Top 10
Things High School Graduates Need To know
10. Get connected with a
local Church in your College Town
-This not only will
help with extra free meals and people who will let you do laundry at their place it will help keep you connected in Christian community to help you
survive and thrive.
9. Do not make important
decisions after 1AM or before 9AM
-If you notice it or not your level of fatigue
affects your ability to think clearly and rationally.
8. Don’t Think Life will
be Easy Majoring in something that won’t get you a Job and Graduating with 50k+
in Debt
7. You are only as
independent as the bills you can afford to pay yourself
-Keep this in mind any
time you and the parents can’t seem to agree on things
6. Accept Life isn’t
fair. People Cheat. People Lie. Some people in Authority positions are Corrupt
Get over it and Take the High Road
5. Understand the Difference
between Want and Need
-“I WANT the new
Macbook Pro, or the new droid”
-“I need scan-trons
and food”
4. Learn to Say No, Even
to Good things
-Time is your most
precious commodity think about how your using it and prioritize
3. How smart you are is
less important Than How Diligently you work and how knowledge and skills are
applied in your daily life
2. Freshman Year of
College Can be both the Most Exciting and also the Hardest Year of Your Life
-Change is hard and
you will be going through a lot of it in a very short period of time
1. You can’t go back to
the way things were before; you can only go forward to what is possible.
As Always thanks for your time and giving this a read. If
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buttons below. I pray that you will embrace life in the Love and Grace offered
to you through Jesus Christ, and that you will always remember Jeremiah
29:11. – For I know the plans I have for
you declares the Lord, Plans to Proper You and not for harm, Plans with Hope
for the Future.
Awesome advice Jacob!
ReplyDeleteHere is one related to #4, 5, 7 and 8 - DO NOT GET A CREDIT CARD! They are evil and will only make you dependent on someone else... :)
Patrick Steil
Father of a '12 graduate... :)