Paul Goble
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Washington, DC USA
"If I had done what I expected to do, and what I planned to do, I think my life would have been different. It would have been less useful and less interesting."
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Paul's work combines: Government, Non-Profit Organizations, and Upholding a Cause and Belief
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
Miami University-Oxford
Graduate Degree
University of Chicago
Life & Career Milestones
My path in life has been direct
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Says that the biggest mistake most people make is that they narrow their career path too early on.
2.
Advises road-trippers to get a broad education, plan for 2-3 different careers.
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In his twenties, he made a major career shift; went from planning to be an academic to entering the world of ethnic conflict.
4.
The CIA hired him as a "Soviet Affairs Analyst" assigned to dissect the war in Afghanistan and "expose the soft underbelly of the USSR."
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He was trained as a specialist on Russia and the Baltic states; now teaches at the University of Tatu in Estonia.
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Although his career, eventually came back around to academia, he says he could've achieved much more in the field if he'd stayed on that track.
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However, he says that "doing better" by those industry standards means more money, better house, better car.
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Instead, he chose to instead live a life with a purpose and to take steps towards changing the world; says he made the right choice.
