Careers by REDU

“Be agile. Always be thinking of the next opportunity. At least be a planner. Think as far as you can think. Don’t be thinking that right now is all that there is.”

“For me it was my parents, but it might be a different support system for you. Use your supports and create those supports if you don’t have one.”

“I didn’t know many of the things I know now and I think that sometimes, innocence and ignorance can be a gift from God. Your shoulders have to be broad enough to carry these things, because you can’t unknow something. There is no forgetting.”

“The older you get, the more you realize that there are people at all different ages in the same life stages. Age becomes less of a milestone of when you should accomplish things. You can shine, I can shine and that’s okay.”

“There is always the pressure to fall in line with corporate politics and ways of communication. I don’t want to simply react like another cog in the machine. I try to intentionally choose the right and helpful thing, over just making people happy.”

“Be aware of your distractions (social media, netflix etc.) and don’t let them prevent you from experiencing life and doing things that are important to you.”

“I was very, very aware that the conversation of money had been abused in christianity so I stayed away from the conversation entirely. I didn’t want to be labeled.”

“They advocated for me when I wasn’t sure how to advocate for myself. They gave me hope that those experiences wouldn’t define my future and by God’s grace, they haven’t.”

“Great businesses should have the goals of genuinely serving the needs of their clients, growing and providing jobs to serve others.”

“It doesn’t just spring up. It’s not going to be perfect. Don’t get stuck in analysis paralysis. Your first prototype will always be the most inferior; your product model must evolve and change. There is always going to be something to improve.”

“It’s one thing to be in university and learn about people and theories in class. It’s different when you work with them face-to-face.”