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[Part 1] The 'Liberal Arts' for Becoming a Great Professional
① Dreams Make Life: The Special Plan of a $700 Million Sports Star
② Hard work is a talent: The fighting spirit of practice bugs that naturally elicits applause.
③ Consideration and courtesy toward others are essential: Why Korea's top entertainment agencies prioritize character.
④ Rules are important: To avoid being 'banned from life', follow the rules first.
⑤ Health is the foundation of everything: When the body breaks down, dreams also stop.
⑥ It is essential to build general knowledge in addition to your major: Why do you need to study at the same time?
⑦ Mind control is the key to happiness and success: If your mentality is shaken, your skills will also be shaken.
⑧ Why you need to build good relationships: Success is not achieved by just being good.
⑨ Parents are also team players: Why agents and coaches keep an eye on parents

[Part 2] Practical Skills for Becoming a Smart Professional
① How to Sign a Safe Contract with a Good Management Company: Smartly Protect Your Rights
② How to Use Social Media Wisely: Is SNS a Good or Bad Thing in Life?
③ How to do a good interview: 30 seconds of magic to introduce yourself
④ How to learn a foreign language: What is the secret to celebrities’ fluency in foreign languages?
⑤ How to Get Out of a Slump: From Boos to Cheers
⑥ How to Provide Fan Service: The Secrets of Pros Who Create 'True Fans'
⑦ How to deal with a crisis: Avoidance only makes things worse.
⑧ How to manage your time: The magic of using 25 hours in a day
⑨ How to manage your finances: Smart money management, habits that make you rich
⑩ How to Fulfill Military Service Duty: A Realistic Concern for Professionals
⑪ How to Change Your Dreams: Always Have a Plan B

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The overwhelming number one future hope
A Dream Guide for Teenagers Who Want to Become Athletes, Celebrities, and Creators
The future generation's desired jobs have changed.
In recent surveys of youth's future aspirations, athletes, singers, actors, and content creators consistently rank high.
Additionally, among the desired occupations chosen by upperclassmen in elementary school in 2024, 'occupations related to culture, arts, and sports' took an overwhelming first place with 43.22%.

As the research results prove, we can easily find young people around us who discover their talents and dreams early and quickly enter society.
However, the unique environment of the sports and entertainment industry, where the glamorous backstory is difficult to understand, makes it difficult for aspiring professionals to obtain information and advice on how to plan for the future and what qualities are necessary for a wise professional life.

Here, Hyun-Jeong Jo, a sports and entertainment expert who has been in the middle of the 'professional world' for over 30 years, presents a practical guidebook for young people who dream of entering this field, 'To You Who Dream of Being a Great Pro'.
This book contains 20 essential general knowledge, practical skills, and future strategies for aspiring professionals who will enter society earlier than others, based on the author's experiences, information, and thoughts he has seen, heard, and felt in the field.

From pre-debut preparations to smart long-run strategies
20 Social Life Guides Through the Vivid Stories of Celebrities
"For You Who Dream of Being a Great Pro" covers the 'culture' needed to become a great pro in Part 1, and the 'skills' needed to become a wise pro in Part 2, based on the period before and after debuting as a pro.
Part 1 contains life guides, such as how to set specific goals and make plans, as well as essential attitudes that a professional must have, such as a spirit of law-abidingness and teamwork.


Part 2 provides detailed guidance on the minimum essential information for new graduates to protect themselves and achieve their dreams, such as how to check if the management company is problem-free and how to write a safe contract, as well as practical know-how for surviving as a respectable professional, such as how to overcome a slump and how to use social media wisely.
This book introduces star cases throughout to help readers gain a vivid understanding.
By presenting various exemplary cases such as the mandala schedule known as the secret to Shohei Ohtani's success, figure skating queen Yuna Kim's mental management and foreign language study efforts, national MC Jae-suk Yoo's method of building interpersonal relationships, and Faker's reading list, it is possible for young readers to easily understand the content while naturally empathizing with the topic.


A refreshing answer to the real-life concerns of young people.
Delicate and warm advice from a waiter with 30 years of experience
Each of the twenty introductory essays in this book contains a brief case study in the form of an article, demonstrating the expertise of a journalist with 30 years of experience in the field.
Additionally, the author includes stories of real youths he interviewed, allowing readers to feel a sense of close connection to the scene.
And at the end of each chapter in Part 1, step-by-step, specific practical instructions are also provided, ensuring practicality.
Readers will be able to design their dreams more realistically by finding topics they have always worried about but could not easily find advice or methods for.

The author, who has witnessed the rise and fall of many stars for 30 years, says, "There was a clear difference between the stars who survived to the end in the cold world of professionalism and those who did not, and successful professionals had something in common."
Let's learn "how to become a true professional" that you can't find anywhere else through "To You Who Dream of Being a Great Professional," which is a collection of the author's special insights, and create time to further solidify each of your dreams.
I also recommend this book to parents and teachers who have been around young people who dream of becoming professionals but have felt vague and helpless about the difficulties they face.