Career Bound by Praxis
57 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago -Welcome to Career Bound by Praxis, the podcast where we explore what it takes to build a legendary life and career on your own terms – through conversations and interviews with people who've paved their own way to success.
We're your hosts- Praxis COO, Mitchell Earl and Praxis CEO, Cameron Sorsby.
So if you're ready to jump off the conveyor belt, cookie-cutter, "way it's always been done" path to success...in pursuit of your own radically practical life... then buckle up. Because you're in for a wild ride.
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Episodes
Moving Away vs. Staying In Your Hometown
May 22, 2020 11:00 - 33 minutes - 63.8 MBDiscussed in this episode: - The pros and cons of moving away - The risks and challenges of staying in your hometown - The impact on your career and option set - "A prophet is honored everywhere except in his own hometown and among his relatives and his own family." –Mark 6:4 - How to address your situation: should you stay or should you go? - The upside opportunity - Lessons from our own personal journeys moving away from home Self-Directed is brought to you by Praxis! Learn more...
How To Maintain Control Over Your Job Hunt
May 18, 2020 11:00 - 47 minutes - 37.7 MBDiscussed in this episode: - When to follow rules on the job hunt and when to break them - You get laid off today and need to replace your income ASAP – where do you start? - The worst popular advice you see being promoted about the job hunt today. Hint: it's *not* a numbers game - Costly signalling - Why the normal hiring process isso ineffective Interesting Statistics: - The average job opening attracts 250 resumes. It takes five to six weeks on average to get a job offer (https://...
College Without the Social Experience
May 15, 2020 14:52 - 27 minutes - 21.8 MBDiscussed in this episode: - The rise of online learning - College and school shutdowns - Does online college fulfill student needs and desires? - What would college look like without the social experience? - The real reasons people choose college - How to make a more valuable use out of your "college years" Recommended Reading: -Disrupting Class, Clayton Christensen -A New U, Ryan Craig -What School Could Be, Ted Dintersmith -Choosing College, Michael B. Horn & Bob Moesta -The C...
Following Your Interests as a Career Plan with Cameron Sorsby
May 11, 2020 12:00 - 36 minutes - 68.5 MBOn this episode of Self-Directed, we dive into the backstory of Cameron Sorsby, our co-host and Praxis CEO – and explore how following your interests can lead to unlocking the kind of work that matters. Lessons for this episode: -How to follow your interests while you figure out what you want to do -How sometimes the most valuable thing you can do to help an entrepreneur is become an early customer -How to take a founder / owner mindset as an employee -How to rise to the occasion as a c...
Running Experiments in the Real World with Mitchell Earl
May 11, 2020 12:00 - 57 minutes - 108 MBOn this episode of Self-Directed, we discuss Mitchell's career journey – from over-achieving high-school with a life-plan to an early startup employee at college. We discuss some of the bumps and bruises collected along the way as a college student, the first few years in the real world, and how he accelerated his career working directly for the CEO of an early-stage company years later. Lessons for this episode: -The pressure of feeling like you have to have it all figured out -How incen...
Introducing The Self-Directed Podcast
May 11, 2020 12:00 - 10 minutes - 19.1 MB"Self-directed" is about taking ownership of the things within your control. From your mindset to your money to your education and career – we're going to explore what it takes to build a meaningful life and career: on your own terms. ------ Self-Directed is brought to you by Praxis! Praxis is a twelve-month program that places young people with startups to apprentice, learn, grow, and walk away with valuable career skills. Learn more at: http://discoverpraxis.com/ Apply now at : https...
Teaser Episode
April 27, 2020 22:42 - 33 minutes - 12.9 MBWelcome to the Self Directed Podcast brought to you by Praxis!