Archive for July, 2009

Is college absolutely a requirement? No. But, realistically, do you want to base your future on a fickle or wavering idea of success? We all know of people who have risen to the top without any educational background, but do you want to make more work for yourself? It wasn’t easy for them and it won’t be easy for you.

We also know of people who obtain degrees but depend so much on that framed-document that their faith and passion are lost. Society has created an easy-to-follow model for getting a computer science degree and then an IT job on Wall Street. Yes, you’re almost guaranteed a $70,000 salary with which you can impress your family. This is true for most college grads. However, the feeling of glory usually dies after you have acquired your materialistic goals. The rest of your working years could be self-imposed slavery to a job about which you are not passionate while your best friend is a poor struggling actress who wouldn’t stop working for anything in the world.

The problem is those who complete college often have more faith in the document than themselves. They lose their creative flow and enthusiasm for life and just go by the book. What would happen if they lost their job? That’s why the suicide rates are going up in today’s economy. Sometimes folks without degrees hustle harder because they didn’t have a ticket given to them. They had to learn how to get their foot in the door. However, one day it may be a requirement to have a degree to start any job or business. What would happen to the non-college graduate then?

Thank God it is never too late for anyone to do what his or her heart desires. Honestly, what is the difference between a Ph.D graduate making $40,000 per year and the GED graduate making $100,000? Booker T. Washington said, “Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he or she has overcome while trying to succeed.”

Whether you’re college-educated or not, the sky is the limit. True success is fulfilling the most with your life regardless of your obstacles. Success is contingent upon your credentials but it is equally contingent to your passion, faith, commitment, and tenacity. Both the college and non-college graduate require a daring heart for big success.