Moving Sideways: The Ambitious Redefine Success
by Morgan Cruz, Marketing Content Coordinator, MHI | @mhi_morgan
Success is usually associated with climbing the corporate ladder. The higher your position the more power, influence and money you gain…correct? Nowadays the young and zealous have a different perspective and are taking an arguably more ambitious approach to success.
The best and brightest students are creating their own careers that work around their personal lifestyles. Forget the nine to five hamster wheel, restricted vacation days and most importantly, not loving what you do. A career is now seen as a journey, or an opportunity for self discovery and personal development. Young professionals want to know – does the job facilitate a healthy lifestyle? This new view on work has prompted those who do not wish to move up or down in a company, to move sideways.
The USA was declared the most entrepreneurial economy in the world, according to the 2014 Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index (GEDI). We are seeing more tech startups, and freedom for creatives to work for themselves including graphic and fashion designers, photographers, writers, illustrators and more. Businesses like these are populating communal workspaces as advances in technology and the spur of social media has allowed more flexibility for the self employed.
Travis Kalanick is the co-founder and chief officer of Uber, a rapidly growing startup that connects riders and drivers through an app system. Travis, like many other intelligent and passionate entrepreneurs, believes in creative problem solving. He has spread Uber from a niche market in San Francisco to its global presence today.
Other startups spur as a means of solving economic/social problems. Advocates for World Health made Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top 30 Startups to Watch due to the major impact they have on solving problems of inadequate medical care. Ryan Kania founded this organization after witnessing a man die from a gunshot wound due to lack of necessary medical equipment. He saw a problem and developed a solution that now makes use of usable medical waste discarded in the US.
With vision, aptitude and hard work, anyone can define his or her own occupational success. Interested in making your own career in supply chain? Visit mhi.org/learning for valuable resources and networking opportunities.
