Character Matters
By Cliff Rice | Rice Operations Everyone eventually faces a moment when they can get away with doing less because no one is watching. You could leave a task unfinished. Stretch a ten-minute break into thirty. Spend the afternoon on your phone while someone else carries the workload. You know what you should be doing, […]
Comfort Can Cost You Your Career
By Cliff Rice | Rice Operations You know your job. You know the routine. You can get through the day without much effort, and no one is complaining. That can feel like security. But being comfortable in your job does not necessarily mean you are building a secure future. When comfort becomes complacency, you stop […]
From Learning a Trade to Owning a Business
Part 2 | By Cliff Rice | Rice Operations Learning a trade can do more than get you a job. It can give you something useful to build a business around. You learn to solve a problem that customers will pay to have solved. Then, as your competence grows, you can learn how to price […]
Learn a Trade Before You Buy a Degree
Part 1 | By Cliff Rice | Rice Operations Your degree comes with a bill. At seventeen or eighteen, you are encouraged to make a decision that can shape your finances for years. Choose a school. Choose a major. Sign for the money. Trust that a future employer will pay enough to make the purchase […]
Your First Job Is a Choice and a Responsibility
Your first job is more than a paycheck. Learn why attention, responsibility, attitude, and reliability matter from the moment you clock in.
The Work Nobody Wants Can Move You Forward
Every entry level job has work that people avoid: cleaning up, organizing supplies, taking notes, answering the same question again, or finishing the task everyone else walked past. It can feel as if your ability is being wasted. That frustration is real. What you do with it can shape what happens next. Embrace the challenge. […]
The Career Resource You May Be Overlooking: Your Parents
When you are trying to choose a career, it is easy to search online, ask a counselor, or watch someone describe their job in a short video. There may be another resource sitting across the dinner table: your parents or the adults who raised you. You do not have to follow their career path to […]