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Wednesday Wrap-Up: Personal Branding Workshop w/ Ed Latimore

We live in a world where you have to talk about yourself, or no one knows [what you do]. You have to be your own biggest fan. — Ed Latimore On last week’s Praxis …

Written by Lolita Allgyer

Don’t Fear the College Admission Scandal. Here’s What To Do Instead!

I never thought I’d see the words “college” and “scam” trending on a Twitter hashtag together. But all it took was one event to spark a whole new tone of discussion surrounding college. Let …

Written by Hannah Frankman

Wednesday Wrap-Up: Strategic Career Visioning with Cassandra LeVan

Your career is your great life experiment. — Cassandra LeVan Cassandra LeVan, managing director of Brainjolt Media, joined us last week for a Praxis workshop on how to strategically design your career. Cassandra’s own …

Praxis Warning Label

WARNING: The Praxis program is not for everyone. People who are unmotivated, lazy, or may become lazy should not take on Praxis. If you suffer from a deep need to be seen as …

Written by Isaac Morehouse

Why Non-Tech People Should Work in Tech Startups

“Software is eating the world.” — Marc Andreessen There are several factors that make tech startups the most exciting companies on the planet right now. Dramatically reduced cost of starting one, due to cloud …

Written by Laurie Barber

Praxis Resources on Interviewing

An interview is by far the most important part of the hiring process. It gives the company a chance to get a live preview of who you actually are. We’ve written a lot about …

Written by Nicholas Kleinhuizen

5 Skills I Acquired Working at a Tech Startup

The following is a repost from the blog of Praxis participant Nicholas Kleinhuizen. A couple of months ago, my life drastically changed. I went from being a college dropout who lived at home to working …

Written by Isaac Morehouse

Don’t Be Prepared: Why the Best Learn to the Task, Not the Test

I’m going to describe three types of people. I call them average, elite, and ascendant. One of the differences between the three is how they approach learning. Pain, Prestige, or Purpose? Average people learn …

Written by Isaac Morehouse

Why a Professional Apprenticeship is Better than More School

Assumptions about college are being turned on their head. Real world experience is providing a better context for learning and a more direct path to life and career opportunities. College has value, but not …

Written by Isaac Morehouse

How Your Obsession With Options Is Blinding You To Opportunities

One of the first steps in your personal emancipation is to realize that the world is full of options, and the few things currently in front of you are not the only from which …

Written by Cameron Sorsby

A Sneak Peek Into Self-Driven Education: The Personal Development Project

The opportunity to do substantial work for growing startups and successful businesses. Weekly coaching sessions designed to help you attain your professional goals faster. Regular opportunities to shadow successful founders and entrepreneurs. Liberal Arts and business …

Written by Derek Magill

You Don’t Need to Get A Second Degree — Here’s What to Do Instead

This is a quick post. Below is an e-mail I received from a friend about another friend of his who is thinking about going back to school to get a second degree because he …

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