Wednesday, April 28, 2010

If you knew then what you know now, what advice would you give?

...to High School Seniors?  From various sources:
  • Set goals each day.
  • Be more like Plato and less like Aristotle.
  • Don't underestimate yourself: trust your instincts as others are not as smart as they seem.
  • It is far less important which college you go to than what you do when you get there.
  • Especially early in your career, look for great jobs not great money...the latter is more likely to come if you achieve the former.
  • Consider working for smaller companies early in your career, you have to do more and learn more...about a lot more things.
  • You make real money through ownership, not a salary.
  • Company’s don’t provide job security, credentials do.
  • Be obsessed with hiring great talent
  • Be painfully honest
  • Do something distinguishing, constantly think of ways to know something, have done something that separates you form the rest.
  • Volunteer
  • Try things that make you feel uncomfortable, that you would not ordinarily do because you’re insecure about your ability to do it.
  • Avoid the herd...by the time it’s a herd, the opportunity has passed.

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