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Top Schools to attend to make the most money

I can give you the list of ivyleague schools. I can even give you how much the average graduate makes from those schools. But it wouldn’t help you – you know why? Because you’re not average, actually no one is average. All the statistics these schools put out there are just that – statistics. And statistics lie. Okay maybe they don’t quite lie, but they make you believe whatever they want you to believe, and they don’t so much as show you exactly why some people in these ivy league schools do very well, and others don’t.

Some say it’s because of the connections you make, others say it’s because most of these ivy leaguers are already privileged, but it doesn’t account for those that don’t do so well.

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So let’s get back to you – if you want to make the most money, it’s up to you to decide, to work on what you need to do to get there. No teacher, school, parent, or fairy god mother can get you there. You can choose to read books, take online courses, connect with people online, read blogs, or you can bemoan the fact that you don’t have money to attend that expensive school that everyone seems to be attending and making lots of money after they attend.

And by the way if someone tries to tell you not to pursue money, if they try to say something like would you rather be happy or wealthy, tell them that your career/financial coach (AKA Me) said that you can have both, and you’re choosing to have both.

So what school do I recommend – Online schools, they will give you all the information at a fraction of the cost, and while you’re at it, please get yourself a library card, there are so many ebooks available in many libraries, you don’t even have to step foot in the library after getting the card.

I wish you success. I wish you plenty of happiness and plenty of money.

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Effort is overrated

Effort is overrated.

In the real world there is no grade for effort.

I think school has spoiled us. If we ever had a good teacher, an encouraging teacher, she would always grade us based on our effort, and our willingness to try. Some people, I think, never get past that. They keep thinking that they should be pardoned because they tried, or that they should be celebrated because at least they attempted…

But that is not how life works. No one pays for the “almost” solution, no one praises the one who didn’t quite make it. Yes I believe that people are quick to forget your past failures (in business), but that is only after you have succeeded.

So young people, the truth is, as a person trying to make money from other people, you don’t have the luxury of “almost getting it right” or “trying to get it right.” In the words of that brilliant singer, “almost doesn’t count.” There is no reward for almost, or for the effort of getting to almost – except your own personal reward of accomplishment, and the knowledge you gained through the experience. But as far as me giving you my hard earned money just because you tried… well my dear it’s not going to happen. The real world pays for real results. You pay school to encourage your journey, and your effort.

Don’t confuse the difference, and you will go far in life.

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Why we need you to have children even though this world is crazy

Here is an excerpt of an article I wrote recently:

I never wanted to have children. I mean at some point I never wanted to be married, but I fluctuated between wanting to be married and wanting to remain single several times. But as far as having children, I never wanted to have children.

I had heard too many terrible stories, stories of childhood snatched away too early. Stories of uncles doing things that should not even be thought of, cousins touching places that they have no business touching, brothers doing things to much younger sisters, fathers doing things to their daughters that demands explanations, school children exposing innocent school children to terrible things, teachers giving pleasure to themselves while robbing children of their innocence. Sometimes I felt pity for the perpetrators, especially after they had been caught – often times it was exposed that they too had been victims of childhood sexual abuse. Sometimes when I gave myself permission to empathize with them, I felt sorry for them, but most times I didn’t give myself that permission. I was angry because how could someone knowing the kind of pain that their own abuse caused them, decide to cause that pain in someone else?

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…The funny thing is that it is often the most unlikely person that would be found to be abusing children. I guess if the person was likely then he wouldn’t be successful because people will keep their children away from him or her. I do have the notion that it is more likely for men to be the abusers than women, maybe because of the way society paints men as out of control sexual fiends. But even that is not true, it’s just a perception. I have met men that have so much personal control that it is shameful for so many women that I know. But for some reason I can’t shake that thought from my head. Maybe because I have heard of so many brothers and uncles and fathers that have abused the children in their lives, or maybe it is because I have heard of male teachers and principals abusing the children in their lives or maybe it’s because when men are abused they often don’t tell anyone, they keep it secret, so many of us are not aware – and so we perpetuate the stereotype that the average abuser is a man. But that is not true and I know that for a fact in my head, but in my mind and in my actions, I guess I just have not accepted that…

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Five free places to help kids learn

Hey Everyone,
How have you all been doing? I know I’ve been MIA, but as you know, life gets busy sometimes. I promised to write this some time ago, so I just wanted to pop up and quickly share some tips.
Some of my favorite websites for free educational information for kids are below:

Teacherspayteachers.com – of course by the name you can tell that it’s paid, but they have all sorts of free resources, all you have to do is select “free” and pick the age group you’re trying to target. I especially like their math products.
Progressivephonics.com – This website has FREE that’s right FREE resources to teach phonics for young ones. I was shocked when I found it, and proceeded to quickly download everything I could, just in case they changed their minds, but so far, they have not – it’s still free.
Coolmomtech – If you’re looking for tech advice that would be age-appropriate for your child, then coolmomtech is the place to go. I learn something new every time I get an email from them.
StoryNory – This website is great for providing more and more and more stories for your little ones – these include written as well as audio stories. You never have to run out of stories, but I guess if your little one is in love with a story, you’ll have to keep repeating it, but while you’re looking for stories – storynory is there for you. (They also have math lessons).
PreKinders – They are all about the Pre-K young ones. They have things for Mathematics, English etc. Many of the items are free. I’m a math afficionado, so I’m all about Math, but you can try so many things.
Bonus – Bookbub – for those of you with an ereader, you can subscribe to bookbub and you can get updates on free or discounted books, and if you desire books that are just for children, then you will state that when you sign up.
Bonus 2 – What’s In the Bible – For those of you that are Christians What’s in the Bible is a series of DVDs that take kids on a journey from Genesis to revelations in the most interesting way. The DVDs are not free, but when you join the ENewsletter, they send regular emails with free coloring pages, memory verses etc.
Bonus 3 – RedTricycle – Sometimes you just need activity ideas, and RedTricycle is a great place to go. Some of the activities are specific to certain countries, while some of the activities are something that anyone anywhere can do.

So there you go, my ~~five~~ eight suggestions. What are your thoughts? Do you have other websites that you frequent to help your kids learn?

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