Part 1: The world doesn't owe you anything. Part 2: It's never too late. Part 3: Make the best of it. Part 4: Be ballsy. 5. Sometimes, it really is pure luck. When I first started job-hunting, I didn't have much going for me. My grades weren't good, I had little experience, and I had no clue what I wanted to do for a living. I sent out my resume to hundreds of companies and never heard a peep. Soon, the bank of mom and dad threatened to cut me off. "Get a job or move back home." I decided to try temping while still job-hunting, just so I can prove to the parents units that I wasn't lying on the couch watching TV all day. I contacted a temp agency, and...

Part 1: The world doesn't owe you anything. Part 2: It's never too late. Part 3: Make the best of it. 4. Be ballsy. I have mentioned before that I am a textbook ISFP. I have terrible stagefright and I shy away from being the center of attention. I'm great at giving others a lending hand and making suggestions, but I'm horrible when it comes to helping myself or taking my own advice. In short, I'm a terrible at selling and promoting myself. Needless to say, I hate job interviews. Now I like to think of myself as a fairly polite person with decent manners and a pleasant (albeit somewhat reserved) personality. However, that doesn't take you very far in the cutthroat world of business. I actually never interviewed for my first job -...

Part 1: The world doesn't owe you anything. Part 2: It's never too late. 3. Make the best of it. I hated my first job. In hindsight, it wasn't a total waste. I gained valuable experience, learned the importance of office politics, and the salary wasn't bad at all for an entry-level position. However, I couldn't ignore the fact that I was miserable. I hated the numbers-driven strategy and the mad scramble at the end of every fiscal quarter to meet the quota. I hated the work I did, which was providing administrative and strategic support for my sales group. I knew I was capable of more. During my one-year tenure at this company, I befriended a man in the marketing department. To be more specific, he was a designer within the marketing department....