Youth Quote Search

• Describing Identity
• Race, ethnicity, gender, culture

“Black.”

• Impact of peers
• Pathways

“With me, it’s not really verbal. It’s just I like to surround myself with people that are hardworking and that have goals. Like these are a couple of my friends too, and as you can tell they all have high goals. And that’s what I love about them.”

• Comparing and contrasting 'job' 'work' and 'career'
• Understanding Job/Work/Career

“[Which word feels most positive?] Probably career.”

• Impact of family
• Pathways

“My sister for sure, she is a beyond generous person, always looking out for her family. She had my back a lot and, early on, provided the support I needed to be able to accomplish goals. In addition, while in school I was able to connect to some group people, a few of which became mentors I still have strong relationships with until this day.”

• Perception of the term 'networking'
• Relationships, Connections & Networking

“At Howard, I’m in the School of Business honors program. And if you guys don’t know, the Howard Business School is like the school of Howard. Like we’re one of the best business schools in the world. So that honors program is like the best network I am ever going to have because everybody in that room is going to be super successful. And just like the fact that I actually have a dean who is, you know, I have her phone number, and I can call her and just be, hey, I need this, I need you to talk to this person. That network, that support system, is definitely, I think is what’s going to help me be successful for my schooling.”

• Appealing jobs or careers
• Aspirations and Goals

“Some things that are appealing are getting a good pay and enjoying my job and finding it interesting.”

• Attributes and characteristics
• Describing Identity

“I’m happy to let everyone know that I have lots of goals in life.”

• Attributes and characteristics
• Describing Identity

“Confidence. It can really sum up my personality.”

• Reflections on Focus Group Experience
• Takeaways

“As I filled out my pathways it really made me think just like the rest of the activities did. It opened my mind to a lot of stuff that I didn’t even realize which I think was an awesome thing. It felt good mapping out where I’ve been at and where I’m now heading as I overcame those challenges even when at times I believed I couldn’t and knowing that in the future I’ll finally be where I want to be and it’ll all be worth it. …[What I’ve become aware of is that] everything takes time. I used to feel as though, because I’m not getting it done [and] understanding it now, that I won’t get it later on in life. Also, the importance of not giving up regardless of how the struggle can get.”

• Perceptions of the term 'work'
• Understanding Job/Work/Career

“Time limits.”