Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan If you could give a speech to the class of 2009, what would it include? What have you learned in your life that would be valuable to share with a group of new graduates, those graduating high school or college?
Originally Posted By mele I think I would discuss fiber and colon healthy with them. It seems to be all I talk about anymore. I'm not kidding. LOL
Originally Posted By A Happy Haunt Make sure you have some fun & don't take it all too seriously. Life to short to be unhappy!
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 Take one day at a time. .....And..... ... DO NOT use Credit, if all posable. My oldest graduates next Sunday, the 17th.
Originally Posted By Sara Tonin I with Mele...you are never to young to be thinking about fiber and colon health. And then I would tell them that it all happens so fast so make sure to live in the moment.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan My career advice would be to not have a "Plan B." Find a "Plan A" that you are absolutely passionate about. It has to be something that you feel you MUST do in life. Invest your heart and soul in this, and you will really never need a backup plan. If for some reason Plan A falls apart, you can deal with it and Plan B will still probably resemble Plan A or be related to it in some way, most likely. Don't let other people diminish your passion for your Plan A. So many people in this world are steered off course by doubters, naysayers, doom-and-gloomers and worrywarts and spend a lifetime pining for the chance to do it all over again, to not play it so safe, to take more chances, to reach for what exceeds their grasp. Plan A can't be about money. The money will come, but you have to think beyond the money to really get great at something. Plan A should be something you would do even without a paycheck. If you can stay on track like a guided missile towards Plan A, you will have an amazing life.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip ^^^ Agreed. I wanted to be an English major in college and hopefully become a writer. My dad said there was no money in that and he would stop paying for my college if I pursued that. (At the time I wanted to change my Electrical Engineering major to English). I ended up becoming a Business major because that was something my father found to be "OK". I've spent my life in accounting and information management, neither of which I’ve liked very much. I can't say it has been a terrible life because it hasn't been. I've made a good living which has allowed me to do things that I truly love (like vacations at WDW). I don't get joy from my job, but from what my job allows me to have. It has been an OK compromise. But every day I still dream about what it would be like to truly love your job. I guess I will never know.
Originally Posted By RockyMtnMinnie >>>And then I would tell them that it all happens so fast so make sure to live in the moment.<<< Not if you're eating plenty of fiber.
Originally Posted By Ursula I would tell them to never have a job they hated. Life is too short to work at something you detest.
Originally Posted By friendofdd I would expand a bit, I suppose, but the main points would be: Be serious about your faith. Be serious about your work. Don't take yourself too seriously Be kind to others. Laugh a lot.
Originally Posted By DVC_Pongo >>>If you could give a speech to the class of 2009, what would it include? What have you learned in your life that would be valuable to share with a group of new graduates, those graduating high school or college?<<< I'll offer a watered down version because I have finally learned that offering your true blue honest opinion on ANY message board is borrowing trouble. My advice would be direct, to the point, and not at all philosophical. I would tell them to go right now and earn another more advanced degree. I would tell them to pour themselves into their academics and set goals far higher than they think they can achieve. I would say for them to choose careers in things that cannot be off-shored, be doctors, lawyers, college professors, ministers, things that are needed in physical form in this country. I would tell them to forget about what they "want" and think toward what will be "needed" in the US in the near future. Be practical and always try their best to take control of and responsibility for their own well being, and to never seek to depend on the government or others for anything whatsoever. This is NOT a message of being selfish, this is a message of being forward looking, practical, and responsible for themselves.
Originally Posted By DVC_Pongo In a much more simple form, I would tell them what I tell my kids starting at age 4. A true recent exchange... MY SON: "Dad, when I grow up I want to work at McDonald's, so I can eat there every day." ME: "That's nice, but why don't you set a goal to someday OWN your OWN McDonald's? Then you will not only be the boss, but you will be able to eat there anytime you want and you will have all of the Happy Meal toys you want." MY DAUGHTER: "I think I would like to be a nurse and help people." ME: "Well why go for second best? Why not become a doctor and help people even more?" Same basic thing, aim higher is the basic idea.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper Become a professional student. There are no jobs anyway. Good luck!
Originally Posted By Labuda "MY DAUGHTER: "I think I would like to be a nurse and help people." ME: "Well why go for second best? Why not become a doctor and help people even more?"" Ummm, while I admire you overall as a parent, Chris, and think you're doing a GREAT job, I really think you're doing a big discredit to nurses everywhere by calling them second best.
Originally Posted By DVC_Pongo You misunderstand. I am telling my daughter that nursing would be second best for HER when I know that she is capable of achieving something that takes a lot more education and harder work to achieve. Nursing is as valuable as any other aspect of health care. It cannot be done without nurses. No offense intended, and sorry for not being clear on that.
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub True conversation:WDW in front of the castle with Walt and Mickey waiting for parade,fireworks the lady sitting next to me and myself"so you must be a nurse or teacher",she laughs and says "that just about says it all for our generation doesn't it? I'm a nurse!" I just purchased a wonderful Father's Day Book: When I Grow Up by Leonid Gore. A raindrop grows up to be the fastest river,the little green sprout will grow up to be the tallest tree. I hope DVC's children grow up to be many wonderful things including a wonderful parent just like their father.
Originally Posted By DVC_Pongo And don't worry about offending me Ann. There are a lot of people who think I am an outright bad parent. I'll be the first to admit, I don't know anything anyone else doesn't know. I don't have any enlightenment on parenting that anyone else doesn't have. I'm learning as I go.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>you will have all of the Happy Meal toys you want<< This is truly the American Dream, when you get right down to it. ; )
