Try not to be only Locally educated, the World is yours

If there's one thing that pushes a person forward, while being educated here locally, is a need to further that eduational edge. The smarter the better. Generally there's text book smarts for skill and management, street smarts for defense and attack, and a more formal education for mannered living only. All three are needed and relying on only "one" will easily get someone progressively slowed. 

Business and Job wise, one thing to know is that "most" things around here are not much older than 30 years old, and this area is considered a top area to live in economically. In the last 10 years, companies have come and gone, and the original ones left can say they weathered a good business storm. What that means is, don't expect the movie ending to retirement. In the movie scenario, people get a job or career and retire with a hefty pension or a 401k. If you last 10 years at your job, be thankful, most times if under middle management, they will lay a person off who's making too much money after 10 years, or by luck, promote them to salary. I remember the times I went to Disney World in Florida, and wanted to work there as an animator. If I had done that, I would have been laid off since Disney no longer makes hand animated movies, or cartoons, replaced by computer animated movies.  

Promoting is fair pace to middle management, and rare or nonexistent into higher management. The solution is to never rely on an employer, unless that employer is your parent who owns the company. Always have a goal to be self employed, and until then, learn every aspect of your field. 

Now I said "most" businesses, not all businesses. If you want to see which companies are staying around, look on the "blue chip list" of Wall Street right. There's also Government jobs including military. Working for the City or State is stable, [Librarian is my favorite] and currently most areas of medicine are stable, that may not always be the case. Insurance is a some what stable. Banking is stable. 

So, where to get this Worldly educational experience, well, "Nothing substitutes experience", remember that. That saying becomes more important around age 35. If you havent realized this by now, not many will help anyone without a payment. Theres no free gold map in this game, it has to be research and hunted. This blog T.M.BW. attempts to help with that, but can't at all be the sole resource. Happy Hunting.

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