Mike Rowe, got to love his perspective.
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Link: https://www.prageru.com/video/dont-follow-your-passion
Replies to: Mike Rowe, got to love his perspective.
Yep. I did what he said not to do and now my wife and I are paying the price
So I tell my kids and nieces and nephews that their number one priority in life is to make as much money as they can, whether they like the job or not, so when they're 57, they don't have to worry financially. This is the only way I know how to make some good come out of my financial failings.
I always wonder why we send so many of our kids through college when there are trades
Right now a high school graduate can go to the Dakota’s, Wyoming, and West Texas and make over $100k per year driving trucks and being a welder. If you train on the drill site some are making $150k and a foreman close to $200k. Others that are not good with the trades can make a lot of money in the hospitality business catering to the trade people. It’s a new gold rush. While there are thousands of kids graduating from college with a BA, huge debt and working in Walmart.
Doing the trades takes brains, too. Spend anytime around a decent plumber, electrician,
carpenter, et al., and you learn that really fast. They also involved a lot of hours and less of that vaunted work-life balance, so to just say that we need to get kids to take up the trades isn't the easy solution many think it is.
I love Mike Rowe's advice - "Find something you're good at and you'll start to like it" - and I often use that line when I hear someone say, "Follow your passion!"
Never said they didn’t. Try being a stupid electrician or carpenter. Won’t live long.
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Indeed.
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Should be required viewing for all high schoolers.
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I passed it to my son..I hope he listions
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