Be inspired - popular culture and careers

The original game-changers: Extraordinary careers inspired by genius minds - Genius: Einstein © National GeographicThe original game-changers: Extraordinary careers inspired by genius minds - Genius: Einstein © National Geographic

The Genius Series showcases the lives of some the world’s leading and original game changers. From Albert Einstein, Pablo Picasso and (soon to be released) Mary Shelley. The idea of the genius series is derived and measured on a weighting based on intelligence and authenticity.  It is nothing short of inspiring the next generation of geniuses.

Einstein as a theoretical physicist created, developed and discovered. Picasso put forward creations that generated intrigue and interest. Novelist Mary Shelley on the other hand, took creative writing to the next level in monstrous proportions.

In a very loud of world of technology however, such game changers today are difficult to identify. Going back in time to the beginning might be a means and the gateway to sparking awesome careers.

Ernst Cline's epic adventure Ready Player One caught the eye and interest of many - well actually, one person: Steven Spielberg. He readily accepted the challenge by taking the futurist novel and bringing it to the present.

Ready Player One by Ernst Cline - Image supplied by Penguin Random HouseReady Player One by Ernst Cline - Image supplied by Penguin Random House

In the past we had ideas of what the future would look like: some virtual reality fused with fiction and of course, our non-fiction bouquet of literature, films, television and other popular culture.

At some stage in this vision the animated series Captain N: The Game Master and the gaming series Sims seemed to touch on this virtual world and serve as previews of what could be our future ways of living.

The Big Short by Michael Lewis - Image supplied by Penguin Random House

The Big Short by Michael Lewis - Image supplied by Penguin Random House

Starting your own business is never easy because if it were the case then everyone would be doing it. In real world, building an enterprise takes some serious hard work - the motions of going from being a start-up business to being a successful entity takes one on a challenging adventure.

When the going gets tough however, individuals tend to look for all sources of motivational inspiration. The film industry represents a popular culture resource of epic business portrayals. In this case the watching is the key...

Here are some hand-picked business inspiring films which could help kick-start or motivate your business venture!

Films and series that inspire careers in the environmental field.

Bill Nye Saves the World - Image Credit and Copyright: © NetflixBill Nye Saves the World - Image Credit and Copyright: © Netflix

There’s no arguing that we need intervention possibly from superheroes like Superman or for those who are not too young to remember, Captain Planet. We however in reality need ordinary individuals who are willing to put their focus on the world in which we live on and love.

Popular culture has been an inspiring tipping point for many a career from finance to legal - to even sporting careers, books, films and television. It has ignited young pioneers of the future. This is ever-prevalent as the future pioneers of the planet seek the next start-up, adventure or graduate recruitment prospect in the open corporate world. It is perhaps a saddening factor that a talent pool of such great career-seekers tend to overlook the need to champion opportunities in perhaps the best office space available - the natural environment of earth...

Thor: Ragnarok - ©Marvel Studios 2017

Thor: Ragnarok - ©Marvel Studios 2017

In Marvel Studios’ “Thor: Ragnarok,” Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe without his mighty hammer and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok—the destruction of his homeworld and the end of Asgardian civilization—at the hands of an all-powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela. But first he must survive a deadly gladiatorial contest that pits him against his former ally and fellow Avenger—the Incredible Hulk!