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Intrepid Innovations Networking Club Newsletter –April/May2009–Page 1
Welcome to the Intrepid Networking Club Newsletter!
 In this newsletter, you'll find:
Introductory Letter
Page 1
“Tips for Surviving College” by Aaron Robertson
Page 2
 
“20 Success Tips You Can Use Today” by Dan Kenitz
Page 4
News and Updates
Page 5
April/MayIntroductory Letter
Hey everyone,Some more time passed, some drinks shared, some more contacts made! That must meanit’s time foranother issue of the Intrepid Networking Club newsletter.Intrepid Innovations, Inc. is always up to something, but you’ll be very interested in ourlatest ventures: we’re now offering some great, high-value benefits to encourage peopleto join our networking club. We’ve been working hard to pack more value into the$10/month, $100/year subscription –we know that these days, money isn’t exactly easyto come by.Be sure to check out our
News and Updates
on
Page 5
to find out how you can get up toa maximum value of $280.00 worth of legal consultationand services. We’re alsoworking on some great packages to help people find jobs, and are in talks with a resumeexpert to offer Club members discounted resume writing services.The core philosophy of the Intrepid Networking Club is to bring both businesses andprofessionals together, and that’s what we’ve been doing. Some friends of ours havebeen helping usto provide these services, and we’re grateful that they can help you getmore than your money’s worth.We also had a great time at the latest Intrepid Networking event –make sure to staytuned to our Facebook group page to keep up with the latest postings for events in thesoutheastern Wisconsin area.
Keep on networking,
The Intrepid Team: Aaron, Phil, and Dan
 
Intrepid Innovations Networking Club Newsletter –April/May2009–Page 2
Tips for Surviving College
by Aaron Robertson, President
Recent issues of both the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and the Milwaukee BusinessJournal have featured insightful articles on the growing pressures faced by today’scollege students.Across the country, the stressors are mounting. More and more students find themselvesbattling depression, anxiety over job and financial security, and dealing with issuesrevolving around relationships, among a score of other obstacles to their general healthand well-being. Formal studies are linking much of this onslaught of problems to thecurrent economic climate.Following are some tips and strategies for helping to overcome these difficult times:
Only
 you
can determine the right balance for you.
Try to find an evening in your busy schedule when you have a little down time. Sit downand truly reflect on what you hope to get out of your college experience. Take out a penand paper to jot down notes and ideas.How many co-curricular activities do you want to be involved in? How many hours perweek must you (or, are willing) to devote to paid work? How many credits must you (or,are willing) to take each semester? How many programs (majors, minors, certificates,etc.) do you want to pursue? Begin hammering out at least somewhat solid answers tothese and other questions, which only you can do, and you now have a framework inwhich you can live, work, and play fairly comfortably.
Have a support network.
Don’t be afraid to turn to a number of select, trusted friends when you find yourself dealing with tough times, and let them know they can depend on you to be there for them.For the most part, all students are in the same boat in the sense that they are all trying to juggle jobs, studies, relationships, campus clubs and organizations, internships, and, ohyeah--trying to find their path in life, as if all the aforementioned wasn’t enough.With that said, chances are high that one or more of these close friends has been throughor is going through whatever it is you are, and may be able to help you with a new idea ordirection you can take to helpalleviate your situation.If you still find yourself in a rut, be open to the idea of seeking out professionalcounseling services and related groups on campus. And ignore the "stigma" that goesalong with doing so. In the end, it’s your own life, well-being, and future at stake.
 
Intrepid Innovations Networking Club Newsletter –April/May2009–Page 3
Anyone who makes fun of you for seeking out any kind of help from others must not beliving in reality, because some of the best and brightest in sports, business, and otherfields have coaches, mentors, and other close confidants they turn to on a regular basis.Tiger Woods hasa coach, and so do the country’s top CEOs.
Don’t stress the grades!
As college graduates with a couple years of solid professional experience under our beltsnow, my partners at Intrepid and I now find ourselves in the privileged position of beingable to speak with authority when we say that getting an A-as opposed to an A isn't theend of the world. Neither is getting a B or even, quite frankly, a C. We knew this dirtylittle secret even before we graduated; but again, it comes down to the perception of being able to say it with authority. Then, we were still students. Now, we’re heading up acompany and achieving many individual successes, as well, and all this within a coupleyears of graduating!The truth is that most employers don’t ask for grades and are far more concerned withverifying the overall degree you tell them you earned and the experience you bring to thetable that separates you from all the other employees or applicants.The only way grades
may
come backto haunt you would be if you’re applying tograduate or law school, or you’re entering a company or industry in which grades reallyare treated as king. Aside from maybe the medical and scientific fields, I really can’tthink of any at the moment. But then again, chances are if your grades weren’t greatwhen you were majoring in these fields, you would have been cut from the major a whileback and you would not be finding yourself applying for a job in them.
Don’t be a resume builder!
That’s right, don’t be a resume builder, at least in the sense where you want to try outanything and everything simply because you heard all the hype that it looks great. Chooseto become active with campus clubs, organizations, internships, and volunteeropportunities because you genuinely find them to be interesting and meaningful.If you get involved in everything, you will be spreading yourself too thin and will not beable to devote the time and energy to the things that truly catch your fancy. And whowants to be involved in things they don’t enjoy? That’s no fun. Besides, manyprospective employers can easily tell you did things just to try to impress them. A mile-long list of achievements looks too obvious. And in the end, after allthat hard work onyour part, you learn that your attempt failed anyway.
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