Engineering Success

Personal

Professional

Values

Time Wisdom Family Love Gaming Basics Connections

Beliefs

Love & Help Each Other “Golden Rule”

Purpose

Create Value for Myself & Others

Vision

Everyone Creating Their Greatest Life

Paradigms

Becoming More Open & Work Through Challenges

Missions

Create Juicy Inventions that Help Future Generations
Explore Places

Strategy

Create as Much Value as Possible by Building & Engineering Things

Objectives

Create a World Famous Thing

Milestones

1st Official Job
Graduating with Honors

Vision Board (System Display)

Tool:
Whiteboard Poster & Sheets.

Implementation:

• Display your Key Performance Parameters
• Include progress tracking thermometer charts
• Monthly calendar with key deadlines
• Systems-thinking quotes for motivation

Habits:

Success Strategy: Allow for at least 8 hours of sleep (going to sleep at 12:00 and waking up at 8:00).

Personal Development System (Support Sub-System)

Key Performance Parameters (KPPs): Maintain at least a 3.8 GPA and get a full scholarship to graduate school.

Skills: Learning Creativity, Imagining, Relationships, Drawing, Coding, Design, Circuits, Physics, Math, Python, Public Speaking, Leveraging Time & Money.

Network Architecture: Joining the chess club, having the contact info of professors.

Relational System (External Interface Sub-System)

Stakeholder Analysis: Parents need check-ins and help; friends need gaming time; grandparents need time to chat.

Time:
50% to Health, Wealth & Wisdom;
20% to close Family, Friends & Teammates;
30% to Professors & Classmates based on priority.

Feedback Loops: Weekly check-in session with everyone; creating a master list of contacts with priority levels (1-10).

System Architecture & Implementation

4 Year Blueprint (Project Roadmap)

Tool: Objectives & Results

Implementation:

• Work backwards from your end goal
• Map your entire curriculum sequence
• Integrate milestones from your requirements
• Balance hard vs. easy semesters

Foundational Requirements

Academic System (Core Sub-System)

Objective: To become an electrical engineer fluent with designing & building systems, becoming a co-founder of my own company.

Semester ERP (Master Database)

Tool: Notion or Obsidian database.

Implementation: Create linked databases for:

• Courses: ID, Name, Professor, Credits, Syllabus, Grade Goal
• Contacts: Professors, Classmates, Mentors with tags
• Resources: YouTube channels, research papers, tutorials
• Projects & Assignments: Linked to courses with due dates

Daily/Weekly Execution System (Control System)

Tool: Physical notebook/Bullet Journal and/or digital task manager (Todoist, TickTick, Notion).

Implementation:

• Weekly Review (15 min every Sunday): Set priorities for the week
• Daily Review (5 min each morning): Identify 3-5 critical tasks
• Block time in calendar for deep work

Spaced Repetition System (Knowledge Core)

Tool: Anki with color-coded tags for different subjects.

Implementation:

• Create cards daily after each lecture
• Process cards daily (15-20 minutes)
• Use tags for different subjects (#math, #thermo, #circuits)

Stakeholder Management System

Tool: Notion or Airtable functioning as a CRM.

Implementation:

• Create a “Relationships” database with priority levels (1-5)
• Include fields for last contact and next contact dates
• Use during weekly reviews to schedule stakeholder time

Time Leverage System

Tool: Google or Outlook Calendars.
Implementation:

Wealth Power & Influence Networking	Priority Image Deep Work	Family & Friends Leadership Stakeholders
Basics Prepared Survival	Health Sleep 12AM to 9AM Maintenance	Gaming Projects Lab
Learning Classes Practice	Success Career Professional	Help Travel International

Study System

• Watch foundational Videos before class
• Electrical Engineering Basics
• Electronic Components
• Campus Life
• Top 10 EE Sites
• Top 15 EE Sites
• EE Resources
• Create visual maps of how concepts connect across subjects

Problem-Solving Practice:

• Work on problems daily using spaced repetition
• Create a “problem database” with categorized challenges

Application & Integration:

• Work on projects that combine multiple disciplines
• Join engineering clubs or competition teams
• Start a technical blog to explain concepts to others

Weekly Implementation

* Wealth
* Image
* Relations
* Basics
* Health
* Projects
* Learning
* Success
* Travel

Monday to Friday
12 to 8 Sleep
8 to 9 Wake & Morning System
9 to 12 Classes & Study
12 to 1 Lunch & Social
1 to 4 Classes & Study
4 to 6 Exercise
6 to 7 Dinner & Social
7 to 9 Skills & Networking & Social
9 to 11 Preparation for Tomorrow & Light Reading & Wind Down

Saturday: Flexible day for projects, social activities, and catch-up

Sunday: Weekly Review (1 hour)

Conclusion: Systems Mindset

This system is designed to be Adaptive & Iterative. Regularly review and adjust components based on performance data and changing circumstances. The goal is not perfection but Continuous Improvement across All Areas of Your Life.

Remember: You are not just building a system for academic success, but engineering a life of Purpose, Relationships and Results that extends far beyond your college years.

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