🎓 Be Willing to Be the Exception (A Message for 2020 Grads, Job-Seekers, and Business Owners)

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BE WILLING TO BE THE EXCEPTION: A MESSAGE FOR 2020 GRADS

Yesterday on the Pivot podcast I shared an important message for 2020 grads, job-seekers, small business owners, and anyone else who needs to hear it: do not bench yourself before the game begins. Be willing to be the exception. 

Just this week The New York Times published on the front page, Facing Adulthood With an Economic Disaster’s Lasting Scars: “Those entering the job market in a downturn may never catch up in pay, opportunities or confidence.” It continues, “The question is what kind of scars this will leave in the hearts, minds and pockets of younger people.”

Systemic inequality, student debt, lack of social support — these are massively broken systems in America. But that doesn’t mean you need to hang your head in defeat from now until forever.

Do not let headlines like the one above sit over your head like dark, depressing rain clouds for the rest of your career, no matter how tough the market might be right now. Shake it off, and be willing to be the exception (even if statistically speaking, we can’t all be).

See these scars as a good thing, or at least find a silver lining: how is the pandemic uniquely shaping your heart, mind, and pocket? What lessons are you learning that will serve you for the rest of your career?

If you are a recent grad looking for a portable coach to help you hold your highest vision even while navigating the nuts-and-bolts of adulting during these challenging times, check out my first book Life After College (first launched 2011, revised edition launched 2018). Compliment it with Pivot: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One, and you’ll be well-equipped to navigate change now and in the future.

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