Exceptions to the Rules: Redefining Your Path to Success Beyond the Degree

For many years, we’ve been taught that obtaining a college degree guarantees one’s success. But what if college is not for you? Does that automatically disqualify you from the level of success you’ve spent your entire life dreaming about? After all, we’ve witnessed several successful men and women from many walks of life who’ve never obtained a college degree. In the tug of war between college versus career, there is no right or wrong answer. Whether you choose to go the traditional route of college, become an entrepreneur, or launch a career without a degree, it’s all about STRATEGY. That’s where Kenyetta steps in.

In this book, Kenyetta boldly challenges the traditional rules to success. Using her firsthand experience as a first-generation, three-time college graduate as well as expertise gained from years of experience across multiple sectors of the workforce and several higher education divisions, including financial aid and career services, Kenyetta reveals the common misconceptions in the battle between college equaling success versus college not being worth it in today’s global workforce.

She provides relevant, noteworthy strategies for young professionals to adapt and implement as they visualize their definition of success beyond the degree. Ultimately, the decisions that you make about your future must yield the greatest return on investment, and Kenyetta takes you on a journey filled with laughs, surprising truths, mistakes, and triumph that help you to discover your dreams and the practical steps necessary to actualize them.

Through transparency, research, relatable stories, and practical strategies, this book will engage, empower, encourage, and equip young professionals, regardless of their backgrounds, with the foreknowledge, tools, and wisdom they need to move the needle toward success on their terms.