Heya playa, if you're in college and graduation is on the horizon for you then there's a few
different things you're going to need to know once you graduate.
So in this video, I want to share 5 different things that I learned once I graduated college
that can help prepare you for your future.
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For those of you that are new here, my name is Josh and every single Monday through Friday
I make videos sharing tips, ideas and stories teaching you how to be your best self.
Now the first thing I want to cover is the idea of getting your college degree.
You spent the last few years of your life pursuing it but the reality is the degree
isn't going to get you the job, your persistence will.
I remember thinking when I graduated college, now that I have a degree, opportunities are
just going to open up to me.
People are going to look at that and say "wow this person has a degree, let's hire him!",
but that's not the reality of things.
The truth is, degree's are really just becoming a checkbox on your resume.
Employers are more concerned with how you personally can fit into their company culture,
if you're in that position will you be flexible, adaptable and easy to work with?
It's those human values that they really really look for.
So does that mean all that time you put in to get your degree just wasn't worth it?
Not at all.
It's important to have that base of structure there that you learned in college which led
you to your degree but it's the persistence, it's talking to interviewers, it's asking
about their company and their culture that's really going to help them get a better sense
of who you really are beyond your degree.
The second thing you should know is that you shouldn't take the first opportunity that
falls into your lap.
It's important for you to pursue a career and life of meaning.
I know, now that you've graduated you're itching to get out there and to put your skills to
use but the problem is most people tend to take jobs that they don't really care about
just so that they have something to do.
And I don't think that's going to end to longer-term fulfillment.
It may make you feel like yeah, I'm satisfied that I have something in the moment but as
time goes on you're really going to look at that position and say why am I here?
Nowadays, most people's first jobs aren't the ones that they stay with.
So if you're just jumping into something to get your feet wet and to just get experience,
ok, but think about the longer term.
Think about pursuing something that's going to bring you value and purpose so you can
wake up every single day and love what you do and not just feel like you need to clock
in and clock out and live for the weekends.
The third thing that you're going to start to notice is that since you're no longer in
college, you're no longer interacting and seeing as many people.
Sure, you may travel to work every single day and see your co-workers, but most people
get into the routine lifestyle of waking up, going to work, coming home and spending all
the rest of the time at home not really socializing with a lot of people.
This can lead you to fall into a bit of a hermit mode.
You do what you have to do throughout the day and then you spend the rest of the time
isolated, either at home watching tv or playing video games or doing whatever you want, just
not really socializing.
So what you're gonna wanna do is recreate those social environments for yourself.
Now look, that doesn't mean everyone in college had friends, that was talking to people and
was really enjoying it.
People did really have an isolated experience but now that you're out there in the real
world, there are different ways that you can interact with people and make new friends
to create new social settings.
One way for example is to push yourself to go out during lunch time.
Most people go out to get lunch and in that process it's a way for you to interact with
people, whether you're waiting on line to get food or you're just walking down the street,
use those as opportunities to just talk to people.
To work on your conversational skills so you don't just shut down and get used to not talking
to anyone really.
The fourth thing, as a college graduate you need to know is that you have to keep learning
on your own now.
Yes, school provided a kind of structure for you to take classes and learn new things but
once people graduate they tend to stop learning.
They kind of just get sucked into the motion of working, working, working.
The fourth thing you're gonna need to know as a college graduate is that you have to
keep learning on your own.
Yes college provided a structure by giving you classes and things to pursue, but now
that you're out on your own, most people tend to just fall into the trap of just working
every single day and not really learning new skills.
It's super important to keep learning new things.
Whether's that picking up a book and reading, whether that's going outside and pursuing
a new hobby, or whether that's just talking to people with differing opinions and thoughts
and experiences as you.
Keep learning as you grow because that's going to help push you forward to be more social,
to be more active and to feel more fulfilled.
Plus if you stop learning new things, you're going to stop bringing new ideas into your
line of work.
You're going to get used to doing things daily the same exact way and it's going to end up
not allowing you to progress and pursue bigger achievements and accomplishments at your job.
And the fifth thing that every college graduate needs to know because it's probably the most
important thing to remember is that you should definitely stay in touch with your friends.
I know, once you start working you want to devote all of your time and energy into your
job and really succeed at what you do so hanging out with friends really isn't a high priority
on that list but taking time to hang out with friends, to talk to them, to see what's going
on in their lives will make you feel more accepted and help them feel more accepted
as well.
Far too often people get into work mode and just push their friends away only to later
realize that man, I have no one to share things with.
No one to talk to things about.
No one to just help me feel accepted and appreciated for who I am.
That's the value of having real friends, knowing that there are people that you can turn to
and them knowing they can always turn to you whether either of you guys need each other.
So, don't allow this post graduate, working towards a job or even having a job kind of
status push you away from maintaining the relationships that truly matter.
What do you think though, as someone in college or someone that's going to graduate from college,
which of these five points do you think is something you really want to focus on?
Leave your comments down below and we'll talk about it.
Otherwise thank you so much for watching.
If you enjoyed this video hit the thumbs up button and let me know.
And definitely check out the other videos I've put together all week long all about
the end of the school year.
As we kind of ramp up towards the end and move towards the summer, I really wanna help
you guys work towards being your best self, so let's do it together.
On that note, I'll catch you guys next week.
As always, love and peace.