How To Achieve Escape Velocity In Your Career
TLDR; achieving escape velocity grants you the freedom and optionality to choose how you spend your time.
What to Do if College Isn’t For You: The Ultimate Guide
College is the default choice for many people leaving high school – whether or not they invest the time to ask whether it’s really the best choice or not. But isn’t college the “safe” option that virtually guarantees a job? ‘Fraid not, friend. Keep reading for 5 reasons why college is not for everyone and […]
How to Nail An Interview When You Lack Relevant Experience
Worried about your resume or making it through the job interview process? Here’s why you should create a tailored pitch instead.
125 Successful People Who Didn’t Graduate College
Is college the only path to success? Not according to these 125 successful people who didn’t go to college. (You definitely haven’t heard of #8 before.)
101 Reasons Not to Go to College: The Big List
College is not the right choice for everyone. Read on for 101 reasons not to go to college.
The Benefits of NOT Going to College
The top ten benefits of not going to college (saving money and avoiding student debt is just one of them).
Want to Pursue Sales? Here’s Your Career Roadmap
Sales is the ultimate soft skill. That’s what makes it such a valuable thing to pursue! No matter where you go in your career, or what company you join, you’ll be able to use sales skills somewhere. So you are interested in sales. Great! Let’s get started diving into what your career launch could look […]
3 Ways to Improve Your Writing Skills
We are constantly told about the value of math and hard skills like engineering and programming. These skills are valuable because they take time to learn and are in high demand. Oftentimes, people learn these skills at the expense of becoming an excellent writer. This results in a demand for people who can write well. […]
Should You Schedule a Call or Can You Use Email?
In the age of remote work and instant communication, scheduling a call (or much worse, calling unsolicitedly) is the equivalent of calling a meeting in the workplace. If it is used intelligently and only when necessary, it can be a powerful tool to transfer information, increase productivity, and boost morale. If used liberally and too […]
Embarrassment: The Price You’ll Pay for Personal Development
This is the second part of a blog series on fear, embarrassment, and growth. Check out part one, “Your Fear Is Overrated.” Public speaking has always terrified me. Even when I consciously realize that I can give a presentation or talk, I still feel shaky and shaken during the experience. Even though my voice may crack embarrassingly […]
Don’t Go to College for the Social Experience (How to Network Without College)
What do you think of when someone says the word “college”? Often the first picture that comes to mind is a college lecture hall. Add a professor, 2 students that actually care, and a whole lot of others that are only there because their parents paid for the class. That’s one picture of what college […]
How to Set Goals in 3 Easy Steps
The start of a new quarter is always a time for renewed company goals — targets to hit over the next three months. It’s also a time to set personal goals. It’s important to set goals. Ever hear the Lou Holtz quote “in this world you’re either growing or dying”? To get better at your […]
How To Learn From Any Experience
I won’t claim to have any kind of special insight into life at my tender age, so I’ll just expand on a common bit of wisdom: never be the smartest person in the room. Since joining a quickly-growing company after high school, I’ve never been more out of my element more often. Yet I’ve somehow learned […]
Ask Yourself These 6 Questions Before Attending College
“…But you see, I have, let’s say, sixty years to live. Most of that time will be spent working. I’ve chosen the work I want to do. If I find no joy in it, then I’m only condemning myself to sixty years of torture. And I can find the joy only if I do my […]
Portfolio Project Ideas with Python
So, you are learning Python and want to build a portfolio that helps you land your first technical job at a company. You’ll want to show that: You know how to problem solve You write clean, well-documented code You can synthesize documentation and learning resources to build real things instead of just following along with […]