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Youth Is Wasted On The Young?
The adage “youth is wasted on the young” (from George Bernard Shaw) raises two issues. (1) Often, it is driven by adult regrets and a presumption that the person has reached a stage in life where it is...
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Challenge Your Students To Learn
Accelerate students’ education by challenging them to contend widely accepted concepts. Trying to determine why something is inaccurate, develop alternative explanations, or generate solutions...
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Intern Often
To the extent possible, try to intern each summer while you are in college. It will differentiate you from other graduates, advance your skills, and improve your understanding of course subjects. Paid...
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Maximize Paid Overtime While Interning
Take advantage of every opportunity to work overtime in a paid internship. Not only does it translate into a 50% wage increase for overtime, but, it offers additional opportunities to gain expertise.
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Youth Not Wasted
The fallacy of the adage “youth is wasted on the young” is that there is insufficient time to realize every aspiration. Time is only wasted by those whom can leave the sofa but never do.
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It’s Your Life, Act Like You Own It
Even in high school and college, you have to be proactive about your life or you can be left behind. Actively identify what needs to be done in order to accomplish tasks and take steps immediately to...
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Sometimes, A Degree Can Hurt A Job Applicant
From the perspective of a hiring manager, obtaining a degree from a nonconventional for-profit university such as Phoenix or Strayer can actually be a strike against job applicants to white-collar jobs...
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