Message to recent Grads: Your college got it all wrong!

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“It’s just sad,” says John M. McKee, a business life coach, who along with Canadian business consultant Helen Latimer wrote the new book, The Plan . “These young people graduate expecting to be able to put their education to use in a job that they care about; unfortunately, real life’s not like that. You would hope after making such a major financial investment in their futures, the grads would be better prepared.”

McKee and Latimer say that even after 4 years spent in college, new grads rarely have the tools they need to create a satisfying life. In fact, college focuses on all the wrong things.

“Anyone wanting a life that’s both successful and satisfying needs to know how to take a long term view and picture their lives 10 years from now. This doesn’t have to be difficult, there’s a method that’s been used by both individuals and organizations to do just that. But, without a clear idea of what you want, and how you’re going to get there, it’s unlikely that your college degree by itself is going to get you where you want to go.”

“In college, many students focus on the current term and not on what happens after graduation. Unfortunately, many carry that same approach into the real world. And that can lead to disaster and disappointment. The key is to know what you want, and how you’re going to get it.”

In The Plan , the authors outline essential techniques to realize true life-balance, career success and financial independence. Readers will learn an approach to creating a plan for their lives based on a method of planning used by successful businesses and organizations around the world. The authors’ lament that this approach isn’t used, to their knowledge, by any colleges.

“The good news,” say the authors, “it’s not too late for grads to get on the right track. There are clear steps to achieving a full and satisfying life.”

For more information, please visit www.ThePlanSite.com


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