Sep10th

a must read for graduating seniors By: Jun Loayza

Under: Life Coaching, Now What?, Undergraduate

If you’re a graduating senior and you haven’t secured a job yet, you better get off your butt and go get one!  Once you graduate, you are considered an experienced hire.  This means that your resume gets put in the same pile as MBAs or professionals with 5+ years of experience.  I’ve spoken to many [...]

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Jul22nd

Harvard BR Article on MMORPG Developing Real World Leaders By: Yu-kai Chou

Under: Fun, Life Coaching, Undergraduate

Future Delivery is about productive gaming. The more hours you play a game, the more successful your real life would be. There is a whole industry called “Serious Gaming” (obviously coined by non-gamers, because real hardcore gamers would never let that pass) that is about using gaming in real world functions, such as educational games [...]

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Jul17th

Action in the Face of Fear By: MaxBottaro

Under: Life Coaching tagged with: , ,

One will never reach distant shores,
if he chooses to remain upon the dock,
In fear his little ship of dreams
may be dashed against the rocks.
– F. Bolen.
It was my sophomore of high school. I was a shy, short, generic looking white boy. My English teacher that year-a vivacious, red haired Ms. Robertson-had assigned the class a [...]

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Jul13th

Money and Motivation By: MaxBottaro

Under: Careers, Life Coaching tagged with: , ,

Once upon a time, there was an corn farmer who lived near a baseball field. On the weekends, the neighborhood boys would play baseball on the field. All the homeruns would fly into the farmer’s cornfield, and as the boys retrieved the ball they would damage the farmers crop.
At first the farmer yelled at [...]

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Jun28th

Networking: finding the common interest By: Yu-kai Chou

Under: Life Coaching, Networking, Undergraduate

Networking and building relationships with people is one of the most essential things one needs to do to become successful. When you want to contact someone and meet up(newly met professional or old friend), you want to find a common interest to make the meeting pleasant and enjoyable for both. Maybe you both like golf. [...]

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May09th

Outside the Comfort Zone: the Harmless Dragon By: Yu-kai Chou

Under: Careers, Experienced Hire, Life Coaching, Networking, Now What?, Undergraduate

Networking is tough, mainly because you are forced to cross through your comfort zone. Engaging and talking to strangers can be rather intimidating. However, the fear of reaching out is essentially based on illusions. In reality, there is really nothing that could be lost (assuming you don’t need to interact
with the person in the long [...]

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May01st

The SIX things you must have for good Networking By: Yu-kai Chou

Under: Experienced Hire, Life Coaching, Networking, Now What?, Personal Branding, Undergraduate

Networking, or building relationships rather, is one of the most important concepts in becoming successful. Nothing can be done on your own, and the stronger your connections are, the more resourceful you are, and ultimately, the “luckier” you become. Here we will share the core concepts of good networking.
Networking starts with the Self
In order [...]

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Apr04th

Interview w/ Kevin Poff from Mercer By: Jun Loayza

Under: Careers, Life Coaching, Undergraduate, Workplace

We sat down with Kevin Poff from Mercer Human Capital Consulting to talk about Mercer and why they are an ideal firm to work at.  Kevin did an amazing job explaining and articulating all of Mercer’s benefits; equally important, Kevin explains what type of person would not enjoy working in a consulting [...]

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Mar31st

The Importance of Mentors By: Jun Loayza

Under: Careers, Experienced Hire, Life Coaching, Workplace

You just found a job and now it’s Day 1 of the rest of your life. Welcome to the real world. A life of waking up at 6:30 or 7 AM, putting in 8 – 12 hours a day on completing project tasks, and driving unmercifully through tons of traffic filled with other disgruntled drivers. [...]

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Mar19th

My Epiphany from Diablo II that started my Entrepreneurial Life. By: Jun Loayza

Under: Life Coaching, Now What?

This is the origin of the FD Lifestyle, living real life like a hardcore gamer, and I want to share it with people around to see if anyone wants to join in me in the passionate path of leveling up and completing cool quests that make a difference in this world.
So in 10th grade, I [...]

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