You can be more of who you are! - Outside the Class

“You cannot be anything you want to be – but you can be a lot more of who you already are.”

From our first experience with a classroom, we devote more time to our shortcomings than our strengths. Most self-development programs try to make us what we are not. Moreover, in many ways our culture is built around overcoming deficits. However, this is the path of most resistance. We are motivated by this idea that “You can be anything you want to be if you try hard enough”. The reality is that a person who has always struggled with computers is unlikely to be a great programmer. Build upon what you can already do. You may not be the best programmer or CEO-material but you may be the rock star salesman any startup team needs.

If you want to be challenged…

If you want to work where you and your unique strengths are celebrated!

Then consider working for a startup company!

Check out My Career City. The experts on staff help students and recent graduates find jobs in the fast-paced and rewarding world of start-up companies. Join today and see the great job opportunities they have available for someone just like you!

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Formula for Success - Outside the Class

Talent: A natural way of thinking feeling or behaving

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Investment: Time spent practising developing your skills building knowledge base

= Strengths: What we excel in.

Most self-development programs tries to make us what we are not and focuses on the weaknesses. “From cradle to cubicle, we devote more time to our short coming than our strengths”. This is the path of most resistance. The reality is that a person who has always struggled with numbers is unlikely to be a great accountant or statistician. The key to human development is building on who you are already. You cannot be anything you want to be – but you can be a lot more of who you already are. Having the opportunity to develop our strengths is more important to our success than our role, our title or our pay.

If you want to be challenged…

If you want to work where you and your unique strengths are celebrated!

Then consider working for a startup company!

Check out My Career City. The experts on staff help students and recent graduates find jobs in the fast-paced and rewarding world of start-up companies. Join today and see the great job opportunities they have available for someone just like you!

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Choose the distractions that support you - Outside the Class

Distractions are all around us, choose the ones that will support you

Any time spent not working on your goals in my opinion is time you’ve spent distracted. Now there’s a difference between a healthy distraction and wasted time. An hour spent with a good friend is much better spent than an hour playing flappy bird. You have to find balance between work and play, but what play will help your work? Going on a date at a restaurant and going out for lunch with your business friends will be two very different experiences.

So when I advocate to you that you should sign up for My Career City and go work for a startup you may respond by saying you don’t have enough time or you have too much things on your plate. Those are valid responses although I’m not forcing the idea upon you I’m simply inviting to open your mind to the opportunity and check it out.

Take a moment to look at everything you’re doing and ask the question: What benefit does this give me? Give an honest answer. Look into the hours you spend every week and ask that simple question. The truth that will become very present to you is that there is a disproportion between what you’re doing and what benefits are coming into your life. Distractions are all around us, choose the ones that will support you.

If you want to do more than your peers...

If you want to be more than your peers

If you want to meet people your peers will never meet

If you want to accomplish was your peers never will

Then check out My Career City. The experts on staff help students and recent graduates find jobs in the fast-paced and rewarding world of start-up companies. Join today and see the great job opportunities they have available for someone just like you!

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