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by Trevor Calton

Now I want to talk about how important it is to manage your online identity. 

This is something that a lot of people, I think underestimate in today's day and age. But it just becomes increasingly important to understand what your presence looks like online. 

Nowadays, every hi...

by Trevor Calton

Many years ago, I decided that I wanted to get out from sitting at a desk and get out in the field and start working with people. So I decided I was going to go out and look for a sales job.

Finally, after looking for a little while, I got an interview with with this company that ...

by Trevor Calton

Finish this sentence: "It's not what you know, but...”

“… who you know.” Right? 

We’ve all heard this. That's what everybody says. Well, may have been true, but it's not anymore. Nowadays, it's not what you know, or who you know… It’s who knows you.

In the past, it might've been...

by Trevor Calton

Right after I finished college, I was working a job in a restaurant waiting tables and I was looking for that, my first professional job. And I knew what industry I wanted to work in. I wanted to work in real estate finance. I wanted to be in, in this industry, and I still am today...

by Trevor Calton

You are not what you eat. You are what you like or dislike. What you do or don't do. You are what you're interested in. You are what you're good at.

I'm just trying to reframe that phrase “You are”, because the only thing that you actually are is a unique individual. Just because ...

by Trevor Calton

 This is probably the most common first career question that most of us have ever been asked. Frankly, I think this is a terrible career question. It does a lot of things that really don't apply to the world today.

It sets a mindset that I think is wrong. And let's talk about it. ...

by Trevor Calton

From Homeless Youth to Seasoned Professionals

When I was 25 years old, I started volunteering with homeless youth at a local nonprofit, helping with job-readiness training. Most of the youth had never worked before, and our goal was to help them find employment. 

After completing...