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Got Education? How to Remedy Today’s Failed American Dream (core materials covered in my seminars and workshops)
(Core materials covered in my seminars and workshops) Today, 33% of all public high school students are dropping out. Of those who graduate high school, upwards of 70% desire to obtain a college degree. The majority do not. And of those who acquire a college degree—of deflated value—within five to ten years 70% are no [...]
Where are the Clues to Your Bigger and Better Life?
How do you know what your calling in life is? Some people know very early in life. Mozart wrote his first symphony at the age of eight; Paul McCartney wrote his first song when he was fourteen. So some have it figured out quite early. Not all of us do. Or sometimes we know and [...]
Coaching Values is a Great Tool for Achievement
To give you a feel for what it is like to be coached, for most have not been there, the following is an excerpt (slightly edited) from Co-Active Coaching (2nd ed.) © 2007 by Laura Whitworth, Karen Kimsey-House, Henry Kimsey-House, and Phillip Sandahl. It will lead you through a coaching exercise on values. Values are [...]
Assistance is Critical Before That First Career and While Changing Careers
Career transition assistance is critical, especially if you didn’t get it right the first time. This is not a knock on those who are looking to change careers but rather on the educational system that dispenses knowledge but rarely if ever works closely, carefully, knowledgably, mostly listening to the student’s needs in the first place [...]
Choosing a New Career: Why a Career Coach is Your Best Option
If you’ve been out of high school for some time, I’d like you to think back to that time. For those who’ve graduated more recently, not as challenging a task, of course. Nevertheless, in all likelihood, you are probably like most in that you didn’t receive much help in matching a career with personal interests. [...]
Finding the Right Career for You: The Solution is Most Likely Not What You Expected
How have you gone about finding the right career? Have you talked to a high school counselor? Maybe you’ve gone to a college, even, and sought counseling there. Or maybe you’ve consulted family, friends, or you’ve decided on the proper career. If you’ve done any or all of the above, just how confident are you [...]
Determining Your SuccessTypes Learning Style Type is Critical to Your Achievement
I know I sound like a broken record, but here is more critical self-understanding few high school or college students achieve or at least to the level needed for greater if not greatest achievement. For not having a thorough understanding of one’s talents, abilities, gifts, weaknesses, learning style, intelligence type(s), SuccessType, and more, how can [...]
Ten Cents and Your Bachelors Degree Will Get You a Cup of Coffee: How to Avoid Financial Trouble
Never mind that because of the influx of community colleges over the years, grades have inflated creating an influx of unmotivated students putting a downward pressure on academic standards. Never mind that most jobs don’t even require a degree, that it is more of a demarcation point for human resources. Never mind all that . [...]
Where are the Clues to Your Bigger and Better Life?
How do you know what your calling in life is? Some people know very early in life. Mozart wrote his first symphony at the age of eight; Paul McCartney wrote his first song when he was fourteen. So some have it figured out quite early. Not all of us do. Or sometimes we know and [...]
A High School Education is Necessary, But Has This Opinion Ever Been Confirmed?
First, to set the stage, let’s start by saying that most believe education to be critical. Education here meaning high school since it is compulsory and everyone is required to attend. But specifically the content of the “education” spoken to by the majority is quite different from what is essential to survive in today’s competitive [...]
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