We are girls with college degrees. We spent around 4 years going to classes, studying, doing homework, all those things. This also means we may lead somewhat sheltered lives. Especially the more dorkier girls. College is a bubble, since we are surrounded with students who have the same goal as us - graduate with a degree. We spend hours holed up in the computer lab with students, we party with students. The majority of us will finish college at some point and go out into the real world. However, if we land a job at a good place, the bubble may continue to encompass us. Most of our coworkers will have similar backgrounds - college degrees, well-traveled, knowledgeable - so it's not really the real world. But then, to meet people, we step into the REAL WORLD. Whether this be through going out to clubs or online dating sites, we face a rude awakening. What? Not everyone went to college or at the least, wanted to go to college? What are these people doing now? Sitting on their ass? I mean, there's a difference between following a passion somewhere that doesn't require a college degree and just not wanting to bother with college and not doing anything useful. Basically it boils down to being successful at whatever one chooses to do.
Example. A guy who is the manager of a shoe store and has been in college forever and will be indefinitely. Why? Because he didn't feel like applying himself to college.
Exception. A guy who didn't feel college was the right path for him but instead devotes himself to the arts and owns his own training business and has many interests and hobbies.
That's absolutely fantastic if the guy is the exception to the majority of folks in the real world, but sadly that does not seem to be the case. As successful girls, we are looking for guys of the same mindset. The degree is not necessary but the ability to apply himself to something is because that is how we are too.
#47 The Ninety-Nine Percenter Pipedream
13 years ago
I have to disagree. Passion is more important than success. Sorry Amy. A guy with success but no passion for anything in his life is not worth dating. A guy with passion but works a "service job" and has no proper schooling is way more interesting and worthy of my time.
ReplyDeleteSuccess in bussiness or jobs is overrated if the guy has no real interest in anything. I think you are mistaking success and passion... I know it can be confusing.
but passion leads to success. my exception was that someone without a college degree who is passionate about his personal training business is also successful. i know who you are talking about. and because he is passionate about tech stuff he is successful at his job. without a college degree!
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