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Kyle's work combines: Business, Numbers, and Working with Others
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
Organizational Communication, General
University of San Diego
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a Marketing Managers:
Bachelor's Degree: Birthing and Parenting Knowledge and Skills
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Life & Career Milestones
My path in life took a while to figure out
1.
Went to college and worked on campus, at restaurants and as a valet.
2.
Studied abroad in Madrid, Spain for one semester and fell in love with international travel.
3.
Graduated and bought an old suburban with a friend and fixed it up.
4.
Then I drove from California through Central America to the Panama Canal-changed my outlook on life.
5.
Flew home, worked and stayed with friends and family and saved money for more travel.
6.
Traveled the next 16 months on and off to places like Australia, NZ, Indonesia, and the Maldives.
7.
Came home with over $10k in debt and started wearing a suit and tie and worked for Xerox.
8.
Moved to Cintas and continued to wear a suit for 5 years before taking a pay cut and starting at C5!
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Society in general:
I can't believe you are going to drive from California, through Central America, to Panama! You're crazy! You just finished college so why don't you get a good job? You're going to throw it all away to get robbed in Mexico, kidnapped in Guatemala or killed in El Salvador? When you get back, all of your friends and peers are going to have good jobs, a head start and they will gain valuable job experience. After all your hard work in school, you're going to give that up?
How I responded:
I was dead set on taking my trip and the excitement and anticipation drove me past any criticism. Everyone lives in a society that expects you to do certain things. When you do things differently, it makes other people uncomfortable and unfortunately, when people are uncomfortable, they become negative. The funny thing is, my trip changed my life and I am a better person for it. What's cooler? The nay sayers went from criticizing to saying, "Man, I wish I did something like that."