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Any tips for a high school student to become successful in the real world.

dfreybur

Premium Member
1) The general education classes tend to be boring. Thing is they have use later in life. Those who remember the general education material are well rounded and well rounded folks tend to do better, apply for better jobs, promote better.

I learned the material because it was required and remembered because I happen to remember well. But I resisted those courses and begrudged the time I was required to spend on them. I wish I had been informed earlier that the reason there is a balance between general education classes and point skill classes is both types of knowledge would be needed in that balance as I advanced in my career.

2) Pay close attention to the assignments you like and the assignments you don't. Start out guessing what major to try then use these preferences to evolve into your final major. You will emerge from high school and then from college having already figured out in general what field you would find work you love. Then as you start your career do the same with work assignments. Every time you change jobs, deliberately target the work you liked.

Many work in jobs they don't care about because they happened on the work or because it paid well. Don't do that. Pay attention to the work you like and deliberately interview based on that. If what you like has options that pay differently target the higher money. But don't go for higher money work that you might not like just for the extra money.

3) Max out your retirement savings allocation the day you start. It never gets easier to increase your savings so day one is the golden time to start.

4) Always help. Life works by cooperation and by competition. You be the cooperator by action and habit. Let the business model handle the competition by business model. People will remember you fondly as the guy who helped. That works both ways because you'll remember them fondly as the guy you joined his team.
 

kyle bruce

Registered User
Thanks for the advice. I was thinking about working in the oil field because i am not interested in going to college.
 

Warrior1256

Site Benefactor
No matter what your chosen field once on the job pay close attention and learn everything about it that you can and do your job diligently. This is how you move up the ladder. Good luck.
 

Brother JC

Moderating Staff
Staff Member
Thanks for the advice. I was thinking about working in the oil field because i am not interested in going to college.
The oil patch can be tough and rewarding, but if you want to enjoy if even more, keep college as an option, maybe after a year or two working. Geology and certain engineering fields will open new horizons out there for you.
 

pointwithinacircle2

Rapscallion
Premium Member
High School is education for children. If you want to be successful in the adult world you will need to train your mind with the information that success in the adult world requires.
 
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dfreybur

Premium Member
No matter what your chosen field once on the job pay close attention and learn everything about it that you can and do your job diligently. This is how you move up the ladder. Good luck.

Also always have in mind the next job. Can you switch to a job that's a promotion, that pays more that you like a bit better? My first career job was at a place big enough to have a weekly employee newsletter. The front page usually featured some executive that included a career overview. All of them had changed jobs every 2-3 years for their entire career. Internal transfers when possible external job changes when not. Their careers looked like a staircase.
 

JJones

Moderator
As a high school teacher, let me share what I feel the most important skills a young adult needs:

1. Be trainable- A wise man knows he knows nothing. Have enough humility to acknowledge that you don't know everything and then set out to learn as much as you can from everyone you can in your career field or interest.
2. Be consistent- Do what you say you're going to do when you say you're going to do it. Let all your work be your best work and accept nothing less.
3. Become a life-long learner- This ties in with #1 but warrants its own section. Successful people are always learning new things and many of them are ravenous readers. There is a correlation between success and learning so act now!
4. Be honest - Seriously, honesty is a forgotten virtue. When you lie you are labeled a liar, liars can't be trusted, you won't be promoted if you can't be trusted, people won't befriend someone they can't trust. It's really that simple.

You can take these four guidelines just about anywhere and be pretty successful with them. Unfortunately, these aren't really taught in public schools any longer, which is a shame because it's useful knowledge.

Edit: I came across this tonight. I think it's relevant: Link
 
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kyle bruce

Registered User
I think after high school i'm gonna take a gap year to work in the oil fields. If i feel that can be a long term career I will continue with that and at the same time try to go to school for a better position in the oil fields.
 

Brother_Steve

Premium Member
Realize that there is no such thing as "later." There is only "Now"

By the time you realize you should have made a decision to do something, it may be too late.

"Tomorrow is just your future, yesterday" ~ Ferguson
 

Bloke

Premium Member
Nice advice Brother Steve.

"Initiated - 4-22-13
Passed - 5-29-13
Raised - 6-27-13"

WOW... that is fast.... without being disrespectful and because I am curious, why do you include the dates of your 3 degrees in your signature ? (and I type an answer popped into my head).... And I read you are from Earth - ME TOO ! We must be brothers :)
 
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