Dear reader,
Congratulations on securing your first job! Welcome to the real world! Get ready for some freedom, the opportunity to make your millions, become famous and truly successful. The world is here for the taking and it’s ready for you to do so. Don’t worry, this process is quick, easy, fun and is a little like college in that you don’t have to get up early and you can still not shower before class. Well, sort of.
Actually, the reality of life is that your first job, particularly the first days in your first job, are going to shock you a little bit. Seriously, I’m sorry, but that’s what this blog if for. It is my job to help you transition from college to career, as best and as nice as I can. If your long-term goal is to be rich and famous, you can get there. If you want to own a company, you can get there. If you want to be President of the United States, you can get there. That’s the great thing about you and your generation. You have been given tremendous opportunity. You are equipped with incredible knowledge given to you in college and the year’s prior. Use it to the best of your abilities and you’ll be fine.
So who am I to help you at your first job? Well, I’ve been there, and it was just a short time ago. I graduated college in 2003, just five-years prior to helping you through this potential mess. I have made many mistakes and been told many time that my expectations of the workplace are unrealistic. I’m here to tell you about my experiences, and those of other young people I have talked to, to help you with your expectations of the workplace. My goal is not to fill your head with doubt or squash your dreams, that’s a pretty mean thing to do, but I want to take who you are now, realizing you are incredible and unique, and help you apply that to your first job.
I’m not going to lie; the first days of your new job are going to require some adjustment. College was fun and its sole purpose is to grow you into who you are supposed to be for the rest of time. Work is about the bottom line, and you are just a supporting role. Like it or not, you need to grip this reality now, before you step foot at your first job. There are successful ways to change the world, and I’ll offer some insight to you to do so, but you’ve got to be patient. The single piece of advice I want to give you right off the bat is this, make sure you are in the right career or first job. If you are not, you are not only going to create problems for your new employer, but your self esteem will take a hit and you’ll begin to question who you are. Don’t. KNOW who you are, KNOW you are in the right place, BE patient and READ this blog. Succeed.
I wish you the best of luck in your new position and I look forward to seeing the world a better place all because of you!
Go Get ‘Em!
Ryan E. Cole
"Brewmaster"
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