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Accidents happen.  Your life, however, shouldn’t be one of them.  When I imagine someone who truly embodies a graduated and clueless lifestyle, I picture a wanderer, someone with no direction, no purpose, and no real understanding of anything beyond the present moment.  This person probably has a history of success and productivity but for one reason or another has no real focus at the moment.  In addition, this clueless chap has no idea how to begin the journey to discover a future life worth pursuing.  Don’t get me wrong, living in the present is the best and only way to live.  All life is lived in the present.  The past is a memory and the future is a projection, both of which only exist in our mind and that take us away from the present moment.  Therefore, the goal is to make our present moment more useful, more productive, more purposeful, driven, and meaningful.  Ultimately, your mission is to live with great intention in all things you do.  Living on purpose is grounded in clarity of thought, clarity of intention, and clarity of action.

Clarity of Thought

Thinking is not natural.  In fact, real hard core thinking is a very refined skill that most people rarely engage in.  In order to utilize the vast power of (more…)

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Life is based around your ability and willingness to serve others.  It may not seem that way as you grow up because most people are serving you.  As a kid, your parents put you first, or at least they should.  In school, your teachers make every effort to help you grow.  However, as you’ve probably noticed, in the real world and in business, you don’t have an advocate.  You don’t have someone holding your hand through the process.  You’re on your own and you have to make the experience amazing for yourself.  The most direct, efficient, and effective way to maximize your own experience is to focus on other people.  It sounds backwards but it works every time.  Think about exercise where you actually tear down your muscles in order for your body to repair them.  It seems counter intuitive, but the result is that your muscles grow back stronger than before.  In order to reach the life that you want, whether in your career, finances, relationships, physical ability, or otherwise, always find ways to put others before yourself and you’ll be amazed at the results.

Help Your Boss

Want to get ahead in your job?  Stop doing things your way.  Go to your boss right now and ask them (more…)

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As a part of TLC Book Tours I had the opportunity to read and review Tim Daniel’s new book, The Pursuit of Nobility.  As the author describes his book, it’s about liberation.  It’s about a personal journey to free yourself from the massive amount of people who are simply sustaining society, and join those who are pushing society forward.  Tim describes the Nobility as problem solvers, creators, and seekers of a greater challenge.  Here at Graduated And Clueless I write blog posts about personal development, growth, and topics beyond the simple job search.  The Pursuit of Nobility closely aligns with my mission as it addresses a higher calling in life, beyond maintenance, above the crowd, and into a whole new world where the Nobles cause real world change.

One of the most fundamental questions in life, and especially important to recent and clueless grads, is why?  Why am I here?  And if I ever figure that out, how will I achieve what I am supposed to?  Tim Daniel addresses these topics head on in a way I have never heard before.  The calling of the Nobility is not for everyone, but if it’s yours, (more…)

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Beards have been a part of every society since the beginning of time.  Beards carry strong cultural meaning and are typically sources of great power.  Beards are cool.  Beards give you an incredible swagger.  Beards can be sexy, if grown properly.  There are at least 15 different styles of beards (according to Wikipedia) with common characteristics, though you could always customize your own style.  The 15 styles include the full, chinstrap, sideburns, Donegal, Garibaldi, Goatee, Junco, Hollywoodian, Reed, Royale, Stubble, Van Dyke, Verdi, Neck beard (Neard), Soul Patton, Mutton Chops, and Stashburns.  For our purposes we’ll focus on the George Clooney, which I’m identifying as halfway between the stubble and the full.  George Clooney has won People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive award twice, so I think he’s qualified to represent a sexy beard.  I have some personal interest in this blog post because I have recently begun growing my own beard.  I’ll post pictures if I don’t turn into a yeti.

“There are two kinds of people in this world that go around

beardless—boys and women—and I am neither one.”

- Greek saying

According to Wikipedia, “In the course of history, men with facial hair have been ascribed various attributes such as wisdom and knowledge, sexual virility, masculinity, or high social status; and, (more…)