You will soon hear all the be-all-you-can-be speeches, enough to last you quite a while. And, sure, congratulations are in order.
So–congratulations! Now, what are you going to do?
Let’s suppose you have a job but it starts in a month or two. Back when you interviewed, you thought it would be fun to have a few weeks off…you know, because the last few weeks of school were SOOOO hard. But now, Mom and Dad are on your case–it is fast becoming obvious to you that watching TV all summer before your grown up job starts will NOT be fun. You are running out of money.
Go find the worst job you can. Something that involves labor, hard work and little pay. This is so you will be able to tell YOUR kids in the future that hard work made you what you are today—you did some of it back in the day and didn’t want any more of it.
Plus it will give you a bit of humility and a better understanding of just how lucky you have been.








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Hi GL, you have great advice for young grads wet behind the ears. What is your sense, GL, about whether these young folks listen and act on this wornderful wisdom?
Thanks Robyn…frankly speaking, I have no idea.