One very simple thing for Samoans who come to the United States of America is to make a business, make money, work, something along those lines. Things have come long way since the arrival of Margaret Mead, and it's gotten extremely less optional since the 70s.
Samoan youth definitely shouldn't watch an American High School movie and think it's play time here. They do not sing in the schools, dance is career business, the T-birds and the Pink Ladies went to jail, tagged and labeled, road racing is a hefty felony, clubbing is a sure way to a ticket, detention is a step away from alternative school, and night life is risky. Don't even think about being in a street gang, it's the surest way to ruin any future opportunities.
Let's switch this frown upside down, and talk about the opportunity America bestows upon its residents. What we have here is a "box of opportunity", a box with a population of 290 million people, fortune 500 business, education at your peril, mixed with some awesome food. Thats one way to see it, and the most reasonable, a box of opportunity, a benefits package, a place to make a living and be a samaritan of good when possible.
I know what people want to read, they want to read "How to make it in America", the short and sweet version. I'd be happy to tell you, but it's never been easy in any era of history to just make it. I'm going to give some advise, and my advise is a safe guide, not your Vegas route to prosperity.
1. Develop yourself. I would say from the ages 13-29, study and never stop. Learn where you are, what your country has been through, your history, your culture, then world cultures, your strengths, your weakness, your interests, your talents, your fears, your favorite clothes, arts, jobs, and once you know yourself and the world, specialize on an interest. Focus on what you want, and use your collected knowledge to obtain your future. Its like doing long quests to get a reward in a video game. There are things that take years to understand, choose them wisely. By the time you're in your early 30s, hopefully you have a college degree, or the savvy, to do your best work from ages 30-55.
2. Don't get trapped. Trapped is a routine that you're "unhappy" with. If you're in a happy trap, it's not a trap. There's lots of traps in life, from addiction to depression, to being mentally trapped by your own inabilities.
3. Be positively competitive. This sounds like coaching advise, but theres nothing like being more successful than that guy you hated in High School, or a cousin who wouldn't shut up about her new car, or the sister that invites you over just to show off her new house, but who never lets you borrow money. Its good to win things. Win anything, everything, any opportunity to win a medal, go for gold, or go home. Selfie that medal and you, bullet point it on your resume or portfolio. If you haven't won something in awhile, go find something to win! Win. Win. Win. Then find something epic or legendary to win for, a life win.
4. Stay physically Hot or fit and be cool. You may think High School ends, and people look to your mind and skills in the real world, but here's the secret, High School never ends! Its a popularity contest everywhere in the real world, only the student body is much bigger. Yes, it's a hard truth but it's true. In a field of science or civil service, maybe it might be less true, but in most working atmospheres, looks and popularity rule. People like working with a fun and cool person, simple as that, it's not rocket science. People rather work with a friend, preferably a Hot friend, who can deal a good hand, than work with a prude know-it-all with an odor.
5. Prove your Intelligence. Theres a lot of people out there with a fair head on their rack, but there's no proof. I prove myself in several areas, through portfolios of work. Display your mind, have an open gallery for your thoughts, not any whimsical thought. Use a blog or a website, name yourself, invent yourself. As for things to create, to show your intelligence, that is all up to you.
More tips later. I'm ending this post here.
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