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Attended a career fair at college today and if I could go back I would tell me self: "Major in accouting or finance- I mean it do it, do it".
Yes the career fair catered to all majors and regardless of major I am sure one can still land a position, but my god if your major is Finance, Accounting and in some cases Economics-that really got the recruiters talking.
Attended a career fair at college today and if I could go back I would tell me self: "Major in accouting or finance- I mean it do it, do it".
Yes the career fair catered to all majors and regardless of major I am sure one can still land a position, but my god if your major is Finance, Accounting and in some cases Economics-that really got the recruiters talking.
Just my humblee observations from one career fair
Back in the early 2000's when I was in college, business administration and business majors were all the rage. They were literally offered jobs on the spot at our college career fairs. Now, not so much.
To mid-teen self:
You will blow that rotator cuff in a year, so you can kiss that 90 MPH fastball goodbye and those aspirations of becoming a professional pitcher with it. Start taking some textbooks home for a change.
Late teen self:
The Marine Corps will sharpen your focus and discipline you, but at the opportunity cost of forfeiting those precious college age years and experiences. Think hard. Oh- and put all that saved up bond money in Microsoft.
Early twenties:
Don't waste your time with Computer Science, you can't handle the advanced math. Instead, go for Management Information Systems, it's a nice blend of databases, programming, and number crunching for business purposes. Oh-and put all that saved up Marine Corps money in Apple.
Early/Mid twenties:
Just bite the bullet and go straight through college instead of trying to juggle a part-time job and a part-time course schedule. Trust me, it will be worth it to graduate with a few years of your twenties left. Oh- Invest cash into Apple
Late twenties/Early thirties:
Don't take that management offer that deep down you know that you are not cut out for, just to get a higher salary. Oh-move everything to gold NOW, and in a year and a half start putting it all back into the market.
College: You'll probably never have an opportunity like this again. Don't treat college like a vocational school...pursue an education that opens you up as a person, that challenges and excites you, that helps you learn not to be afraid to learn.
Employment: No job is forever, but eight hours a day is a big chunk of your life. And it's not all about the money.
This.
I should have started college sooner than I did and finished my masters by now.
And the best jobs I had were ironically the ones that paid less. Anyone can make money. But not everyone can say they are happy with their job which means a lot more than you think.
Oh another thing I would have told myself. Forget about how long it takes.....SUE. I could have easily sued and won a few lawsuits for harassment in a few of my jobs. I didn't because I was at a loss for the time and money it would have taken. Looking back, I should have just did it.
I feel I've been pretty fortunate - I can't complain about my career/life etc. But if I had the chance to give advice to my younger self - it would be to take that risk and start a business. And I mean any business - be it a gas station, auto repair shop, restaurant etc.. I always wanted to, but always looked at it as starting a full fledged company (angle fund, business plan/case etc). But being independent is being independent. It's hard work, but the autonomy is worth more than being super successful. And I may not succeed - but its easier to try and fail early on when you don't have multiple mouths to feed.
The other would be to hold on to a certain stock a bit longer in 1998... you could have retired... dummy.
I'd tell myself to get an electrical/computer systems engineering degree instead of a civil engineering degree. Construction is still really bad and my salary is relatively low because of that, not to mention the fact that I have no interest in civil design or construction. I was really interested in subjects like math, thermodynamics and physics but classes like Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures and Geometric Highway Design just bored the crap out of me. I feel like I wasted my math and problem solving talents on a degree that I don't even like. I wish I knew more about electronic hardware design and programming and I'm pretty sure I'd be better at it as well.
I'd also tell my younger self to spend those first few years after high school living abroad in Germany or The Czech Republic instead of doing drugs, partying and hooking up with random girls that I could care less about. I feel like I wasted my 18th, 19th and 20th years of life on partying when I should have been exploring the world.
Finally, I wish I hadnt moved back to Phoenix. I hate it here. I'm sick of the extreme summer heat, traffic and ugly brown landscape. I miss Denver/The Front Range Region a lot and am still trying to get back there. If I just would have asked my cousin if I could live at his place until I found work (I got layed off), I know I would have been able to make it there. He even offered to let me live at his place when I first moved to Denver but I didn't want to seem like burden on my family so I moved in with my boss instead. He was a really cool boss and is now my friend but when the owner let me go I pretty much had to move out.
I would tell my younger self about the Silver Coins 1964 and earlier. I would also print out a bunch of charts on stocks(mostly penny stocks) that went sky high over a short time pinpointing when to buy and sell each one to show to my younger self. Or to make it simple I could just say "Buy a ton of Silver because it's $31 an ounce in my time."
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