If I Were 22 - Advice From A B Student - Mark Weinberger

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If I Were 22: Advice From a B Student

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WhenIattendedCaseWesternReserveUniversitySchoolofLawandtheWeatherhead
SchoolofManagement,IwasanOKstudent.AtleastIthoughtso.Myprofessors
probablywouldntremembermeasastandout.Now,whywouldanyonewanttotake
anyadvicefromme?Thatsareallygoodquestion.
Iworkedhardatgraduateschool,andIenjoyedmytimethere.ButhereswhatIwould
tellmy22yearoldselfbackthen:Thereismorethanonepathtoasuccessfulcareer
andasatisfyinglife.
Dontgetmewrong:AhighGPAisaworthygoalandgreatachievement.But,learning
howyoulearn,andwhatyourpassionis,ismoreimportantthanwhatyoulearn.Atthe
endoftheday,yourrelationships,experiencesandtherisksyoutakearegoingtohave
anequalorgreaterimpactonyouraccomplishments.
Letmetellyoualittlebitaboutmyexperienceafterfinishinggraduatelawandbusiness
school:
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Ispentadecadeingovernmentwithouteverstudyingpolitics
Istartedmyownlawandlobbyingfirmwithouteveractuallypracticinglawbefore
Inowrunaglobalprofessionalservicesfirmeventhoughmyprimarytrainingisas
alawyerandeconomist.
Doyouseeapattern?And,withthat,herestheadviceIdoffertocurrent22yearolds:
Stayopentoeverypossibility
YouaretheCEOofyourownlife.Youcanchartyourownpath.Onlyyoucandecide
whereyougoonceyouwalkoutofschool,sostayopentoeverypossibilitybecause
schoolhaspreparedyoutodomorethanyoucanimagine.
Ihaveconstantlytriedtochallengemyselftotakeonnewrisksandexperiences.My
lessonisdontfeellimitedbythedegreeyouvereceived.Thekindofskillsthatare
morenecessaryinthiscenturyaretheabilitytothinkcritically,totakeonanychallenge
thatcomesyourway,toconstructanargumentandstickbyit.
Withinafewyears,manyofyouwillbeworkingjobsthatdidntevenexistadecade
ago.Remember,youmaychangeyourcareerentirelyseveraltimes.Andthatsexciting.
Asyouretravelingthroughthischangingworld,themostimportantthingyoucandois
tokeeplearningyourwholelife.Andneverbeafraidofanything,evenifitstotally
neworcompletelyunknown.Thatway,whenyourbigopportunitycomesalong,youll
bereadytoseizeit.
Theworldwillfindyourlimitations.Onlyyouwillfindyouropportunities.
Thisisaworldwithmoreopportunitiesavailabletoyouthananypreviousgeneration.
Itsaworldwhere147oftheFortune500companiesareheadquarteredinemerging
markets.Nineyearsago,itwasfewerthan50.Itsaworldwhere90percentofallthe
datathatexistswascreatedinthepasttwoyears.
Theworldischanging,anditschangingfast.Thisisnotimetothinkaboutlimits.
Thefutureisnevermadebythosewhofocusonlimitations.Itismadebypeoplewho
focusonpossibilities.Historyismadebypeoplewhounderstandthattheymightnotbe
abletocontrolalloftheircircumstancesbuttheycancontroltheirattitude.
Whenyouwalkintoaroom,bringpossibilitieswithyou.Dontbeapersonwhoonly
thinksofthedownside,whosuckslifeoutoftheroom.Noonewantsthatpersonat
theirtable.Sogooutthere,pursuedifferentopportunitiesandfindyourseatatthetable.
Nooneelsewilldoitforyou.
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Findbalance,keepyourcommitments
Asmuchasyoufocusonyourseatattheconferencetable,yourseatatthedinnertable
isjustasimportant.Eventuallyyouregoingtobuildlivesandfamiliesthatmatterto
youmorethananyjob.Thatsagoodthingitsthebestthing.ButImnotgoingtolieto
youitsalsotough.
Nomatterwhatyoudoinlife,it'shumannaturetothinkaboutwhatyou'renotdoing
somewhereelse.ThatswhyIbelievesostronglyinfindingabalancebetweenyour
worklifeandyourhomelife.
IwasatoneofmyfirstleadershipmeetingsinChinagivingaspeechthatIhadprepared
hardfor.Iwasalittlenervous,andwantedtomakeagoodimpression.Inansweringa
question,IhadtoadmitthatIwasleavingthemeetingearlybecauseIhadanother
commitment:Mydaughterwastakingherdrivingtest,andIdpromisedtobethere.I
leftthemeeting,gotonaplaneandmadeithometotakehertothetest.(Yes,she
passed.)Noonerememberedmygreatspeechthatday,butIreceivedhundredsof
emailsadmiringmydecisiontokeepmycommitmenttomydaughter.
Ilovemyjob,anditsbeenoneofmymosthumblingopportunities.ButwhenIwas
chosenasCEO,Ihadacondition:NomatterwhereIamintheworld,Ineedtobehome
everyweekend.
Findingthatbalancebetweenyourcareerandtherestofyourlifeiscrucial.Nomatter
howfastyourcareerismoving,youneedtostopoccasionallyandevaluatewhatreally
matterstoyou.Ifthelifeyourebuildingdoesntleaveenoughroomforthepeopleand
thingsthatyoulove,thenyouneedtostopandchangecourse.
Neverforgetwhoyouareorwhereyoucamefrom
Mylastadviceisalsomybestadvice.ItssomethingIlearnedfrommydad.Nomatter
whereIwentorwhatIachieved,healwayssaidthesamething:Mark,neverforget
whoyouareorwhereyoucamefrom.
WheneverIgotapromotion,Iwouldcallhim,andhewouldcongratulateme.Butthen
hewouldsay,"Remember:Iloveyounomatterwhatyourtitleis."Tome,thosewords
weremoreimportantthananyachievement.Theymeantitall.
Dontforgetwhoyouareandwhohelpedgetyoutothispoint.Maintainingthatunique
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Todays22yearoldsareworldlier,moretechnologicallyadvanced,moreconnectedand
moresociallyawarethananybefore.Youvelivedwithalmostnobarriersrestricting
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youraccesstoinformation,peopleornationsandyouwontletanybarriersrestrict
yoursuccess,either.
Theingredientsforsuccessarealreadyinyour
hands.Nowyoujustneedtoworkandtakerisks
toseizeallthatpotentialandbuildanincredible
life.Younowhaveagreatopportunitytomake
yourimprintonhistory.So,please,gooutthere
andtakethischance.Infact,takealotofchances.
Icantwaittoseewhatyourgenerationdoesnext.
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Jess E. Martinez
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"If the life youre building doesnt leave enough room for the people and things that you love, then you
need to stop and change course." I totally agree!
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Meg Skrentner, MBA
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I would hire them probably better than the A's as they have social skills!
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I was a horrible student in high school and went to the service (Army) and then a er that to
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That is quite the assumption and generalization.

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General Counsel at Socionext US

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Sue A CPB Owner MobileAccountantAZ

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Operations Leadership Program (OLP) Associate at United Technologies

That is quite the assumption and generalization.

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