College Experiences That Helped A Senior Consultant At Piper Maddox Succeed
Megan's significant career lesson is a two-part approach: accepting that "some things are out of your control," and learning from mistakes to avoid repeating them. This includes using "failures, rejections, things that you messed up on" as opportunities for growth and improvement, ultimately leading to better performance and a resilient mindset.
Resilience, Overcoming Challenges, Problem-Solving, Learning from Mistakes, Career Development
Advizer Information
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Job Title
Company
Undergrad
Grad Programs
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Megan Drake
Senior Consultant
Piper Maddox
CSU Sacramento
N/A
Business Management & Admin
Energy & Utilities, Recruitment, HR & Related Professional Services
Sales and Client Management
Honors Student, Worked 20+ Hours in School, Greek Life Member, First Generation College Student
Video Highlights
1. Maintaining a positive attitude despite uncontrollable factors and setbacks is crucial for success.
2. Learning from mistakes and failures is essential for growth and improvement in this career path. Analyze what went wrong to avoid repeating errors.
3. Embracing failures and rejections as learning opportunities helps build resilience and expertise. The fear of loss motivates improvement and future success.
Transcript
What is one lesson that you've learned that has proven significant in your career?
I think I have two. The first would be, "It is what it is." Some things are out of your control; you can't control everything or people. You can't make someone respond to you.
You could do everything right, and it could still go wrong. So, I think just remembering that and not letting yourself get upset about it.
On the flip side, the second point would be learning from your mistakes. There's no way you're going to do this job perfectly, or any job, for that matter. You're going to make mistakes.
But I think the most important thing is learning from them. So, if I have a deal – when we place a candidate with a job – and if I do everything right and it still doesn't work out, of course, it sucks. I'll be upset.
But the most important thing is to look at it and ask, "Okay, where did I go wrong? What could I have done?" and then do better next time.
I think it's important to have things go wrong and to fail. It gives you the fear of loss. Now I know what it feels like to lose a deal over something I could have controlled, or because I made a mistake.
I might lose out on money or commission because I forgot to do something. It sucks, but I'll never do it again. So, I think using those failures, rejections, and things you messed up on to learn from it and not repeat them.