10 LIFE LESSONS FROM B I L L GATES

You won’ t l e a rn a t Bus i ness S choo l

L i fe i s no t fa i r , Ge t u sed to i t

T he wor l d doesn' t c a re abou t you r se l f e s teem . T he wor l d w i l l expec t you to ac -comp l i s h someth i ng BEFORE you fee l good abou t you r -se l f !

Be fo re you were bo rn , you r pa ren t s we ren' t a s bo r i ng a s t hey a re now . T hey go t t ha t way f rom pay i ng you r b i l l s , c l e an -i ng you r c l o t hes and l i s -ten i ng to you t a l k abou t how coo l you a re . So be fo re you sa ve t he ra i n fo res t f rom t he pa ras i te s o f you r pa ren t s ' gene ra -t i on , t r y " de l ous i ng " t he c l o se t i n you r own room .

You r s choo l may have done away w i t h w i n -ne r s and l o se r s , bu t l i fe has no t . I n some schoo l s t hey have abo l i s hed fa i l i ng g rades ; t hey ' l l g i ve you a s many t imes a s you wan t to ge t t he r i gh t answer . T h i s doesn' t bea r t he s l i gh tes t re -semb l ance to ANYTH I NG i n rea l l i fe .

Be n i ce to ne rds . Chances a re you ' l l e nd up work i ng fo r one .

Te l ev i s i on i s NOT rea l l i fe . I n rea l l i fe peop l e ac tua l l y h a ve to l e a ve t he co f fee shop and go to j obs .

You w i l l no t make $80 ,000 a yea r r i gh t ou t o f un i ve r s i t y . You won' t be v i ce -p res i den t w i t h a ca r o r phone un t i l you ea rn bo th .

I f you t h i nk you r teache r i s tough , wa i t un t i l you ge t a boss .

F l i p p i ng bu rge r s i s no t benea th you r d ign i t y . You r g randpa ren t s had a d i f fe ren t word fo r bu rge r f l i p p i ng : T hey ca l l ed i t OPPORTUN I T Y .

I f you mess up , i t 's no t you r pa ren t s ' fau l t , so don' t wh i ne abou t you r m i s t akes , l e a rn f rom t hem .

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