Are You Relying On High School To Prepare You For The Real World?
When you graduate will you be able to find a job?
Can you survive if you lose your job? Will you have a retirement account to depend on in your golden years?
Success in today’s world is a little different than it was a few generations ago.
Back then, it was considered wise to become a salary or wage earner, and work a stable job from the moment you leave school until retirement. Success was measured by how long you stayed in the same job, and consistency and stability was the goal.
Then it changed to being all about working your way up, not worrying about the toes you may step on along the way.
Well things have changed yet again.
Now you will probably have at least four to five career changes over the course of your life.
To succeed today, you need to be good at finding the gaps in the market and paving your own way.
This is important to understand as you prepare for the future. You are growing up with a very different world view than your parents.
You want to be self employed, own your own businesses, and pursue creative endeavors.
And you are not alone. While some children still want a traditional job, 82% of high school students surveyed said they would like start a business someday.
But HOW?
The Young Entrepreneurs have to take advantage of the Power of networking to ensure that they maximise their profits. We live in times when what you know is no more as important as who you you know in the marketplace. The more you network the better chances of clinching that deal. So whats the trick, networking, networking and networking!!!
That reminds me of location, location, location.
You are so right, networking is key. These days it is truly “who” you know and not always what you know.
xxx These days it is truly “who” you know and not always what you know.
That was before.
Today, it is actually who KNOWS YOU and not who/what you know that counts!
Hi Ed.
Thanks for your comment. I totally agree with the value of “who knows you” BUT once they are known people will expect them to “know something”.
Who knows you can change with the wind but what you know can never be taken from you.
So, I work for both. But if I had to choose one over the other . . . I will take “What I know” over “who knows me” any day of the week.
I’d love to hear your thoughts.
Linette Daniels