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Business Rule #29:
Learn Anywhere and Everywhere You Can
May 13, 2005
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Governor Pataki was understandably disappointed when he couldn’t carry the American flag himself. When he complained about it to Donald Trump, both men agreed that the missing flag was a “pretty big mistake.” Tana’s graders, needless to say, found her performance to be lacking.
On the other hand, Kendra made it her top priority to make the Best Buy Video Game World Championship sponsors happy. On the eve of the event, Playstation threatened to withdraw its support because the basement, where the gaming consoles were to be set up, was nothing but a dank hole. Kendra knew it was a make-or-break issue and impressed the importance of sprucing the space up on Michael Tarshi who took care of it under her watchful eye. The result? There was nothing but praise and smiles from Playstation and the other sponsors on the day of the event.
College isn’t magic. There is no secret to education. Learning can be done anywhere, not just inside a classroom. Of course, a college credential is a plus in business and classes are an efficient way to learn. Not having a diploma though is no reason not to stand tall and have complete confidence in yourself. You don’t need a degree to be brilliant or well-versed.
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With three years of college under her belt, Tana enjoyed the majority of the undergraduate experience. Yet, she’s bitter about not having graduated. “I was busy earning money while they were in college.”
When I was working with an executive search firm, one of the top Management Recruiters in the office was a sharp young woman who had a college degree. She made enough money on commissions to buy her mother a home, free and clear. Considering how high the real estate prices are in California, she was financially successful by almost anyone’s standards.
Yet this ace Management Recruiter wasn’t satisfied. One day she told me that she was discouraged by working with so many candidates who had graduate degrees. “MBA’s are a dime a dozen,” she said. “But I don’t have a dime.” She later enrolled in grad school and went on to even greater achievement. Since I’m a big believer in education, I was glad to see it—but she probably could have accomplished all the same things, even if she hadn’t earned an advanced degree.
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