Does anyone really believe that anymore? Yes - we talk to a lot of people who really actually do. I cringe when I hear someone say they are going to college and they don't know what they want to do yet. They will have so much debt! There is now more college debt in America than mortgage debt...or is it credit card debt? Either way, that is a lot.
So when the kids get a job, if they get a job in their field even, are they happy? Are they passionate about what they do? Some are. Most aren't. I was pretty excited when I got my first engineering job. I guess I am grateful I proved I could survive the college experience with what would look like flying colors to the average onlooker. Thanks to the amazing generosity of my parents (for the first two years), a paid engineering co-op position, and lower tuition costs in the late 80's and early 90's, I left college with absolutely no debt. Amazing. Does that happen any more?
There are a couple of things I realized after working for a while..... 1) After you get your first job, no one asks for your transcript anymore, 2) Continual hunger to learn means everything, and 3) A lot of employees scratch their heads and wonder how their superiors ever got to where they are.
Where is the real leadership? People know deep down when it is messed up.
I am thankful that the classical and leadership education (whether it is classic literature or contemporary information) my children are getting will equip them to do anything they want in life, and to do it with confidence, compassion, drive, humility, people skills, and leadership. If Sam wants to play professional baseball, I really truly hope he gives it everything he's got, struggles, and has a victory while being an awesome example all the while.
A great book by top leader, Chris Brady, is Pails. I have started giving it out as a graduation present. He does a great job walking through how to plan your life from there (or later). How many people actually plan their life? Bets are (and history has played out) that those we look at as successful are planners of their lives. "Go to school, get good grades, get a good job" is not really a plan. We think it is, but it falls quite a bit short. There is more to it, and Mr. Brady does an amazing job of explaining, so read his book if you want to know more. (Another good book is Cashflow Quadrant by Robert Kiyosaki.)
Time to go play card games with Rose. (It is on her schedule Papa helped her make this morning, clipboard and all. :-))
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