Ambitious people are often brimming with wonderful ideas. Every now and again, they set themselves a new goal and imagine what it would be like to achieve that target. However, there’s a difference between being ambitious and getting things done. While it’s easy to tell yourself that you’re going to get that promotion this year…
An Opening Promise (and a commitment from you) This guide to deep work can help you make lasting improvements to your life. It will only work if you make a commitment to reading it. All of the research on user behavior on the internet tells us that you’ll enter this page, scan it briefly, then…
What am I going to do with my life? From a young age, most of us are plagued by this question. We see piles of blank pages ahead of us and despite possible dreams and visions for what could fill those pages, we don’t know which of those dreams will actually make us happy, give…
I hate snow days. Let me be 100% clear on this: it’s not because of some anti-snow, grinch on a crusade against cold weather attitude. It’s not because I dislike the celebration or spontaneity of an unexpected event. It’s because of the snow day mindset. The mindset that school or learning is a dreary, boring…
Is this a self-help show or a Q&A podcast? You decide. The topics of conversation range from fear and hopelessness to gestures that stir the soul. Get the full episode on iTunes, Spotify, Direct Download, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Check out the highlight clips here on Youtube: Making the Best out of Fear…
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 users (and sometimes potential users) of its product/service, and it’s the place where a customer’s technical problems and creative challenges get…
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 and began doing things such as running track. For me, the 100-meter dash was the most exhilarating event. After my races,…
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 so far? Drake Powell, Praxis Customer Service Associate When I worked for Google Nest doing technical support over the phone for…
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, while running errands, or even when chilling at home. In no specific order, here are some of the best podcasts that…
College alternatives are rapidly expanding. Praxis is not the only option for today’s opt-outs! The entire education landscape is changing. College is dead, information is advancing faster than ever, and many individuals are realizing that the traditional path is not always the best path. While society chooses to focus on education reform from within, the…
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 Lochhead on our latest Praxis Wednesday call, where participants grilled him with questions about how to become legendary. “Be very good…
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 of high school, and how it felt to be on the cusp of a new phase in my life. There was…
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 careers by launching into our dream jobs. Even when we’re lucky enough to work at our dream companies, we have to…
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 on examination and reflection, then go and do it. You don’t need someone’s accreditation to launch into the professional world. Build…
Your personal happiness is not a career nor is your career the end-all-be-all to your personal happiness. Yes, I know that happiness is your job and that you’re the CEO of your own fulfillment. I’ve read a copy of Happiness is an Inside Job too, but I’m not playing semantic games here. I mean business.…