Parkour, The Office, and your career
So I know I can't be the only fan of "The Office" out there in Husky country (umm and by the way, I still can't get over the fact that we BEAT USC! Whose house?! Our house!).
And because of the fact that I know I can't be the only "Office" fan, I know for sure that I can't be the only one who sat on their couch last week giggling helplessly at the "Parkour" opening scene for the season premiere of The Office.
So, you might ask - how does this relate to the Career Center? Well don't you worry, Huskies - I've got you covered. Just keep on reading. :-) PARKOUR!
So what can we learn from Andy, Dwight and Michael's potentially-misguided foray into the world of Parkour?
1. Guys and gals who really pursue parkour are passionate and dedicated about their craft, and also happen to be awesome. Case in point? Tyson Cecka, profiled as part of our MyStory campaign, who not only pursued a Computer Science degree, but pursued hopping, scaling and flying across various parts of campus as an active parkour aficionado.
Want to know what other activities, causes and classes get your fellow Huskies going? Check out the rest of the MyStory campaign (over 25 students and alumni profiled in all!).
2. It is important to remain adventurous. This is true in life, love, fun AND career. So maybe I wouldn't advocate spending work hours jumping into refrigerator boxes from the top of a freight truck. But what I WOULD advocate is exploring new projects, new client relationships, new marketing strategies - keeping the work you do exciting, and pushing yourself and your company/organization/career forward.
3. Get outside. If you were a kid who played a lot of video games and loved every second of it, you might have resented being told this. But here's the deal - a lot of us are working harder, longer and with fewer benefits these days. That combination makes it all the more important that we get out of the office and pursue things we love (or at least enjoy - a love of reading US Weekly at Starbucks with your IPod is just as valid as mountain-climbing, in my opinion).
Take care of yourself Huskies, think about your passions, and have a little fun. Hard to beat that combo.
