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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 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 Olivia Donaldson

Stop Trying to Escape Your Day Job to Live Your Dream

An Office Hours listener recently asked this question, “How do I build my dreams when I’m working full time at a job that isn’t related to my dream? I want to be a professional …

Written by Brian Nuckols

What is Willpower and How Should You Use It?

Every year, The American Psychological Association releases the results of the Stress in America Survey. Regularly, respondents cite lack of willpower as the reason they fail to follow through on a healthier lifestyle and …

Written by T.K. Coleman

3 Reasons Why You Should Learn Out Loud

You’re in the middle of an interesting online course. You just started reading a fascinating new book. You stayed up all night watching a series of talks by a provocative lecturer. Nobody knows. It’s …

Written by Brian Nuckols

The Four Tendencies

Something we’re passionate about at Praxis is creating value for our customers. It’s incredibly difficult to make an impact at a high growth startup when you have little to no experience in the workplace. …

Written by T.K. Coleman

What Are You Running From?

I recently had someone tell me they were questioning their love for writing. When I asked for a reason, they said it was because they didn’t write enough. “If I really loved writing” they …

Written by Isaac Morehouse

How to Fight Fear of Failing Alone

Most of us don’t actually fear failure. Millions of people play the lottery, knowing they’ll almost surely fail. People play sports, where one team is guaranteed to lose. I’ve even happily joined teams I …

Written by Ryan Ferguson

You’re Not Going to Get Stuck at Your Job | Office Hours Podcast

This week’s episode of Office Hours is all about new opportunities. From how to find and connect with great companies in a new city, to how to create opportunities for yourself on the job …

Written by Ryan Ferguson

Self-Discovery Needs a Context | Forward Tilt Podcast

Often we overlook our potentially valuable skills because we don’t realize we have them. We don’t understand that the thing we find easy, others find hard. Or the activity we do as a hobby …

Written by Sarah Iddings

How to Find Experience Everywhere

From a rigid school-based perspective, I have always been a terrible student. I was the problem child who questioned the work and did things my own way. If it didn’t have a foreseeable real-world …

Written by Isaac Morehouse

Tiny, Ridiculous Daily Challenges Work Better for Me Than Big Goals

I’m not big on goals and goal-setting. I’ve done it at various points, and it’s had a few positive effects and can be somewhat fun, or at least useful in challenging me to think …

Written by Ryan Ferguson

What Do You Do Best in the World? | Forward Tilt Podcast

What do you do better than anyone? It is a question you should be finding the answer to. You should be looking at your life and your work and asking yourself, what is the one …

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