Adventures in Advising
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Adventures in Advising
More Than a Package: Unexpected Paths in Career, Identity, and Belonging - Adventures in Advising
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Dr. Xiao Yuan returns to Adventures in Advising for a conversation that goes far beyond academic advising. Since her last appearance in 2022, Xiao’s journey has taken some unexpected turns—from higher education and recruiting to investing in the last-mile delivery industry, where she discovered powerful connections between her research on belonging and the invisible human stories behind every doorstep delivery.
Xiao and Matt talk career pivots, applying for 1,000+ jobs, separating your identity from your job title, and what it really means to feel seen within a system. Xiao also shares the inspiration behind her upcoming book, A-bao’s Journey to You, which follows a package on its journey while shining a light on the people who make that journey possible.
It’s an episode about starting over, finding purpose in unexpected places, and making the invisible visible. 🎙️✨
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