Things I Wish the Teachers (Really) Have Taught Me
I went to school, learnt some basics of life's nature, this and that, do's and don'ts, bla..bla.. As the result, I am what I am now. A full-time employee who always thought that getting the best certified diploma/degree/masters from local universities are the utmost guarantee of brighter future. Oh my...How on earth I allowed my brain become stereotype by such fictions. Stupid me...
One thing I always forgot to recall. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Dare to challenge my statement? In late 1960's, whoever went for abroad studies will secure the highest possible seat in Government sectors. Directors. managers, you name it. During that 'malay-proto' era, both engineers and doctors were the favourites, while accountants being the second. Even ECE guaranteed your career as secondary teacher!
Time surely has changed. The calendars had changed and so did ours.
Just look at it this way. I believe many of you once seek for jobs, went for interviews, tried as hard as you could to oversell yourself, your experiences (and your certificates too!) hoping to be recruited. Nah, don't tell me you didn't (nice try, buddy). How much moolah do you expect for such effort? 4 figures? 5 figures? And if by chance they bought your words, still, those high-ranked seats won't be yours to fill. They will only pay you to do the hard works, and by monthly installments too!
Frustrated by this scenario? I am. What my teachers taught me in 1990's simply cannot be implemented today. And I hate it as much as I hate the power abusive officers. Despite on the careers, there are many things that I wish my teachers have taught me. Well, if only I can reversed my time, just like Superman did, most probably I will request extra lessons from my them--at least before I graduated.
Well, I found these 'lessons' while browsing the blogs and find it worth sharing. Many thanks to Stoned.Nerd for allowing me to quote his content.
#1 – Different professions make different money, and sometimes the difference can be ridiculous.
#2 – Find something you love to do. This, of course as we know, is very hard. Otherwise, remember that your work is just a job. It does not define you; it is not your life. It is a means to an end, i.e., paying your bills and buying the things you need.
#3 – Banks aren't really your friends and don't give two craps about you. Spend less than you make. Debts suck the life out of you.
#4 – Learn who your friends are, and learn not to be jealous of their success.
#5 – Be completely honest with yourself and others, even if it means taking a risk. Truth hurts.
#6 – Learn how to write clearly, speak intelligently, think critically, and get along with people who are not like you. You will not meet any competent people at high levels of any enterprise who do not possess these.
#7 – Don't be afraid to look stupid. I've met plenty of people I didn't like, but I have yet to meet anyone who didn't have something they could teach me. Even regarding sex.
#8 – Don't go to graduate school if the only reason you'd go is that you don't know what else to do. Graduate education has many inherent risks and drawbacks, and it should only be taken on if you have a good idea of what those risks mean for you.
#9 – No one really gives a flying fuck about what grades you got or what awards you've won.
#10 – And nobody owes you anything.
#11 – Just because you have a degree doesn't mean you know everything.
#12 – Be in equivalent relationships. Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option.
#13 – Things will go wrong at work and at home. Very few things will turn out exactly as you'd planned.
#14 – Lastly, but not least, watch your back and keep your nose clean.
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