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Comment on 7 Things You Should’ve Learned in School by Amber King

Amber King — Tue, 15 May 2012 01:32:27 +0000

Leadership should be taught at school. This is one common problem from companies, they have managers not leaders. They should be taught how to handle subordinates, how manage goals and most importantly, how to lead effectively.

Comment on 7 Things You Should’ve Learned in School by Jason

Jason — Tue, 08 May 2012 12:35:04 +0000

53% of graduates unemployed is a huge figure! I think the one thing I’ve learnt is that although you may have all the life skills from school, if you have no work experience employers are unlikely to take a second look at your CV.

Comment on 7 Things You Should’ve Learned in School by Ryan Stephens

Ryan Stephens — Wed, 02 May 2012 19:49:27 +0000

@Jeremy – Not having taught (formally) I can’t say I feel your pain, but my kid sister also teaches 6th grade so I hear lots of stories.

Whether they get beat down by the system or the kids, I will say that most teachers seem to give up and just force feed the curriculum and pray their kids do okay on the standardized tests. I don’t think there’s enough good teachers — and I won’t pretend to know which direction to point a finger.

I will say that MIXING your gifted kids in with the ‘regular’ kids is ridiculous on all fronts. It does not pull up the other kids, it inhibits the gifted kids. (That’s a rant for another day…)

Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts from an educator’s perspective and for taking the initiative to teach your kiddos important life skills!

Comment on 7 Things You Should’ve Learned in School by Jeremy Orr

Jeremy Orr — Wed, 02 May 2012 14:04:54 +0000

As a sixth grade teacher, I realize that much of what I teach my students is required by the state but will be forgotten by the time they get to high school. I also realize that the most important things I can teach my students are life skills: how to learn, problem solve, care for one another, to take risks, and to follow their interests. Unfortunately the system isn’t set up to teach that way, I have to take that initiative.

Nice post.

Comment on You’re Not An Artist by Tyler Hurst

Tyler Hurst — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 01:23:14 +0000

Hell no I’m not an artist. I love attention from people and I love changing their mind about something.

I also like to get paid.
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Comment on Stop Stealing Dreams Review by Luke W

Luke W — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:54:03 +0000

Thanks for the round-up, haven’t yet had time to sit down with the whole tome. Sounds like there’s a lot of sense there. One issue that extends far beyond the book is – if we don’t NEED to memorise facts any more, is it still valuable for our personal development to do so? I’ve no immediate answer but thanks for triggering the train of thought …
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Comment on Stop Running to the Front of the Pack by Ryan Stephens

Ryan Stephens — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:52:56 +0000

Thanks for the kind words JD. Flattered anyone takes the time to read and/or watch any of my nonsense. I originally started this blog because it was a way for me to learn by doing — and to simultaneously get some of my own thoughts and beliefs down on paper.

In the 4+ years it’s landed me jobs, consulting gigs, speaking opportunities, and connected me to more phenomenal people than I can count. If people want a snapshot of my thoughts on business, marketing, education and more I can send them here.

Best of luck in your own blogging endeavors. That Genesis theme is a solid one.

Comment on Stop Running to the Front of the Pack by John Davy

John Davy — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:40:38 +0000

Ryan
I have come across you twice now and each time I have to watch. Not sure why and would be interested to hear how you came to do the blog.
I like your thoughts on standing out for the sake of it. Your right, it does not serve people well. Will come and take a look from time to time. Good Luck 2012.

JD
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Comment on The Only Interview I Ever Bombed by Ryan Stephens

Ryan Stephens — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:40:14 +0000

Daniel – Good to see you around these here parts again. Ha! I get frustrated with people these days, and not just our generation, because everyone seems to want the quick fix and very few people are scared to dig deep, examine themselves and take control of their lives.

I liken it to someone saying, “I’ve been here for 3 years so it’s about time I need a raise.”

Whoa Haus! What have you done to deserve the raise? How have you added valued to your company? What significant contributions have you made?

I guaran-damn-tee you that if you take a proactive approach to solving key problems and making your organization more money your boss will take a proactive approach in promoting you.

I’m glad that you’re writing again and I’d also encourage you to spend as much time finding the little things you appreciate about the things you are doing as you spend searching for that true calling — sometimes that’s harder to find.

Best of luck to you!

Comment on The Only Interview I Ever Bombed by Daniel

Daniel — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 13:05:02 +0000

Great post.

I’ve been on a kick lately of self exploration. Diving deep within myself to figure out what I want out of life and why. It’s a question that I haven’t been able to fully answer yet, but I now start every morning by asking myself “If I could do ANYTHING I wanted to today, what would I do?” I think that by tracking my answers to this question, an getting rid of the little “filler” things I’ll find the one or two things that I crave; I may even find my “calling” (albeit a little later in life than I would have liked).

I’ve already rediscovered that one of those things I need to do is writing, something that I gave up for too long (and I’m just now getting back in the game).