What are students of interior design programs facing when they graduate? How we got to here, what should students understand about the current state of economy, and construction industry, and how can they ensure success in their careers. Jenny S. Schrank and Aga Artka discuss....

1. Your career.Your future.
Do you have what it takes to succeed.

2. Your career Nothing is impossible
“I will never be able to dunk a basketball.
This is beyond discussion.
Imagine, though, a co-worker who says, "I'll never be able to use
a knife and fork. No, I have to use my hands."
Or a colleague who says, "I can't possibly learn Chinese. I'm not
smart enough."
This is a mystery to me. A billion people have learned Chinese,
and the failure rate for new kids is close to zero. If a well
functioning adult puts in sufficient time and the effort, she''ll
succeed.
The key to this disconnect is the unspoken part about time and
effort and fear. I agree that you will never ship that product or
close that sale or invent that device unless you put in the time and
put in the effort and overcome the fear. But I don't accept for a
minute that there's some sort of natural limit on your ability to do
just about anything that involves creating and selling ideas.”
~ Seth Godin
“Accepting false limits”
Blog Post 3/27/2011

3. MY STORY

4. HOW
WE GOT HERE

5. Your career State of Construction

6. NETWORK

7. Your career Knowing people
ASID FUEL
www.asidwi.org www.fuelmilwaukee.org
Network
IIDA
www.iidawi.org NKBA
www.nkbawi.org
WGBA
www.wgba.org

8. Social Media
Your career
Channels
Networking
Tools

9. Your career Where to focus your energy?

10. PASSION

11. “ I have no special talents.
I am passionately curious.”
~ Albert Einstein

12. Your career Knowing the industry
Shows &
Magazines Conferences
Design
Resources
Educational
Websites
Events
Blogs

13. FAILURE
TO
ADJUST

14. Your career
Chart credit to Megan O’Neill for Social Times

15. GOOD
LUCK
Jenny S. Schrank Aga Artka
jsrebs@yahoo.com contactme@agaartka.com