Sunday, June 22, 2014

"I'm Not Creative" - An Excuse No Longer

Every year I have students tell me they aren't creative (I have to admit I used to use that excuse, too).  Well, that excuse is no longer valid if you read this article from Entrepreneur magazine.  While this article was written for business people, I see no reason why we can't start applying these suggestions while working in high school.  The sooner you start, the more prepared you will be to make yourself more creative (and more marketable) when you start your career.

Where's the Money?

While it might be too late to influence the career choices of the members of the Class of 2014, my sphere of influence hasn't been completely extinguished.  All of you still in high school have time to decide what careers you want to pursue, and you are hopefully considering those in addition to sitting next to the pool this summer.  This article and the chart found in it might give you some guidance regarding what careers will give you the compensation you desire.

H\T to the Business blog at The Atlantic for the original post.