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Welcome to Career Bound by Praxis, the podcast where we explore what it takes to build a legendary life and career on your own terms – through conversations and interviews with people who've paved their own way to success. We're your hosts- Praxis COO, Mitchell Earl and Praxis CEO, Cameron Sorsby. So if you're ready to jump off the conveyor belt, cookie-cutter, "way it's always been done" path to success...in pursuit of your own radically practical life... then buckle up. Because you're in f ...
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How do you build a life that you want? That's the central question Praxis CEO Cameron Sorsby and Praxis COO Mitchell Earl tackle in this episode. We share from our own experiences across different stages in our lives and careers, attempting to design lives and careers that are both fulfilling and challenging. We also reflect on a share of our own m…
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In this episode, we talk about the impact of mentors, role models, and anti-role models. There are right and wrong ways to pursue mentorship. There are different uses for mentors at different stages in your life. While mentors can act as a force-multiplier for you, too much focus on mentorship (and not enough on doing the work) can stunt your growt…
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In this episode, we break down Paul Graham's timeless essay, How to Make Wealth, discussing several of the key insights and what it means for your career + financial future. Paul Graham is an entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and founder of Y-Combinator. His essay draws on his experience as both a founder and investor working with early-stage start…
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The velocity of your decision can have a tremendous impact on your life and career. It can directly impact your ability to win cool opportunities, how quickly (and how much) momentum you build, and how that impacts your long-term trajectory thanks to the power of compound interest. One useful way to think about decision-making velocity is as a cont…
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Ever felt like you were stuck on someone else's timeline for your life and career? We've been there. In this episode, Praxis CEO Cameron Sorsby and Praxis COO Mitchell Earl break down the "Timeline Myth" for your education and career. Chances are you've encountered this same myth. You go to high school, then college, and by your mid-20s your holdin…
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Looking for a simple way to level up your career quick? Move away from your home town. No, it's not necessarily easy to pick up and relocate. But it can work wonders for your career. Especially if you're from a more rural area with less prevalent economic opportunity. But it's not just about being able to access "better" or higher-paying jobs. Movi…
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Cameron and Mitchell sit down for their weekly chat. On this weeks show they cover: How they came into the world of Praxis Gen Z resistance to student debt The difference between landing a job vs starting a career What young professionals truly need from their higher education A peak behind the scenes of what we're building at Praxis Interested in …
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In this episode of Self-Directed, Mitchell sits down with Diana Zitting. Diana is a college opt-out that decided to start her career through Praxis, at 17 years old. 7 years later, she can confidently say it was the best way she could've prepared for the workforce and the very best investment. She’s currently on a 3-month sabbatical before starting…
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In this episode of Self-Directed, Mitchell catches up with Joel Bein to discuss the mindsets that make you stand out in the job market. Joel is the head of growth at Career Hackers and the writer of the Daily Job Hunt newsletter. In this episode: Joel’s self-directed career journey Developing a philosophy of education Making a major career pivot De…
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In this episode of Self-Directed, Mitchell sits down with real estate investor Kyle O’Hehir to discuss unconventional ways to break into the high-octane world of finance. Kyle studied math at a state school before hustling his way onto Wall Street. He started investing in real estate on the side and went full time in 2018. Today he splits time betw…
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Seth Marlowe has 28 years of experience in the corporate world ranging from individual contributor to senior executive. In this episode, Seth and Mitchell are back to take a retrospective look at constant principles of value learned through non-linear careers. In this episode: How to get the most career benefit from a professional opportunity Proac…
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Seth Marlowe has 28 years of experience in the corporate world ranging from individual contributor to senior executive. His two daughters, Brooke (21) and Lauren (24) have dedicated a combined total of 1 semester to the college experience. And, yet, each of them is crushing it. In this episode of Self-Directed, Mitchell and Seth sit down to discuss…
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If you’re working for someone other than yourself then someone’s taking advantage of you, right? Wrong. This time on Self-Directed, Mitchell and Cameron discuss the downsides of a “employment = exploitation” mindset in contrast to the benefits of a responsible value-exchange mindset. In this episode: The “become financially independent because work…
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This week on the podcast Mitchell is talking with Tim Chermak! Tim is a marketing consultant, author, and CEO of Platform, a digital marketing agency for real estate. They cover Tim's story of growing up as an entrepreneurial kid, leaving college to start a business, how to differentiate yourself in your career, and more! In this episode: What drew…
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This time on Self-Directed, Mitchell is joined by Heather Drabant & Mia Liang to talk about their experience in Praxis and their new book What College Won't Teach You. In this episode: Heather and Mia's background and where the idea to write a book came from What were the most important skills they learned when they started working The importance o…
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This week on the podcast Mitchell is talking with Nate Baker, Deputy Director of Grassroots Operations at Americans for Prosperity and Praxis Alumni, about his experience with student loans. They cover Nate's story of experiencing first hand the toll student loans can take, why Nate decided to leave college to join Praxis, and how student loans can…
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Welcome back to The Self Directed Podcast! Today Mitchell is joined by Leah and Kathy Davis! Leah is an alum of the Praxis program and Kathy is her mom! They join the show to share their experience with choosing Praxis over other options and what the experience of the program was like for Leah as a participant and for Kathy as a mom. In this episod…
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In this episode of Self-Directed, Mitchell sits down with Gabriel Mitchell, a marketing specialist at the Objective Standard Institute, to discuss philosophy and building your career. Check out Gabriel's article: https://medium.com/on-breaking-the-mold/love-philosophy-build-your-career-without-the-degree-187a0687c95a Praxis is an apprenticeship pro…
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In this episode of Self-Directed, Mitchell sits down with Phillip Ramsey and Bryan Dewhurst, the Co-Founders of Uncommon Wealth, to discuss what it takes to live an uncommon life as well as the path they took to get there. ----- Learn more about the Uncommon Wealth path here: https://www.uncommonwealth.com/ Learn more about Phillip and Bryan here: …
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In this episode. Mitchell sit's down with Jada Jones, the podcast/youtube extravagant, to discuss her story and how she approached her career. ----- Topics discussed in this episode: Jada's Story, Motivation / personal education / influences on her perspective, What books / podcasts / creators Her optimism Follow Jada at: Not in College Diaries: ht…
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In this episode of Self Directed, Mithcell sits down with Ljupco Stojanovski Jr. to discuss his success in dropping out of college and into a career. ----- Some topics discussed in this episodes: - Why did you (Ljupco) go to college? - What was it that put you on the fence with regards to college? - What was your college experience? - Once you drop…
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In this episode of Self Directed, Mitchell sits down with Taylor Foreman to discuss how he took a self-directed approach to his career as a writer, as well as some practical steps for anyone looking to follow a similar path. ----- Topics and questions discussed in this episode: - Taylor, what's your occupation? How would you describe this for liste…
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Seth (Lauren's Dad) and Lauren Marlowe (Praxis Alumna 2018). Lauren is a Praxis Alumna from 2018, who is a self-taught UX/UI Designer and just landed an awesome new job as a UX/UI Designer with United Airlines. ----- Topics discussed in this episode: - New job: what are you doing now, how did you land the job? Any hurdles going through the hiring p…
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Founder of Cleardest, Consultant for Growing Vacation Rental Managers, Former Product Manager at Ceterus. VRM Empire Newsletter + his course: https://vrm-empire.teachable.com/ ----- Topics discussed in this episode: - What was your decision making process with starting a business, selling it, and then leaving to consult? - How James founded his fir…
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Chandler Bolt is an investor, advisor, the CEO of Self-Publishing School & SelfPublishing.com, and the author of 6 bestselling books including his most recent book titled “Published.”. Self Publishing School is an INC 5000 company the last 3 years in a row as one of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the US. Chandler is also the host of…
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In this episode, Mitchell and Cameron sit down to discuss the downsides to delaying life milestones. Full disclosure is a rant episode, full of intense discussions surrounding college's downsides and the things most people don't consider when forgoing life milestones. ----- Some topics discussed in this episode: - "One-third of respondents under th…
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In this episode, Mitchell and Cameron sit down with Isaac Morehouse to discuss what happens when the practical option becomes the revolutionary one. In this episode, this dynamic trio sits down to discuss: The burden of proof should rest on the student going through college. What are the redirect and arguments that you handle in your daily handling…
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In this episode, Mitchell sits down with Grant Nissly, the founder of MyMBA, an alternative MBA at a fraction of the cost. ----- During this podcast, Mitchell and Grant discuss: - A brief background on Grant. - How and why MyMBA started. - What was the motive behind your pursuit of an MBA? - What steps did you take to formalize your idea to get oth…
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In this episode, Cameron and Mitchell sit down to discuss skills staking, super skills, and career choices. Some points discussed in this episode: - The worst way to go about pursuing a career - The challenge of only approaching your career by well-defined paths. - Don't commit to a specific, defined career outcome and forgo every other option/oppo…
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Garrett Smiley, Co-Founder of Sora Schools – an innovative, online high school where students explore their interests, learn however is best for them, and gain valuable exposure to future careers and fields of work. ----- Topics discussed in this episode: - What is Sora? - Why did you start it? - At what point did you look at the system and realize…
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In this episode, Mitchell and Cameron sit down to discuss the impact and effects of customer service, both good and bad. ----- Specific examples of bad customer service - Having to call to cancel a service. What makes exceptional customer service? -Deliver what you committed to deliver -You have to care about your customers Halls Steak House custom…
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Mitchell and Cameron sit down to discuss what they're reading, their most interesting ideas, and predictions on the future ------ Some topics discussed in this episode: - What are you reading? - Cameron: Henry Ford's Autobiography, and Thinking as a Science. And just finishing Economics for Real People. - Mitchell: Prosperity Paradox - Mitchell's s…
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In this episode, Cameron and Mitchell return for a conversation on work-life balance, what it means to them, how their thoughts have evolved, and how it changes with different stages of life. - Mitchell's thoughts on work-life balance. - How has your perspective on work-life balance changed? - Mitchells mid-twenties realization that career success …
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Jason is the host of Impact at Work interview series and Superhumans at Work, a Mindvalley Podcast. He has a background in real estate investing, raising private money, online marketing, and sales. His upcoming book on Sales shares how shifting from fear to love in selling can bring abundance to yourself, your community, and even lift the tide for …
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Marla Szwast is a freelance writer living in Marietta, GA, with her husband, six kids, two dogs, one cat, and a bird. (Yes, she is a wee bit crazy.) She writes about homeschooling & the brain @ www.jumpintogenius.com. You can also follow her on Medium for more ramblings on education, parenting, writing, and health. (With an occasional poem thrown i…
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Matt Beaudreau is the Founder and CEO of Acton Academy Placer. Matt is a long-time educator, having worked as a teacher, administrator, and athletic director in public and private schools at the K-12 level. He has also been involved in higher education as a corporate trainer, consultant, guest lecturer, and keynote speaker for schools including Sta…
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Kelly Smith is the Founder & CEO of Prenda School, an in-home microschool led by mentors. Excited to dive in deeper to his personal story and learn more about Prenda. Kelly's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellysmith35/ Kelly's Twitter: https://twitter.com/kellysmithinaz ----- Questions discussed in this episode: First – what are Prenda scho…
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Tyler Hawk is the Director of Marketing at Meratas, a leader in more affordable education financing through Income Share Agreements. Full Disclosure: Tyler is also an alumni of Praxis. He's got an awesome story about how he went from college drop-out to Director of Marketing at an early stage startup that's crushing it and growing fast. ----- Praxi…
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Welcome, Matt Streck – Financial Advisor. For the better part of the past decade, Matt's been helping people manage their personal financial plan. And today we're gonna get his take on tips + advice for people just starting out. ----- Questions discussed in this episode: - What are the most important things for somebody 18-25 to get right about the…
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Kerry McDonald is a Senior Education Fellow at the Foundation for Economic Education, Adjunct Scholar at the Cato Institute, and author of Unschooled: Raising Curious, Well-Educated Children Outside the Conventional Classroom (Chicago Review Press, 2019). In addition to her regular column at Forbes.com where she spotlights innovative K-12 learning …
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Mitchell Broderick is the SVP of Client Development at Platform Marketing – previously VP of Authority Marketing at ForbesBooks and VP of Biz Dev at Advantage Media. And not to mention an all-around great dude. Full Disclosure: Mitch is a Praxis alumnus. But not only is he an alumni. Mitch is "The-OG" of Praxis alumni. The very first customer from …
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Keith Holsten is the CEO/Founder of K/H Financial our mission is to make a difference in our client's lives and our community each and every day. https://www.kh.financial/ Questions discussed in this episode: -How long have you been in the financial advising world? -What do you love most about your work? -What did you do before? -When did you know …
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In this episode of Self-Directed we discuss the changing tide of education with Corey DeAngelis. Corey DeAngelis is the Director of School Choice for the Reason Foundation, an Adjunct Scholar at Cato Institute, and the Executive Director at Educational Freedom Institute. You can follow him on twitter at @DeAngelisCorey Discussed on this episode: - …
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This week on Self-Directed, we're diving into side projects. Side projects are not only a great way to build a new skill, but it is also an incredible way to build a signal to places you want to work for in the future. In this episode: - How do side projects help? - Great examples of side projects - Why businesses like seeing candidates with side p…
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Discussed on this episode: - Thinking about confirmation bias when it slows our learning - Why it's okay to be controversial - The rub between finding "Your Audience" and "Learning Quickly" - The art of charitable interpretation - way easier to learn when you're not taking stuff personally - When is it valuable to ignore people you disagree with? W…
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If I could recommend only one job for you to start your career, it would be a job in customer support or sales. Why is customer service the best place to start your career? Customer support and sales jobs are what I call highly-leverageable jobs early in your career. These two job types offer you maximum exposure to the business with the most trans…
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Discussed in this episode: - How to create your own learning plan - How do you decide what to learn? - Using your interests as a guide - Getting lost in learning rabbit hole - Documenting your learning process & tips for building your own documentation system - How Mitchell leveled up his copywriting by diving down a rabbit hole - Why you should le…
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