To those of you who have just or are about to graduate from college, you are like a young man who is trying to get drafted or a college coach who is just about to lock up their first Division III job or a golfer who is playing a Monday qualifier for a spot in a Nationwide Tour event. You have some great credentials, but you haven't really done anything yet.
So what do you need to do now? Prepare and create opportunities for yourself and once you do execute. Prepare by reading, digging and gathering data about the people, companies and industry you are trying to secure a job in. Create opportunities by making a list of 20 people...10 people you know and 10 people you don't know but think you want to be. Meet with all twenty people as quickly as you can (prepare for these meetings or they won't be successful). And, like a young man drafted in the MLB draft, it doesn't matter unless they perform for the team(s) they play for; like a young coach for a D-III school it doesn't matter unless they win games; like a player in a Monday qualifier, getting into the qualifier doesn't really matter to much unless they execute when they play.
The world is in front of you...but it takes hard work to differentiate yourself from the others. Embrace it and go for it.
Been meaning to get to that List...I'll do it today!! It's somewhat daunting task. You are either motivated by the people you want to meet, or disappointed by the amount of people you know...How do you suggest overcoming that feeling when you look at your list and the 10 people you're going to hunt down seems impossible? Well I know what to do...but where to start? What's the first step you'd take?
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