This short presentation was given at the North Alabama Society for Human Resources Management in September 2010. It focuses on taking your passion and turning it into opportunities to help others and grow as a professional.

1. The HR Sponge
Ben Eubanks

2. About me
The day gig The night gig
The volunteer gig The new unpaid gig

3. Why am I here?

4. What I do
Passion Action
Action  Learning
Learning  Fun

5. Passion  Action

6. upstartHR

7. HRevolution

8. HRYP

9. NASHRM/RocketHR

10. SHRM10

11. Your turn
What’s your passion? How can you
leverage that into actions that
help others?

12. Action  Learning

13. Read something… anything…

14. Pro ∙ fes ∙ sion ∙ al development

15. Learning-not a bad word

16. Your Turn
What can you do to turn your actions
into learning opportunities?

17. Learning  Fun

18. Make connections

19. Get smarter
You are the
average of your 5
closest friends.
Jim Rohn

20. Be better looking

21. Your turn
How can you put these ideas to work for
you by being intentional about your
career and personal success?

22. Resources
 Free eBooks to start:  Get free email updates:
 upstarthr.com/amazing  upstarthr.com/feeds
 upstarthr.com/hr101  rockethr.com/feeds
 upstarthr.com/hrninja  Book reviews I've done:
 Blogs I recommend:  upstarthr.com/bookrev
 hrringleader.com  Link to my presentation
 rehaul.com  upstarthr.com/sponge
 lisarosendahl.com  Email me
 renegadehr.net  ben@upstarthr.com