Happiness comes from knowing what you truly value, and behaving in a way that's consistent with those beliefs.
Mike RoweYou've got a lot of very, very smart people standing by waiting for somebody else to do the work. Not a recipe for long-term solvency in my opinion.
Mike RoweWhat you do, who youโre with, and how you feel about the world around you, is completely up to you.
Mike RoweI can say the willingness to get dirty has always defined us as an nation, and it's a hallmark of hard work and a hallmark of fun, and dirt is not the enemy.
Mike RoweIf we are lending money that ostensibly we don't have to kids who have no hope of making it back in order to train them for jobs that clearly don't exist, I might suggest that we've gone around the bend a little bit.
Mike RoweSome jobs pay better, some jobs smell better, and some jobs have no business being treated like careers. But work is never the enemy, regardless of the wage. Because somewhere between the job and the paycheck, thereโs still a thing called opportunity, and thatโs what people need to pursue.
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