Self-Directed Learning: A Primer for Ambitious Young Adults
Everything you need to know about self-directed learning: definition, benefits, steps, tips, and strategies.
5 Ways to Step up Your Game in 2020
The 10’s decade has come to a close. What kind of a mark have you left on the world? Or, more importantly, what kind of mark are you going to leave on the world? The people that make the biggest impression aren’t often the ones that do one big thing that changes the world. Often,…
How to Set Goals in 3 Easy Steps
The start of a new quarter is always a time for renewed company goals — targets to hit over the next three months. It’s also a time to set personal goals. It’s important to set goals. Ever hear the Lou Holtz quote “in this world you’re either growing or dying”? To get better at your…
Making the Best of Fear and Combatting Hopelessness | Office Hours Season 3 Episode 12
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…
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 skills! Watch the workshop here on Youtube or here on Facebook! More Email Communication Resources: VIDEO:How to Handle Email Attachments…
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 past without gaining any real value from the time you take away from school. “Take advantage of the under-appreciated resource that…
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 to find out I don’t know what I’m doing” “I got here through luck, mostly” All these can be evidence of…
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 of high school, and how it felt to be on the cusp of a new phase in my life. There was…
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 speaker, trainer, and consultant, but it takes a lot of time, travel and networking to build my practice. I feel like…
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 don’t meet their financial goals. So, what is this mysterious trait known as willpower and how do we increase it? For…
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 a secret between you and your brain. One day, however, you’re going to surprise everyone. Maybe you’ll make an appearance on…
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. That’s why our application process is so challenging. We don’t take money from applicants if we’re not confident they won’t thrive…
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 said, “then I would be more consistent with it.” Well, I guess I don’t love reading then. For my entire life,…
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 knew were bad, and likely to fail almost every week. Young people wander through college for years and tens of thousands,…
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 by pitching improvements, to how to set yourself up for great opportunities in the future when you aren’t sure what you…