“To accomplish great things, we must dream as well as act.”
--Anatole France--
“You see things; and you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say, ‘Why not?’"
--George Bernard Shaw--
“I do not want to die... until I have faithfully made the most of my talent and cultivated the seed that was placed in me until the last small twig has grown.”
--Kathe Kollwitz--
The month of May is almost over, which means June is right around the corner. June usually means graduations. I can remember my eight grade and high school graduations. I can also remember thinking I knew so much about life, although I knew very little. I wish I knew then what I know now. Well, I am going to use the next three articles after this one to share a little of what I know now with the young brothers and sisters out there.
My advice can be summed up in three short sentences. Find your passion and make it a part of your life. Education is a tool that is to be used for a life time. And failure is a lesson not a stigma.
I am not asserting that my three little jewels of wisdom are the keys to success for every young man or woman. I am not asserting that I have figured out life and therefore am the world’s greatest authority on life. I am not asserting that because I am well beyond my teen years that I can not learn anything from young brothers and sisters. I can only state that my advice comes from many years of observing habits of people, including mine, that have lead to success and failure.
I will discuss each concept in an article that is dedicated to that subject over the next three weeks. I have no illusions that my advice will dramatically change the lives of millions of young brothers and sisters. However, I am hoping to maybe inspire someone to look beyond what is in front of them and expand the options that they think are available to them. If I knew then what I know now, that is what would have happened to me.
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