How Identity Has Influenced a Director at Forward Air's Career
Working throughout college instilled a "work hard, play hard" mentality, enabling a balance between school, career, and personal life; this approach, maintaining "a perspective of why you do what you do," has been crucial for navigating the challenges of a demanding career and staying grounded.
Work-Life Balance, Stress Management, Motivation, Career Development, Overcoming Challenges
Advizer Information
Name
Job Title
Company
Undergrad
Grad Programs
Majors
Industries
Job Functions
Traits
Ryan Dromgoole
Director
Forward Air
Arizona State University (ASU) - W. P. Carey
University of Denver & Masters in Transportation
Industrial, Supply Chain Management
Manufacturing, Operations & Supply Chain, Nonprofit, Foundations & Grantmaking
Operations and Project Management
Took Out Loans, Worked 20+ Hours in School
Video Highlights
1. Maintaining a work-life balance while in school helped Ryan navigate his career.
2. Ryan emphasizes the importance of having a perspective on why you do what you do, whether it's family, friends, or other personal goals.
3. Even with overwhelming schoolwork and career demands, Ryan highlights the value of having fun and participating in activities to stay grounded.
Transcript
As someone who identifies as a person who worked all throughout college, how did that impact how you've navigated your career?
It helped impact navigating, to tie into a work-life balance, if you will. One thing SU is a little bit known for is a "work hard, play hard" mentality.
This means balancing schoolwork, having a job, and also participating in fun activities around or off campus. So it was all a way to make sure to still have a good time.
Even though school can be a little overwhelming, and a career can feel pretty overwhelming at times, you always want to have a perspective of why you do what you do. As you get older, it might become more geared towards family. When you're younger, it might be more geared towards friends, but it's always important to have that outlet to stay grounded.