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Steven's work combines: Non-Profit Organizations, Education, and Problem Solving
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Marina High School
Bachelor's Degree
Organizational Communication, General
California State University-Long Beach
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a Technical Writers:
Bachelor's Degree: Agricultural Communication/Journalism
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Life & Career Milestones
My path in life took a while to figure out
1.
Majored in Communications because it was generic and I didn't know what I wanted to study.
2.
Learned about technical writing (writing instructions and proposals).
3.
Tried proofreading and hated the lack of fulfillment.
4.
Learned about AmeriCorps and became a VISTA writing grants for PBS SoCaL.
5.
Discovered a passion for helping nonprofit organizations who focus on education.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Society in general:
Why do you want to work in nonprofits? You won't make any money. You should work for (insert big company here).
How I responded:
It's difficult to overcome noise, especially when it's coming from people close to you who you've always asked for advice or input. But it's important that you make decisions that are going to please you. You're the only person who can decide what's going to make you happy and fulfilled. Sometimes we get too caught up on how much money we want to make that we neglect whether the job invigorates us and allows us to use our skills and abilities.