should take advantage of the time we have here at BYUI
From this speaker at the summit I learned quite a lot. Not only did I learn new things, however, but my mind was opened to a whole new way of thinking about school. One thing that really stuck out to me for some reason was when she was talking about trusting in the Lord. He knows what is best for me, and even brought me to this school so that I could find out those things for myself. The Lord teaches us and guides us as long as we trust in Him. I chose the classes and the major I did because it looked like something I could have fun with. I also think that I was inspired to go in the direction of Communications; I don’t know why, but I have a feeling that I was. I like that the speaker divided her lecture into different points, all of which were informative and useful to me.
