Saturday, August 31, 2013
Thoughts on Education
Education, throughout my life, has put me through times good and bad. Whether I failed a test, got a perfect score on a paper, or was up until 3:00 am working on a project, I have learned that education is not something that comes easy. I have always been fascinated by people who have a "dream" of being a doctor or lawyer, yet do not go the extra mile to study subjects other than the ones taught in school. Jim Rohn said, "Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune." This directly demonstrates my strong opinion that getting straight A's without learning and educating yourself about what you want to do in the future is pointless. Often times I see and hear about people who were successful in high school and college, but didn't become successful in the corporate world because they did not prepare themselves on what to do after school. I want to go to finance school and eventually work in the financial services industry. Whether I will become a stock broker, hedge fund manager, or investment banker, I know that I want to work with money. Yesterday, I just sold some shares that I bought in a company a couple of months ago. Of course I can't name the company, but the profit margin I made wasn't massive, although it was something. When I heard, "Self-education will make you a fortune", I knew that I wanted to live up to that remarkable saying. There are no stock market classes that are available for me to take at Galloway currently. No teacher has taught me how to diversify a portfolio. My father set up an account for me, but he told me that I was on my own with my own saved up money. "Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune." I have not gotten magnificent grades in any class I have taken in high school so far, but I have learned a tremendous amount about what I am interested in doing after my "formal schooling" is complete.
I will work hard in school, but I will educate myself on what I will be doing for the rest of my life a little bit more. You have teachers to show you the basics of what every educated person should know, but you have your own will power to teach yourself what 99% of the world doesn't. Create your own dream, not someone else's.
Sunday, August 25, 2013
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