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School Counseling
Luann Burrows, Upper School Counselor Entrepreneurship
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As we look to the future, career options seem endless. While some jobs are headed toward extinction, it is also true that the creation of brand-new occupations will be necessary for our techdriven economy. As these technologies increase productivity and improve our lives, usage will substitute for some work activities humans currently perform—a development that has sparked much public concern.
Sagemont Preparatory School, with its vision to send leaders out into the world, sets our school apart from others by inspiring academic excellence through exploration, entrepreneurship, and innovation. Students can develop intellectual curiosity and creativity, think analytically, problem solve, work collaboratively, take responsible risks, and carefully reflect on the results to strive for continual improvement. These skills are vital for entrepreneurs in this fast-paced, ever-changing world.
All this came to life at Sagemont Preparatory a few years ago when some very determined Sagemont Prep students relaunched the 100% student-led Pride Rock Cafe, which has continued to grow into an incredibly successful business. Each year seasoned entrepreneurs in the student-run cafe transition the small business to a new group of eager, uprising entrepreneurs.
Embodying the characteristics of entrepreneurship is more than just a desire to make money. According to Daniel Bortz, successful entrepreneurs benefit from acquiring the following nine traits: Motivation, Creativity, Persuasiveness, Vision, Versatility, Risk Tolerance, Flexibility, Decisiveness, and Collaboration. Sagemont Prep provides the opportunity to develop these nine entrepreneurial skills and many more daily. It is the student’s job to embrace them and make them their own. Most students learn about entrepreneurship in college, but Sagemont Prep knows sooner is better for entrepreneurial education. There is no doubt that what separates successful entrepreneurs from non-successful ones is pure perseverance.
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