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USD graduate and author of
"Upload Exprience," Jason Steinle gives possible answers to some of life´s questions about love and relationships,
college success and the business world.
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Justin Janke decided
when he was little that he wanted to be a doctor or play football. He came to
USD pursuing a biology major in order to prepare for
medical school. He also played safety on the football team and enjoyed both.
However, Janke realized soon he had a tough
decision to make.
It was either football or med school, but not both.
"I played football my whole life and really loved it," Janke said. "I had to look in the long run at what
was going to benefit me the best. I just had to make that sacrifice.
Sometimes you have to give up stuff you love to make things work."
So he won't be suiting up for the Coyotes this fall.
And while he is still aiming to attend medical school, he is also considering
the field of dentistry. He's just not sure yet.
Jason Steinle understands his
uncertainty.
The Sturgis native, former USD student, radio and talk show host and owner of
Health and Harmony Chiropractic and Wellness Center remembers feeling lost
and helpless after watching a classmate get married shortly out of high
school.
"My classmate seemed to have everything figured out and I thought I was
missing something," said Steinle, who wasn't
sure at the time what he wanted, or was supposed to do with his life.
"I felt pressure, like I had to have everything figured out by
college," Steinle said. "I had a fear
that if I started out on the wrong path, then 10, 15, 20 years down the road
I'd stop and realize, 'My gosh I was wrong all the way.'"
After starting his chiropractic business, Steinle
began asking other business professionals how to succeed.
After hearing a few, he got curious about what other people had to say. He
decided to ask everyone from family and friends to strangers and super stars.
From life and love, to the secret to success, his talk show covers most
avenues.
And after awhile, he discovered a pattern. Every day, ordinary people had
more extraordinary, profound answers to his questions than did the experts.
Furthermore, he wasn't the only one curious.
The result of Steinle's research is a book entitled
"Upload Experience."
The book promises to "show you how to discover your ideal job, make
major life decisions, and find your purpose today, while you are still
young," as well as how to "find the right career,"
"answer life's questions," "earn more money," "find
and keep Mr. or Ms. Right" and "becomes a success."
The book has so far received positive reviews from acclaimed authors such as
Gary Zukav, author of "The Seat of the Soul," and John Gray, author
of "Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus."
"You can have a relationship with a book," said Steinle,
who hopes the book will reach each reader in a unique way.
The book is aimed at individuals ages 16 to 34, who he terms as "quarterlifers." Steinle
finds the book particularly suitable for incoming college freshman.
Steinle highly recommended that new college
students find a volunteer or paid position in the career they're thinking of
pursuing.
Many times the classroom and career experiences don't match up. Too often
college students don't explore their planned major career field until their
third or fourth year of college when they're forced to complete an
internship, and then they realize they've almost completed a degree they may
want nothing to do with. It's best to find this out early by getting some
hands-on experience, Steinle said.
Steinle also suggested that students find a mentor
or role model in their potential career field.
"Don't feel like you have to have it all figured out from the
beginning," Steinle said. "Expectations
are placed on (students) by parents, family, friends and teachers ... You
should step back and ask 'What do I want to do?' as opposed to 'Am I just
following what has been recommended?'"
Freshman Lindsey Keill can identify with these
pressures.
The medical technology major and Sioux Falls native said she thinks
individuals in their late teens and early twenties deal with an unprecedented
amount of stress.
"Since I was a freshman in high school people have been telling me that
I have to know what I want to do with my life," Keill
said. "I still get worried sometimes, that if I decide this isn't the
career for me then it will be too late. Right now I think I'm OK but
definitely during the first semester (of college I was doing) a lot of
questioning if I knew what I wanted to do."
Throughout the book, and in his discussions with quarterlifers,
Steinle encourages young people to regularly ask
themselves questions, such as, "What did I do today that I enjoyed doing
and how can I be beautifully/handsomely paid to do more in the future?",
"What is the worst that could happen?", "What is the best that
could happen", "What is most likely to happen?" and "Am I
willing to live with the worst in order to have a shot at the best?"
Keill's advice for freshman runs in a similar vein.
"Keep your options open," Keill said.
"Come in with open mind. Don't swamp yourself with something just
because its what you think you want to do. Take a
couple of courses on something that seems interesting and you might be
surprised."
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