5 Life Skills School Didn’t Teach Me | Life Lessons School Didn’t Teach You

In this video, I share 5 powerful life lessons school didn’t teach you — from navigating career uncertainty and building meaningful networks, to managing money, embracing failure, and redefining success on your own terms. -- Watch more similar videos here: Guests -    • GN Inspire Guests   How To -    • How To   Awaken Your Potential -    • Dr Gladys Ngetich - Awaken Your Potential   -- Register for MBB Management Consulting Masterclass here: https://forms.gle/NBmCWb4k1oDqZ8um9 -- Get my books here: 1. Awaken Your Potential: https://a.co/d/4ds0qMk 2. PhD Journey book: https://www.amazon.com/-/dp/1636181740 --- Be part of our Inspire Nation community! Add your email to stay connected and get early access to future opportunities - https://forms.gle/nkiTsy6FsYcunYwNA Read more here: https://www.gladysngetich.com --- Scholarships and Opportunities for Students ● Scholarships for Development - https://www.scholars4dev.com ● Opportunities for Africans - https://www.opportunitiesforafricans.com ● Academic Positions - https://academicpositions.com/find-jobs ● Scholarship Positions - https://scholarship-positions.com ● Study Portals Scholarships - https://www.scholarshipportal.com ● Opportunity Desk - https://opportunitydesk.org ● Find masters: https://www.findamasters.com ● Find a PhD: https://www.findaphd.com ● Commonwealth - https://cscuk.fcdo.gov.uk/scholarship... ● Ministry of Education: https://www.education.go.ke/index.php... ● Mandela Rhodes Scholarship: https://www.mandelarhodes.org/scholar... ● Study in China - https://www.campuschina.org ● MOFCOM - http://sie.xjtu.edu.cn/en/index.htm ● China Scholarship Council - https://www.chinesescholarshipcouncil... ● Schmidt Science Fellowship - http://schmidtsciencefellows.org ● AfOx - https://www.afox.ox.ac.uk/education ● KAAD Scholarship - https://www.kaad.de/en/stipendien ● DAAD Scholarships - https://www.daad.de/en/ Follow us on TikTok: GN Inspire -- https://www.tiktok.com/@gn.inspire?_t... Follow us on Instagram: GN Inspire --   / gn.inspire   Follow us on Twitter: GN Inspire -- https://x.com/GN_Inspire Disclaimer!!! The views and opinions expressed on this channel are those of the host and guests and do not represent the positions of any organizations or employers they may be affiliated with. The content is for informational and educational purposes only and should not be taken as professional advice. Timestamp [00:00:00] Introduction and curriculum note [00:00:21] Lesson 1: Sales and marketing [00:00:36] Startup humbled by no sales [00:01:55] Learning sales; resource requests [00:02:16] Applying sales to books, channel [00:02:56] Lesson 2: Course as stepping stone [00:03:06] Pressure choosing field at 17–19 [00:04:02] Oxford PhD doubts in Kenya [00:05:04] Think beyond course and borders [00:06:09] Discovering management consulting path [00:07:03] Steve Jobs’ dots perspective [00:07:42] Lesson 3: Connections and networking [00:08:11] Norway ISFiT story begins [00:09:24] Rhodes scholarship example [00:11:16] LinkedIn referrals and outreach [00:12:19] Lesson 4: Money and wealth basics [00:12:43] Money for needs and freedom [00:13:07] Keep more: save intentionally [00:13:36] Invest basics: stocks, compounding [00:14:26] Money buys options; career break [00:14:40] Monetize skills; self-publish ideas [00:16:35] Lesson 5: Resilience and adaptability [00:16:45] Life not linear; real decisions [00:17:45] Adaptability in tech and AI era [00:18:29] Start learning on your own early [00:18:36] Closing: subscribe and share #gninspirepodcast #gninspire #motivation #life #lifelessons #lifecoach #networkingtips #careergrowth #selfdevelopment #lessonsaftergraduation #lifeafterschool #productivitytips #lifesuccess