Heads or Tails?

Heads: 4 years of college (5 or 6 for some of us) has transformed you into a solution producing machine! You can walk into any situation or company and identify, evaluate, strategize, and execute a plan for a solution. 4 years of college has also probably transformed you into a complete degenerate.

Tails: The average college graduate has spent 4 years in sweatpants and t-shirts rolling out of bed at noon and rushing to classes that are mandatory and probably having their pals sign in for them 50% of the time anyway. An ability to get the most out of anything with the least amount of effort has become somewhat of an effortless skill.


The tassel has turned and the coin has flipped, and now you have to actual be the person you were pretending to be for those awkward winter/spring breaks you spent with your family. It is so important to accept the fact that Thirst-Thursday is no longer the highlight of your week and being king of the pong table has lost its luster.

All is not lost. There was an immense amount of applicable knowledge you were able to absorb. The fact that you have earned a degree says something about you. You are certainly not dumb. You are more than adequate and you will excel as a professional so long as you put in the effort.

Start to become that which you aspire to become. Mimic the behavior and the attitude of someone successful in your desired field of work. Dress like a champion and act like a champion. This does not mean that you will have to abandon who you feel you truly are. You can still be fun and do the things you love, but I guarantee you that once you become career oriented most of those things you believe you cannot live without will become less appealing.

Drop the X-box controller and delete college humor from your favorites bar. It is time to suit up, shake hands, and be the person you went to college to be. You owe it to yourself to succeed. Work toward being efficient with your time and efforts. Focus on becoming the best at whatever you choose to do and associate yourself with positive individuals who will help you along the way. Be open to new experiences and put yourself out there for criticism. I assure you that the real world is quite rewarding if you can find it within yourself to bring value to it.

The job market is grim. Your debt is not going anywhere. Your degree has a shelf life. It is vital to your future that you sharpen your skills on this new side of the coin you are living on.Time is not your friend here, the things you do after college will play a heavy role in the quality of your life for decades to come. Let the fear of failure scare you into taking responsibility for where you will be in the future.

You are promised nothing despite expecting everything.

Respectfully,

DC