As we near the end of another school year, an assessment of our work over the year becomes a concern. Did we assist our students or clients in ways that are measurable? Did we give them access to knowledge that may prove beneficial over their lifetimes?
As members of the career counseling profession, these are always critical concerns for us. At EUREKA, it makes all of our work so gratifying when we receive comments like the following one...
“Where has this website been all of my life?” This comment is from a student at San Diego Miramar College, received on March 17, 2016.
We think he may have found it... :))
In the process of reviewing complementary information to add to EUREKA.org, we have found many interesting and beneficial concepts. One is the work of Thomas C. Corley, author of “Change Your Habits...Change Your Life.”
After studying the daily habits of 177 self-made millionaires over the course of five years, he found that they avoid one costly habit: procrastination. It prevents even the most talented individuals from realizing success in life. One of the major causes of procrastination is lack of passion. Corley emphasizes: “We simply like to do the things we like to do and we put off the things we do not like to do.”
More: http://www.businessinsider.com/things-rich-people-have-in-common-2016-3
Another concept is to follow your dreams or your passion. Take a look at this video: https://youtu.be/x7rsTjQfxmA
Other concepts that your students/clients will find both insightful and fun are thoughts from Oliver Emberton. He brings out that if you want to follow your dreams or passion, you have to say NO to all alternatives! He contends that our brains are like a beach ball full of bees... having hundreds of conflicting impulses, pushing us in different directions.
According
to his theory, “Monomaniacal focus on a single goal is perhaps the ultimate
success stratagem. It’s a pattern found in successful people from Edison to
Einstein. When you’re able to focus on a single goal, your achievements reach well beyond their theoretical limit.”
Read more here:
http://oliveremberton.com/2014/if-you-want-to-follow-your-dreams-you-have-to-say-no-to-all-the-alternatives/
More about Oliver Emberton: http://oliveremberton.com/about/
