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Why Customer Success is the Ultimate Launchpad for Your Career

What is Customer Success? “Sales generates customers, but customer service keeps them.” — Drake Powell Customer Success is one of the most important parts of a business. It’s the support the company offers to …

Written by Lolita Allgyer

Professional Communication 101

When you’re just getting started with your career, you won’t have lots of hard skills to showcase. But if you’re good at communication, you’ll be able to build social capital while you learn hard …

Written by Carson Westrich

Life is Like a 100 Meter Dash

Life is a race every single person gets to run. As children, all of us got into footraces on the playground. For some of us, those races turned more competitive as we got older …

Written by Lolita Allgyer

5-on-5: Failure

Many people are afraid of failure. But should they be? In this month’s 5-on-5, the Praxis team takes on a few questions about failing. What is the biggest failure you’ve experienced in your career …

Written by Lolita Allgyer

30 Podcasts for Curious Minds in 2019

So you call yourself a lifelong learner? What’s the best way to expand your mind, explore new concepts, and engage with big ideas? Podcasts! They’re great to listen to on your way to work, …

Written by Lolita Allgyer

How to Plan a Gap Year

A gap year can be an incredible experience for any young person who wants to get experience outside traditional school. But without a roadmap, it can be easy to let an entire year slip …

Written by T.K. Coleman

There Are No Educational Alternatives to Value Creation

Education, regardless of where it takes place, is the process of learning how to create value. “Value Creation” equals more than making money, marketing products, and manufacturing physical goods. It also includes learning to …

Written by Dave Wasmer

Embracing Imposter Syndrome

Imposter syndrome: that feeling of doubt about yourself and your accomplishments, and the fear of being exposed as a fraud. It’s a common topic for entry level candidates: “I don’t belong here” “They’re going …

Written by Madison Kelly

College is Dead: Now, How to Convince Your Parents

We are living in a time where young people have a louder, more influential voice than they ever have before. There are teenagers running their own companies because they have the resources and because …

Written by Lolita Allgyer

How to Become Legendary | Praxis Wednesday with Christopher Lochhead

Praxis has been featured on the Legends and Losers podcast several times. Here’s the most recent episode where Christopher Lochhead and Isaac Morehouse discuss building a digital body of work. We were joined by …

Written by T.K. Coleman

Following Your Dreams, Dropping Out of School, & Doing Creative Work

Here are some of the assertions I defend on my recent appearance on The Ground Up Show: College isn’t for everyone. You don’t need to become the next Steve Jobs in order to justify …

Written by Emily Cozzens

How to Trust Yourself And Tackle Your Anxiety About the Future

Emily is a homeschooled college opt-out and Praxis graduate who loves a good challenge, learning new things and enjoying the sunshine and blessings in life. www.emilycozzens.com I keep thinking back on my last year …

Written by Isaac Morehouse

What We’ve Learned in the First 5 Years of Praxis

After contemplating and discussing with the Praxis team, I jotted down some of the big things we’ve learned now that we’re five years in to this great adventure: Our customers are heroes. I can’t …

Written by Hannah Frankman

Top 10 Ways to Love Your Job (No Matter What You Do)

Sometimes when you’re in the early stages of your career, you have to do something less than glamorous. By sometimes I mean ‘most of the time.’ Very rarely do we get to start our …

Written by Hannah Frankman

Top 10 Ways to Develop Personal Freedom as a Young Adult

1. Scrap the permission-based mindset. Waiting for permission is the fastest way to surrender your personal freedom and autonomy. You don’t need someone to say something is okay. If you know it’s right, based …

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