{"id":15128,"date":"2014-10-07T05:00:59","date_gmt":"2014-10-07T11:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tested-neuron.flywheelsites.com\/?p=15128"},"modified":"2015-02-17T11:36:17","modified_gmt":"2015-02-17T18:36:17","slug":"meaningful-career-define-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unreasonablegroup.com\/articles\/meaningful-career-define-success\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Make The Most of College (If You Want a Meaningful Career): Part One"},"content":{"rendered":"

I frequently get asked by college students what they should be doing in order to set themselves up for a career in social innovation, entrepreneurship, or simply doing something that they love. So this is the first of a five-part series<\/a> on how to make the most out of college if you want a meaningful career.<\/p>\n

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Recognize that you can accept or reject<\/strong> society\u2019s definition of success. The fact that much of the world (and media, etc.) still makes income the primary metric by which they measure success doesn\u2019t mean you have to as well. The sooner you can see that having high income as a result of creating actual value\u2014for an employer, for customers, for the world\u2014is better than having it be the goal in and of itself, the sooner you will be free to make choices that are strategic and not myopic. Those strategic choices driven by a personalized definition of success are the key to a meaningful career.<\/p>\n

Recognize that you can accept or reject society\u2019s definition of success.<\/i> Tweet This Quote<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Besides, research<\/a> shows that deep fulfillment is not correlated with salary once you get past ~$75,000.<\/p>\n

Things like your health, involvement in your community (however you define that), relationships with your friends and family, and what you do with your time on a day-to-day basis are all much more significant contributors to your sense of well-being.<\/p>\n

This line of thinking also opens the door to start adding other layers to your personal definition of success.<\/p>\n