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May 22, 2013

Avoiding the Success Trap

Sam Van Eman

Some might say that insecurity is my vocational Grim Reaper. I’d prefer to see it as ingenuity keeping things fresh. Either way, the traditional success story of rising to the top eludes me because I don’t stay on any work path long enough to go Big. I get bored, say yes to the next shiny opportunity, or fill my life with so many engaging tasks that the...

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May 10, 2013

On the Shoulders of Others

Sam Van Eman

In the article The Misery of Mentoring Millenials, BusinessWeek writer Marina Khidekel suggested, "For a new generation of workers, the idea of seeking out a single career confidant is…old-fashioned…." Old-fashioned? Initially, this struck me as insulting. But I’m 40. My young professional (YP) days occurred years ago. So I considered that maybe Khidekel...

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May 3, 2013

Young Professional Seeks Posse of Coaches

Sam Van Eman

Plato had Socrates. Helen Keller had Anne Sullivan. Timothy had the apostle Paul. Every young person needs a coach along the way. But was Socrates it for Plato? The solus fontis of all vocational maturity? The duo lived so long ago that we might imagine just the two of them bearing philosophy's future, with the elder imparting every last morsel of...

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May 1, 2013

Unemployed Shaun: A Humorous Message to Graduating College Students

Sam Van Eman

Dear College Senior, Graduation happens a week—maybe two—from today, and unless you're planning to travel or head off to grad school, you need employment. But poor Shaun. As you'll hear below, he didn’t make the cut. Standards run high in the job market today and, unfortunately, Shaun spent all of his time on social media. Clever marketing aside, social...

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Apr 24, 2013

Coach for Life: YP Interview with Glynn Young

Sam Van Eman

"By 2020, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics figures, baby boomers will account for more than 25 percent of the workforce, up from 16 percent today" (Sacramento Bee). Predictions like this have led some to focus on the resulting intersection of two significant employee groups: Boomers and Millennials. Such a mix of old-timers and young-guns could...

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Apr 12, 2013

Six Ways to Honor College Graduates

Sam Van Eman

College graduation is just around the bend. For many of the students who attended your church services or campus ministry during the university years, their new jobs will call for a goodbye. Now is the perfect time to commission them into their careers. TheHighCalling.org recently launched a Young Professionals channel to aid in this transition, and we...

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Apr 5, 2013

The Promise of Good Design: YP Interview with Phil Mollenkof

Sam Van Eman

According to demographic labeling, Phil Mollenkof fits the young professional bill. His college degree—Communications and Media—ranks in the top ten most common Bachelor degrees among young professionals today, nearly twice as popular as all other academic concentrations. With his fair share of plaid shirts, Phil works and lives in the city, a preferred...

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Mar 22, 2013

Wisdom at Work: Introducing the YP Coaches

Sam Van Eman

In February, The High Calling launched its first new channel in over two years. With a long-standing emphasis on work and faith—and how the one should inform the other in every vocational pursuit, from parenting to claims adjusting—we sensed the need to expand our message to those just entering the game: young professionals. Our content over the years...

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Mar 15, 2013

Gaining Ground: A Welcome to Young Professionals

Sam Van Eman

Welcome to the Young Professionals (YP) channel at TheHighCalling.org. Our aim at YP is simple: To help you live out your career in a way that Jesus—as well as your boss, board members, clients, and families—will one day say, "Well done, good and faithful servant." This standard presents a challenge for the most diligent and conscientious veteran...

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Feb 26, 2013

Take Up Your Cross

Sam Van Eman

Matthew 16:13-28 “From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life. Peter took him aside and...

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