4 Life Planning Hacks to Get Into Harvard & Stanford | Secret Pleasures, Fears & Vision Boards: EP 3
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Aug 8, 2024
The hosts reveal their secret hacks for gaining admission into prestigious schools, sharing personal strategies that worked for them. They discuss the emotional ups and downs related to social gatherings and the joys of reading. Vision boards are explored as powerful tools for manifesting goals and aspirations. Listeners are invited to experience the blend of vulnerability and triumph in their journeys, while also diving into the art of thrift shopping amidst a pandemic.
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Cherie's Post-Quarantine Joys
Cherie shared how reconnecting with friends after COVID quarantine brought joy and comfort through deep, meaningful conversations.
She also overcame a personal hurdle by playing tennis with a skilled friend, boosting her confidence and social life.
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Use Vision Boards and Reverse Planning
Use vision boards to visualize and revisit your goals regularly throughout the year.
Work backwards from your long-term goals to plan actionable steps and timelines.
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Write Down Flexible Goals
Write down your goals clearly to visualize and measure progress.
Be flexible as goals can change due to life circumstances; plans should be written in pencil.
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How did two immigrant and first generation sisters get into both Harvard and Stanford? In episode 3 of Tiger Sisters, Cherie and Jean share the life hacks and methods we used to manifest our grad school acceptances and other achievements. In Roses and Thorns – added based on listener feedback – we share our secret pleasures, deep-seated fears, and more. We introduce The Great Book Race (potentially another recurring section; thoughts?) and share our Vision Boards from the last 10 years. We hope you enjoy this episode and please share with a friend who would find it helpful.
We’re here to spill the tea of all our past experiences and share with you all the ups and downs of our lives today. Let us know in the comments what questions you have about career, technology, entrepreneurship, school, and life and join us in pursuit of fun, wealthy, and joyful lives!
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ABOUT US:
Hi everyone, it's Cherie and Jean, the Tiger Sisters. We’re your career mentors and internet big sisters! Cherie Brooke Luo is an influencer who’s demystified big tech, finance, and MBAs for millions with 100M+ views, and Jean Luo is a tech product exec and investor with over 50 AI patents. Between the two of us, we’ve survived stints at top investment banks and big tech, founded startups, and hold four Ivy League degrees – if we’re counting Stanford.
LET'S CONNECT:
~ CHERIE ~
🤳🏻 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cherie.brooke
🌍 My website - https://www.cherieluo.com
📱 TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@cherie.brooke
✍🏻 My Substack - https://cherieluo.substack.com/
👩🏻💻 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherie-luo/
X Twitter - https://twitter.com/cherie_luo
~ JEAN ~
🤳🏻 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jean.ventures/
📱 TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@jean.ventures
👩🏻💻 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanluo
X Twitter - https://x.com/luojeanq
Music produced by Sammy Signal https://open.spotify.com/artist/2HsyknHuxhT8RoZfn5rqMS
⌚️Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:57 Jean's Roses & Thorns
8:03 Cherie's Roses & Thorns
9:33 Book Club & The Great Book Race
11:28 Jean’s book review & rating
12:07 Cherie’s book review & rating
13:11 How we manifested Harvard and Stanford
13:23 Hack #1: Build your Vision Board
14:22 Cherie’s vision boards
14:55 Jean’s vision boards
16:30 How to utilize vision boarding in your life
17:17 Hack #2: Create your Life Planning Spreadsheet
18:26 Looking forwards and then working backwards
19:43 Engineering a Remarkable Life, a famous class at Stanford’s Business School
20:25 Hack #3: Set your Yearly Intentions
24:56 Should we create a Yearly Intentions template? Leave a comment.
26:03 Hack #4: Write it down, write it down, write it down
26:46 Outro and please share this episode with a friend!