Career Advice
It Isn’t Just About Your Damn Passion
“We [Steve Jobs and Walter] talked about the fact that it isn’t just about your damn passion — it’s about doing something larger than yourself,” said Isaacson. “It’s about serving this world, helping others. So if you have a whole generation of people [who’ve been] told, ‘Oh, just follow your passion,’ they’re going to forget that […]
David McCullough Jr: You Are Not The Center of the Universe
Pathfinders would like to feature David McCullough Jr., who gave an insightful and irreverently funny commencement speech at Wellesley High School in the Spring 2012. Mid-career professionals will hear the wisdom in this speech, but high school and college students may not fully appreciate the gravity of what’s being said here. His “You Are Not […]
Protected: Follow Your Talent: A Career Choice Conversation
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Protected: Why We Choose the Wrong Career: Part 3
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Protected: Why We Choose the Wrong Career: Part 2
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What Are My Talents?
What are my talents? What makes me good at some things and terrible at other things? Nature and Nurture both play a role. We aren’t born as blank slates, as conventionally thought. We each have a set of pre-existing hardwired aptitudes or “natural talents.” Although we have a capacity to learn knowledge from our culture […]
Career Change at 30: Ideas & Essentials
2025 Guide: Career Change at 30 Ideas Thousands of smart thirty-somethings have told me they are ready get serious and choose their “real career.” For many, a career change at 30 is a moment of truth and self-honesty about their earlier career choices: “This is not who I am.” As you approach 30 the reality […]