What does that mean to you?
A lot, frankly.
Are many of these students as bright and smart as you? Definitely!
Are many of these students majoring in the same field as
you? Definitely!
Do most of them speak English? Definitely!
Will many of them be qualified for the jobs I might look for
upon graduation? Definitely!
Will many of them take jobs that you want at a much lower
salary? Definitely!
Will global outsourcing to bright and smart students from
around the world affect you? Definitely!
Economics talks of three resources to exploit in making
money: land, labor and capital. You as a college student probably don’t have
land and capital, so the only resource you have is yourself – as labor. But, with millions of students world wide,
how can you sell yourself? Can they hire
somebody as talented (or more talented) at less money? Definitely!
In this little book, the author will present insights to
make you unique and help you obtain your ideal position.
Audience: This book is written for prospective
college students (high school juniors and seniors) and currently enrollment
students. It also is of value to parents
of college students – and almost college students.
Approach: This book can be used as a workbook – with daily
lessons and assignments that will cause the student to think, react and change.
The author suggests that the reader DO the assignments and actually write
answers. Learning theorists have studied
that when more than one sense is active, the learning is higher. So – reading the material, thinking on the
material; writing answers (kinesthetic – eyes, hands, brain all working
together). There are no ‘right’ or ‘wrong’
answers.
Concepts: The concepts are not new, but in this work,
packaged differently and aimed at a very specific audience.
Some of the concepts:
Goals
– thinking about your goals, setting them, planting your goals in your mind, writing
achievable goals; writing personal goals.
Attitude
– developing positive attitudes and putting the negative attitudes away
Being great
– following the concepts of Jim Collins in his book “Good to Great” – realizing
that ‘good’ just isn’t good enough and that we have to go for great.
Being
remarkable – following the concepts of Seth Godin in his book “Purple
Cow” – in the midst of millions of other college students, being one that
sticks out.
Mission,
vision and values – defining who you are and where you and going
Avoiding pitfalls
– there will be the temptations – both innocent and not so innocent – time wasting,
addictions (alcohol, drugs, sex); short-cuts (cheating)
Networking
– how to network, hot to find your place in the world.
Mentors and
mentoring – finding and working the mentoring relationship
Guides and
hints for College Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors and
Graduate Students
And putting
it all together – how can YOU be remarkable, great, significant in
light of the millions of other college students.
The Author: The author has been a college professor for
38 years. He has worked with thousands
of students and has had a special mentoring relationship with hundreds of
former students who contact him for advice and references.
The author is going to go through ‘lessons’ on attitude;
goals and goal setting; entrepreneurship; mission, vision and values; failing; being
unique; service and more. If you take
these lessons to heart, you will be on your way to sticking out from all of the
millions of college students.
“Insist on yourself; never imitate. Your own gift you can offer with the cumulative force of a whole life's cultivation, but of the adopted talent of another, you have only an extemporaneous, half possession.” (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
You ARE UNIQUE!!!! Live up to that
knowledge!!!
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