Thriving in A Foreign Land

THRIVING IN A FOREIGN CULTUREDr. Ken Barnes

YOU ARE NOT ALONE!!!• Almost 13% of U.S population is foreign born -• Booking Institute, 2014

THE PRIMARY MAGNET IS THE QUEST TO SUCCEED IN LIFE!

• What brings foreign born to America is the belief that anyone can pull themselves up by their bootstraps and make it! Brookings Institute, 2014

WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THRIVE

• Exercise-

YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO THRIVE HERE

MANY HAVE SUCCEEDED-YOU CAN TOO!

SERGEY BRIN, CO-FOUNDER OF GOOGLE-RUSSIA

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DO WON CHANG, CO-FOUNDER AND CEO OF

FOREVER 21-KOREA

JAN KOUM, CO-FOUNDER OF WHATSAPP-UKRAINE

INDRA NOOYI, CEO OF PEPSICO-INDIA

VIELKA MCFARLANE CEO OF CELERITY EDUCATIONAL GROUP-PANAMA

DR. YAW O. ADUTWUMNEW DESIGNS EDUCATIONAL GROUP

GHANA

HOW DID THESE DID IT

FIND YOUR VOCATION• What is a Vocation?• A strong feeling of suitability for a particular career or occupation• A strong desire to spend your life doing a certain kind of work• IT HAS CONOTATIONS WITH WHAT YOU WERE CALLED TO DO ON EARTH

BE DETERMINED TO THRIVE• Having made a firm decision and being resolved not to change it• “This must succeed”• There will be obstacles

BE CURIOUS AND OPEN MINDED• Don’t be sucked in by stereotypes• Don let preconceived notions keep you down• Learn more and new stuff

STRONG WORK ETHIC• 73% of foreign born belief strong work ethic is the key to success -migration

Policy Institute

AND MORE STRONG WORK ETHICS

IMPROVE YOURSELF• To stay Competitive• Finish that PhD!• Learn that Language• Learn the culture• Get a hair cut• Stay healthy

MAKE LEMONADE OUT OF LEMONS

• Turn your weaknesses into strengths e.g. your accent

BE WISE WITH YOUR MONEY• Save first before your spend• Invest• Don’t Compete with the Jones’s• Learn about how money works• Beware of credit cards• Plan-have a budget in place

BUILD MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIP

• Don’t Burn your bridges• Make good and reliable friends• Expand your horizon meet new people!

AMERICA IS HOME• Get it mentally that America is home else you can never settle here!• Limit the remittances• Settle down• Raise your family diligently

DON’T NEGLECT YOUR FAITH• It is your source of support in times of difficulty