I just graduated... now what? : honest answers from those who have been there /
Schwarzenegger, Katherine,
I just graduated... now what? : honest answers from those who have been there / Katherine Schwarzenegger. - First Edition. - x, 278 pages ; 20 cm
"The people I admire most hadn't really followed a particular path" / "Your degree is just a stepping stone" / "It's not wrong to be afraid" / "If I hadn't bombed out on the LSAT exam, I would never have redirected my life to come up with Spanx" / "When you are good at something, the money always follows" / "What's better than blowing money on your dream?" / "The path less traveled always makes for a more interesting journey" / "It may take three or four jobs to discover your true career path" / "It's important to find one person who believes in you" / "Rejection is God's protection" / "When I got my first job, I felt like a success for getting that job, and every job I've had since..." / "Get past the excuses, news, unemployment rate, and statistics" / "You need discipline if you want something in life, and then you need a plan to get it" / "I consider myself mildly successful because I have been able to continue doing the things I love..." / "You are in the wrong room if you are the smartest person in the room" / "Leave things better than you found them" / "Go after it and never look back" / "Pursue what you want and not what your parents want you to do" / "There is a time and a place to choose money over a learning environment, but you do that when the margin is very big, and that doesn't happen right out of school" / "Work hard, be lucky, be awake, and never think you are too good to do X, Y, and Z" / "The real world can be hard at times, but I don't think people are willing to sacrifice enough..." / "If you can't handle failure or being wrong, you will never succeed" / "Start a movement, not a trend" / "It's important to pay attention to things that make you happy. Your quality of life depends on your attitude toward the things that happen to you" / "The most important thing for all of us is not money. It is feeling productive" / "You won't love every job you have over the years, and you're not supposed to" / "You don't become an entrepreneur if you don't appreciate a challenge" / "Once you graduate, financial independence is your obligation" / "Understanding why things succeed and fail is the best sort of learning you can do" / Dealing with college loan debt : "Be realistic : vacation or spring break, a cell phone and cable TV are luxuries, not necessities" / When moving home meets mixed emotions / Learning the ropes -- Now what. Anderson Cooper -- Eva Longoria -- John Legend -- Sara Blakely -- Blake Mycoskie -- Jennifer Meyer -- Bear Grylls -- Lauren Bush Lauren -- Brad Wollack -- Jillian Michaels -- Andy Cohen -- Nicole Williams -- Armin van Buuren -- Meghan McCain -- Jared Eng -- Laysha Ward -- Darren Hardy -- Alli Webb -- Adam Braun -- Maria Shriver -- Matt Barkley -- Cristina Carlino -- Mike Swift -- Serena Williams -- Arnold Schwarzenegger -- Gayle King -- Candace Nelson -- Ron Bergum -- Ben Kaufman -- Joe Kakaty -- Dr. Dan Siegel --
"Drawing on the stories and real-life experiences of contributors such as Anderson Cooper, Eva Longoria, Blake Mycoskie of TOMS shoes, Lauren Bush Lauren, Andy Cohen, Meghan McCain, Gayle King, and more, the author has written the must-have guide for recent and soon-to-be graduates as they prepare to seek success and fulfillment in their, work, relationships, and lives."--Flyleaf.
0385347200 9780385347204
2012474537
College graduates--Life skills guides.
College graduates--Employment.
College graduates--Vocational guidance.
Life skills.
Vocational guidance.
I just graduated... now what? : honest answers from those who have been there / Katherine Schwarzenegger. - First Edition. - x, 278 pages ; 20 cm
"The people I admire most hadn't really followed a particular path" / "Your degree is just a stepping stone" / "It's not wrong to be afraid" / "If I hadn't bombed out on the LSAT exam, I would never have redirected my life to come up with Spanx" / "When you are good at something, the money always follows" / "What's better than blowing money on your dream?" / "The path less traveled always makes for a more interesting journey" / "It may take three or four jobs to discover your true career path" / "It's important to find one person who believes in you" / "Rejection is God's protection" / "When I got my first job, I felt like a success for getting that job, and every job I've had since..." / "Get past the excuses, news, unemployment rate, and statistics" / "You need discipline if you want something in life, and then you need a plan to get it" / "I consider myself mildly successful because I have been able to continue doing the things I love..." / "You are in the wrong room if you are the smartest person in the room" / "Leave things better than you found them" / "Go after it and never look back" / "Pursue what you want and not what your parents want you to do" / "There is a time and a place to choose money over a learning environment, but you do that when the margin is very big, and that doesn't happen right out of school" / "Work hard, be lucky, be awake, and never think you are too good to do X, Y, and Z" / "The real world can be hard at times, but I don't think people are willing to sacrifice enough..." / "If you can't handle failure or being wrong, you will never succeed" / "Start a movement, not a trend" / "It's important to pay attention to things that make you happy. Your quality of life depends on your attitude toward the things that happen to you" / "The most important thing for all of us is not money. It is feeling productive" / "You won't love every job you have over the years, and you're not supposed to" / "You don't become an entrepreneur if you don't appreciate a challenge" / "Once you graduate, financial independence is your obligation" / "Understanding why things succeed and fail is the best sort of learning you can do" / Dealing with college loan debt : "Be realistic : vacation or spring break, a cell phone and cable TV are luxuries, not necessities" / When moving home meets mixed emotions / Learning the ropes -- Now what. Anderson Cooper -- Eva Longoria -- John Legend -- Sara Blakely -- Blake Mycoskie -- Jennifer Meyer -- Bear Grylls -- Lauren Bush Lauren -- Brad Wollack -- Jillian Michaels -- Andy Cohen -- Nicole Williams -- Armin van Buuren -- Meghan McCain -- Jared Eng -- Laysha Ward -- Darren Hardy -- Alli Webb -- Adam Braun -- Maria Shriver -- Matt Barkley -- Cristina Carlino -- Mike Swift -- Serena Williams -- Arnold Schwarzenegger -- Gayle King -- Candace Nelson -- Ron Bergum -- Ben Kaufman -- Joe Kakaty -- Dr. Dan Siegel --
"Drawing on the stories and real-life experiences of contributors such as Anderson Cooper, Eva Longoria, Blake Mycoskie of TOMS shoes, Lauren Bush Lauren, Andy Cohen, Meghan McCain, Gayle King, and more, the author has written the must-have guide for recent and soon-to-be graduates as they prepare to seek success and fulfillment in their, work, relationships, and lives."--Flyleaf.
0385347200 9780385347204
2012474537
College graduates--Life skills guides.
College graduates--Employment.
College graduates--Vocational guidance.
Life skills.
Vocational guidance.