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If you're like me, you're
glad school days are behind you -- at least, those elementary
school/high school days when you got stared at for wearing
white socks or ostracized for not having the "right"
hairstyle, and peer pressure was relentless.
You thought graduating was the end
of your education -- but you were wrong. This week, in honor of the beginning of the
back-to-school rush, we've rounded up a few choice nuggets the
kids aren't going to learn in school -- but you probably
have. Enjoy!
See you
soon!
Ed and Mary Longanecker
Iris
City Cleaners and Laundering
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"We are shut up in schools and college
recitation rooms for ten or fifteen years, and come out at
last with a bellyfull of words and do not know a thing. The
things taught in schools and colleges are not an education but
the means of education."
-- Ralph Waldo
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Class is NEVER Dismissed!
They had a big ceremony and you got
to throw your oh-so-attractive graduation cap in the air...
and then the real education started. Every day, you learn new
things to survive in the working world. Even if they'd taught these to you in school,
you'd never have believed them. Now you know
they're true, and you're a step ahead of the graduates who
will pour out of school next spring -- hey, there has to be
some reward for getting older! See how many lessons
listed below you got a passing grade in.
From the
School of Hard Knocks
- The real world
won't cater to your "self esteem".
You're going to get roughed up and nobody is going to
stop and dust you off. That's your job.
- The best person doesn't always
win. It's called
"nepotism" -- if the boss has a [son,
daughter, nephew, third cousin twice removed] that is
less qualified than you are, chances are you still
won't get the position. Blood -- or at least family
pressure -- is more powerful than your best
resume.
- Nobody owes you a job.
You figured they were just waiting for you to
graduate, but there are lots of people who've been out
in the world for years who have a lot more experience.
It's your job to catch up.
- You make your own
recess. Some call it "weekends",
others take mental health days on occasion. You know
your limits and it's up to you to treat yourself when
you need it. (And you only have to climb on the monkey
bars if you want to!)
- You won't win them all.
But that's OK, because some of the best lessons you'll
ever learn will come from total failure.
- Work like nobody's
watching. If you put the effort into a
job to do it right the first time, you not only save
time in the long run, you'll feel better about it,
too.
- Your
expenses will always expand to fill your
income. Enough said.
- There's an 80/20 rule for
everything. 20% of the workers will do 80%
of the work. Unfortunately, they won't get 80% of the credit
most of the time. Be one of the 20% anyway.
- Every day is a pop quiz.
Didn't you hate those in school? Life is full of them, but
there's also extra credit for those who reach beyond their
normal realm of experience and continue to grow.
- There really is no such thing as a free
lunch. You might not find out the price tag
right away, but eventually it WILL get scanned and charged
to your account.
- Looks DO matter. You probably
begrudged the "beautiful" people in school for all the
breaks they got (cheer up, many of them bombed out in life
afterward when things got tough.) Yet paying attention to
your wardrobe can pay off. If you want to be a VP, dress
like one. It won't get you all the way to the corner office,
but it will help.
- Only
you can set the price for your own
integrity. Some people sell it cheaply --
perhaps for a handful of paper clips and a few pads of
Post-It notes that find their way home from the office. It's
yours to put a price on... what's yours worth?
- You
know you've grown up when you are willing and able to turn
and help others coming after you. As Jack
Lemmon said, when you're successful, send the elevator back
down.
- You're
never too old to learn.
We've learned a lot of the lessons
you have, and we respect you for your
achievements. It's our job to keep
you looking like the survivor you are -- just let us know if
we can do anything to make your busy life
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