Guest speaker Jordan Tarver shares his ‘wake-up call”
As a student at Cal State Fullerton, Jordan Tarver was already looking at the world with a Businessman’s eye. “A background in business and finance will give you that sense of analysis,” he says. “I think, in our personal lives, we can overlook the power of reflection and how healthy it is to study, and journal, and unpack what you’ve gone through.”
He was on his way to a degree in Business when a car accident nearly ended his life. “When it happened, I was 18. I didn’t understand the fragility of life. It took me years to realize it was a wake-up call. If tomorrow isn’t guaranteed, I wanted to live a life of purpose and meaning.”
Jordan’s epiphany led to a take-charge approach to work and life. It’s a business-savvy call to action that can help people control their destinies – and he will share it this Thursday, April 11, at The YC School of Business’s “In Conversation with...” lecture series.
In Conversation with Jordan Tarver” will be held Thursday, April 11, from 2:30 – 4 p.m. In the Prescott Campus Community Room, Building 19, Room 147, at Yavapai College. Admission is free, and everyone is welcome. For more information on Jordan Tarver and “In Conversation with...” please visit: yc.edu/bsbspeakers
Mastering the Challenge of Change
“In Conversation with...” is a twice-per-semester speaker series where business leaders come to campus to share the ideas, endeavors and lessons that led them to success. Jordan’s odyssey has shown him success on two fronts. As an editor for Forbes, he is now in his seventh year of covering mortgage, personal and business loans for a variety of prominent financial publications. He is also a successful self-help guru and entrepreneur whose book, You Deserve This Sh!t, has already sold more than 30,000 copies and earned him 200,000 followers online. The book led him to a career in public speaking, where he shares his ideas on how to accept change and live with greater intention and purpose.
“Many of us tend to be resistant to change,” he says. “I help people realize that – for you, for me, for everyone – change and obstacles are inevitable. If you accept that, it makes life so much easier. You can stop being a victim of what happens to you and develop a sense of control. Accepting change, and responding to it, allows you to see where the opportunities are.”
Thriving, in and out of the Workplace
Our business and personal lives operate by similar rules, Jordan says. Both require flexibility, a positive attitude and a dynamic approach for success. “Moving from being resistant to pro-active is the first step, and the most important step.” He says. His philosophy includes identifying, and changing, the passive behaviors that keep people back on their heels. “When you change your habits, you change your relationships. You get more intentional and your life becomes more your own.”
