The end of the semester is fast approaching for many college seniors. Even though you may be caught up in campus life, the professional world is just around the bend. Here are a few tips on how to get into a “real world” mentality to make the transition a tad bit easier.

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If you’re like most young professionals (or soon-to-be graduates), chances are you’re not exactly rolling in the benjamins. In spite of your limited cash flow, there are three essentials that are worthwhile investments, especially if you’re still in the throes of the job hunt. The emphasis here is that these are investments, and as such, might set you back more than you had originally anticipated.

Advertising to American kids is nothing
new.

But the
Internet and other technologies have taken kids’ exposure to advertising
to new levels: ads are virtually everywhere.

What would it take to really love your job?

I mean really love it. Not just tolerate it, but come home from work and feel fulfilled. Coming home feeling proud of what you accomplished, who you worked for and how you did your work.

Most people can send email and make calls, and finish routine tasks, but you work differently. You put yourself into your work. You leave a mark.

“If we over-estimate their skills we underestimate the support
they need and misunderstand their practices.” – Dr.
Sonia Livingstone

The criteria for having a successful career will vary from person to person. For some career success is measured by income, for others it may be title or the overall impact made by their work. And some of us define career success as being able to do the work we love. Regardless of our personal [...]

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“I cant think of any field or vocation that is less intentional in its leadership development than the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors. “ ~ Jeff W. Pryor Anshutz Family Foundation

For America's teens, cell phones have become a
vital social tool and texting the preferred mode of communication,
according to a new poll by the Pew Research Center's Internet and
American Life Project.

The report finds that 75 percent of teens between
the ages of 12 and 17 now have cell phones, up from 45 percent in 2004.

What I have found over the last four years — since graduating college & embarking on my professional journey — is that lifestyle choices are critically important to my success as a young professional. And one of the most important lifestyle choices that I have made has been my decision to live a minimalist lifestyle.

Here is my story, I truly hope

Last month, I read a statistic that 30% of incoming college freshman are first generation college students. That same USA Today article went on to highlight that:
“24% [of first generation college students] — 4.5 million — are both first-gens and low income. Nationally, 89% of low-income first-gens leave college within six years without a [...]

“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”
~ Howard Thurman
A couple of weeks ago, I attended a celebration for a friend who gathered her family and friends together to rejoice in the [...]

Like many adults, I have not walked the locker lined hallways of a high school for some years.
What brought me back into that teen-centric world last week? I was invited to exhibit at a local high school career fair honoring National Career and Technical Education month (February). This year’s theme is “Invest in Your [...]

“Job security is gone. The driving force of a career must come from the individual.”
~Dr. Homa Bahrami, Senior Lecturer at Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley, California
Being an “employee” is an antiquated paradigm that we can no longer afford to maintain. With only a 30% national satisfaction rating, the role of “employee” leaves an estimated [...]