Special Guest Benjamin Preston      Benjamin Preston LLC provides businesses with marketing, strategy, and management consulting services. With experience in a range of industries and clients ranging from startups to billion-dollar businesses, Benjamin Preston's strategic approach to business will help your business scale quickly and efficiently. Benjamin Preston also wrote, "Harness Your Butterflies: The Young Professional's Metamorphosis to an Exciting Career," to inspire future leaders to create meaningful careers. Focus on the things you want, not the things you are not happy withGrowing your career more strategic and breaking the traditional roadmapFollowing your excitement in your careerGraduating from College – Now what?Get away from the concept of having a "purpose," because you do not have to figure out whom you are going to be when you turn 50 – TodayIt is OK to be more general – do not focus on one job titleFigure out what you are good at and what your strengths areGetting creative, especially during the Covid crisisFinding positions that will allow you to utilize the skills that you enjoyBreaking your strengths out to define your pathAsking peers, professors, and the previous boss' what are your strengths Starting with your strength and doing an inventory will guide you on how to get startedDoing your research to make sure companies can offer you what your strengths arePair your strengths based on the situation and the roleSometimes your strengths fit the organization but not the roleSteps to doing an inventoryWorking around your weaknesses – However, try to avoid roles where the role focus is on a weakness that you haveTry to focus on your strengths – not your weaknesses – you get more ROI if you put your focus on strengthsKnowing what you are not good at could help mitigate riskSearching for a role – create 2 or 3 nonnegotiables and beyond that be flexibleDo not just apply unless you plan on keeping track of everything you used for Does the role sound exciting?  Limit your applications to roles that get you excitedAvoid the path of least resistanceDuring Covid – if you have to take a job that doesn't pay what you want, use this time to figure out what your next path will be after Covid Special Guest Information Benjamin PrestonAuthor: Harness Your Butterflies: The Young Professional's Metamorphosis to an Existing [email protected]: benjaminpreston.comLinkedIn: @Benjamin J. PrestonTwitter: @BennyJayLiveInstagram: @bennyjayliveFacebook: Benjamin John Preston GLINTER SOCIAL MEDIAL AND CONTACT [email protected]  (Email) https://www.michaelglinter.com/podcast-1   (Podcast) http://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelglinter   (Linked In) #MichaelAGlinter (Twitter) http://www.facebook.com/michael.glinter (Facebook) https://www.youtube.com/c/MichaelGlinter  (YouTube) www.michaelglinter.com   (Website)  

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