7/26/2023 0 Comments Dare to dabble![]() ![]() Graduating into a globalized world of infinite choices can be paralyzing. It was at that job that he discovered his passion and aptitude for independent film development and production. He happened to be seated across from the head of the independent film finance group, who told him about a job working for an independent financier. He took a day job as an assistant at CAA talent agency to pay the bills while he wrote on the side. Take my husband he moved out to Hollywood, intent on becoming a screenwriter. A few years later, that fun little side gig yielded a job offer from CNBC to be an on-air correspondent.įrom Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg, who started her career at the World Bank, to Twitter’s Dick Costolo, who after college tried to jumpstart a career in Improv comedy, it's hard to think of anyone who's passionate about his or her job, who didn't try something unexpected. And then one day my boss asked me to talk on CNN about an article I'd written, so I began dabbling in television. I was dabbling in magazines and within the magazine world I was dabbling in the area of business journalism. In other words, try opportunities that come along, no matter how distant they seem from your plan. You never really know what you’ll enjoy doing, or what you’re good at, until you actually do it. Needless to say, I never went to London or pursued a graduate degree. I’m thrilled that I took time to dabble, and allowed myself to go with the flow and ditch the plan when an appealing opportunity presented itself. Now fourteen years after graduating, I have a career in business journalism I love, and it looks nothing like the vision I had of my future. So I decided to defer grad school for a year, figuring the plan was safely in the works. But after years working as an editor of my college newspaper, The Daily Princetonian, I thought it would make for a fun year before I launched into my *real* career. In the meantime, the London School of Economics offered me a spot. Despite the fact that I had no expertise in business, the best job offer by far was to work as a reporter at Fortune Magazine. ![]() While waiting to hear whether I had been accepted to grad school, I applied to a dozen magazines in New York, where most of my friends were moving after college. My plan was to get a masters in International Relations at the London School of Economics to work at the World Bank, a think tank, or the like. Well, you know what Woody Allen said about the best way to make God laugh: tell him your plans. When I was a type-A recent college graduate, I was convinced of the importance of planning for the long-term. The amount due to each employee of the University was paid only after a struggle by JAC.This post is part of a series in which Influencers share lessons from their youth. “For instance, questions remain unanswered regarding the disappearance and appearance of the yearly increment for 6months due to all employees of the University, be it teaching or non-teaching staff. “Those who are saddled with the responsibilities of beaming searchlight are busy with meeting allowances, meat pie, tea, travelling, conferences, juicy committee appointments, university admission for their children, contracts and all shameful deals. “Painfully enough, the arms of governance in the university have been idle and/or intellectually bereft and seemed not to be concerned with the actions of the University Management all the while. Our Senate can never be a meddlesome interloper, petty and infantile. It was a political meeting of Olayinka Peoples Party. “When has it become the responsibility of The Senate to sit on matters of Union struggles in the University? In any case, the dramatics of yesterday (Wednesday) is not a true reflection of the respected Senate of our Great university. ![]() The Act establishing the University has defined the lines of responsibility of the various arms of governance, in the most unambiguous terms. “Every staff of the University has an appointment that has been gazetted by the Federal Government of Nigeria. They should read legal documents relating to our employments and relationships extensively. “For clarification sake, those idle hands should read the University Act very clearly. It is not a reflection of the University of Ibadan Senate. “We will not use our energy to address what they said. ![]()
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