959: What the 8 Superpowers Are For Thriving in Constant Change With April Rinne, author of Flux [Main T4C Episode]

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April Rinne is an expert on the future of work and a pathfinder within the digital economy as well as the author of Flux: 8 Superpowers for Thriving in Constant Change.  She is one of the fifty leading female futurists in the world and a young global leader at the World Economic Forum. Earlier in her professional life, April was global developmental executive and international microfinance lawyer.  She graduated with a B.A. from Emory University with a double major in International Studies (Economics & Political Science) as well as multiple concentrations in the history of art and architecture and Italian.  She also has her law degree from Harvard University and a Masters in International Finance & Development from the Fletcher School at Tufts University. Lastly, you can find photographs of April doing handstands all around the world on her website: aprilrinne.com/handstands. 

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT IN THIS EPISODE:

• Why April wrote Flux: 8 Superpowers for Thriving in Constant Change (5:07)
• How April decided on her first job after graduating college (12:25)
• What are the eight superpowers for thriving in constant change (15:02)
• How to create your portfolio career (20:28)
• Why the career ladder is not relevant any more(24:14)
• Why resumes are incomplete (28:24)
• Why you should act like a mad scientist (36:03)
• Why you should learn how to create and manage a budget right now (38:49)
• Why it has never been easier to be your own boss (41:17)
• How higher education and career service centers falsely guide students’ career paths (45:07)
• Why to take control of your career narrative by letting go of it (54:04)