Published inThe Playbook by Praxis·PinnedMember-onlyBudgeting Basics for Young Adults Just Getting StartedLet’s talk about budgeting. Why? Well, because learning how to manage your personal finances effectively is a pillar to long-term professional success. Still, I know it can be tough to make heads or tails of personal finances. Which is why the next two issues I‘m going to break down one…Personal Finance6 min readPersonal Finance6 min read
Published inThe Playbook by Praxis·12 hours agoHow To Raise Young Heroes, Not Adult ChildrenHere’s an unconventional belief I hold: The “normal” expectations and standards society has for teens and young adults are too low. Here’s why I believe this happens: Most teens are too coddled, micromanaged, helicopter-parented, and worst of all: not trusted to make decisions about their lives. Even many well-meaning parents strip their teens of decision rights…Young Heroes3 min readYoung Heroes3 min read
Published inThe Playbook by Praxis·1 day agoHow To Learn Entrepreneurship— Even If You’re Still an EmployeeOne of the most impactful skills you can develop in your career — especially early on — is learning how to provide value in a variety of contexts. I don’t mean this in the abstract sense, either. I mean how to be tangibly valuable — as in a company or…Entrepeneurship3 min readEntrepeneurship3 min read
Published inThe Playbook by Praxis·2 days agoHow To Build Social CapitalSocial capital is basically the value of “goodwill” you’ve accumulated across your entire network. In other words, how confident are you that you could pick up the phone and call somebody in your network who could actually help if you were in need of skills, advice, capital, an introduction, etc…Social Capital4 min readSocial Capital4 min read
Published inThe Playbook by Praxis·3 days agoWhy Skills Matter More Than College In the Economy of the FutureA degree is just a signal. Much like anything else you might include on a résumé or job application. But the value of the signal a degree sends no longer carries as much weight as it once did. That’s because technology enabled far more potent and useful signals. Here are (at least) five significant reasons why employers are moving away from degrees and toward skill-based hiring: 1) degree…Skills Gap5 min readSkills Gap5 min read
Published inThe Playbook by Praxis·4 days agoHow To Handle Deadlines As a Young ProfessionalThis is probably a byproduct of schooling, but I noticed this with myself in my first few years out of school and with a lot of the young adults (especially recent students) that there’s a tendency to treat due dates as rigid windows for when an assignment or project should…Deadlines2 min readDeadlines2 min read
Published inThe Playbook by Praxis·5 days agoIs Going Into Student Debt for College Worth It?This is going to sound like a cop out, but it depends. What are you comparing to? Obviously, if you could go to college without debt you’d have a better financial footing at graduation than if you have student debt. Let’s assume that’s not in the cards. What other options…Student Debt5 min readStudent Debt5 min read
Published inThe Playbook by Praxis·6 days agoThe Novice’s AdvantageNobody expects you to be an expert when you’re first starting out. If you’re opportunistic, you can use your station as a novice to your advantage. In those early career innings when you’re still cutting your teeth, you’ll have a bit more leeway to make mistakes than someone a bit…Young Adult Advice3 min readYoung Adult Advice3 min read
Published inThe Playbook by Praxis·Nov 28How To Overcome Inertia To Reach Your GoalsI read a startling statistic earlier. I think you’ll enjoy it. Here it is: Just getting a rocket into orbit requires half the total energy it takes to get to Mars. In other words, the first 250 miles of an over 30-million-mile-long journey burns up HALF of a rocket’s fuel…Goal Setting3 min readGoal Setting3 min read
Published inThe Playbook by Praxis·Nov 27How To Face the Non-Money Factors of Money-DecisionsThe costs of your decisions are almost never only monetary. Wendy: “Okay. So how much money are we talking about?” Marty: “I mean, no one’s gonna mistake me for Warren Buffet, but Wendy…We’d be good.” Wendy: “Good as in…?” Marty: “As in, never, ever having to worry about money again.” Marty: “Ever.” Wendy: “Wow.” ^for those who haven’t seen the…Money Decisions3 min readMoney Decisions3 min read
