What is the highest level of education you have attained?

[Dr. Jones]

Value size those fries!

So I assume you're an intellectual elitist. I have a current business partner that is the same. I don't mind him, but he always makes me laugh. He is perhaps the most book smart guy I've ever met. He tries to hide as best he can that he views himself as a superior being, but fails miserably. Funny thing is I never finished a year of college, had NO (zero) help to get any start whatsoever, and had already made more money at 26 years old than he has in his entire 67 years of existence. No, money is not the ultimate measuring stick, but for him to think he's 'smarter' because of his book knowledge, versus my having started-up and sold 7 companies before the age of 31, and my having served as a Senior VP for one of the top 10 revenuing companies in the U.S., despite no degree .. makes for at least an interesting debate.

FWIW, I do not advocate skipping college.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

So I assume you're an intellectual elitist. I have a current business partner that is the same. I don't mind him, but he always makes me laugh. He is perhaps the most book smart guy I've ever met. He tries to hide as best he can that he views himself as a superior being, but fails miserably. Funny thing is I never finished a year of college, had NO (zero) help to get any start whatsoever, and had already made more money at 26 years old than he has in his entire 67 years of existence. No, money is not the ultimate measuring stick, but for him to think he's 'smarter' because of his book knowledge, versus my having started-up and sold 7 companies before the age of 31, and my having served as a Senior VP for one of the top 10 revenuing companies in the U.S., despite no degree .. makes for at least an interesting debate.

FWIW, I do not advocate skipping college.

A guy who didn't go to college boost UK basketball?

 

[Dr. Jones]

A guy who didn't go to college boost UK basketball?

Does one and a half months count, lol. UK bb is in my blood, going to college wasn't.

 

[Gyp Rosetti]

So I assume you're an intellectual elitist. I have a current business partner that is the same. I don't mind him, but he always makes me laugh. He is perhaps the most book smart guy I've ever met. He tries to hide as best he can that he views himself as a superior being, but fails miserably. Funny thing is I never finished a year of college, had NO (zero) help to get any start whatsoever, and had already made more money at 26 years old than he has in his entire 67 years of existence. No, money is not the ultimate measuring stick, but for him to think he's 'smarter' because of his book knowledge, versus my having started-up and sold 7 companies before the age of 31, and my having served as a Senior VP for one of the top 10 revenuing companies in the U.S., despite no degree .. makes for at least an interesting debate.

FWIW, I do not advocate skipping college.

I'm not sure how it is in other parts of the country but for many of my ex-students who come from an urban, poorer part of the east coast, going to a community college almost makes more sense than a four year college given how difficult the job market is for many right out of school, the insane student loans that can come with that, their oftentimes uncertainty in where they want to go in life and deciding upon a major, and the culture shock that is college from not simply an academic standpoint but a social one as well. In other words, taking on $25,000 (in state) of student loans a year may not be the wisest choice for some in this climate if they're not really ready for a four year institution away from home and don't know what the hell they want to do with their life. Typically, out here, they can go to community for a couple years, transfer to a very good four year institution (having saved thousands upon thousands upon thousands in the process) once they know the direction they're headed and usually carrying over most of those credits when doing so, and graduate two years or two and a half years later from that "four-year" institution just like everybody else.

Much less risk with very little downside.

 

[Hartsock]

So I assume you're an intellectual elitist. I have a current business partner that is the same. I don't mind him, but he always makes me laugh. He is perhaps the most book smart guy I've ever met. He tries to hide as best he can that he views himself as a superior being, but fails miserably. Funny thing is I never finished a year of college, had NO (zero) help to get any start whatsoever, and had already made more money at 26 years old than he has in his entire 67 years of existence. No, money is not the ultimate measuring stick, but for him to think he's 'smarter' because of his book knowledge, versus my having started-up and sold 7 companies before the age of 31, and my having served as a Senior VP for one of the top 10 revenuing companies in the U.S., despite no degree .. makes for at least an interesting debate.

FWIW, I do not advocate skipping college.

What was more important to your success? Luck, skill, or taking risks?

 

[Dr. Jones]

Very difficult to explain. I did so once in a thread a while back, but don't even remember the thread title. Basically;
- was too naive to know what I was doing shouldn't work
- worked my *** off for the first 6/7 years
- always thought BIG (did things on a nat'l or global scale rather than local
- I don't know many, if any, better salespeople than myself
I could talk just about anyone into anything, had mountains of conviction, and then had a do-it-or-die-in-the-attempt mentality.

Also, I'll admit, I don't have 'it' anymore like I used to .. I'd just quit (because I can). There's something very special about the mindset of a person prior to being told what all they can't do and the way things 'have to be' done.

 

[pickledXgrandma]

Very difficult to explain. I did so once in a thread a while back, but don't even remember the thread title. Basically;
- was too naive to know what I was doing shouldn't work
- worked my *** off for the first 6/7 years
- always thought BIG (did things on a nat'l or global scale rather than local
- I don't know many, if any, better salespeople than myself
I could talk just about anyone into anything, had mountains of conviction, and then had a do-it-or-die-in-the-attempt mentality.

Also, I'll admit, I don't have 'it' anymore like I used to .. I'd just quit (because I can). There's something very special about the mindset of a person prior to being told what all they can't do and the way things 'have to be' done.

Could you sell me a terd in tin foil as earings??

 

[Nate505]

I have a BA in English Writing (I hate to say it most of the time because it someone will bring it up every time I make a typo or misspell something). I'm going back to get a BS in Accounting, as it seems to be a better degree for a career and I actually happen to like it.

To be honest though I wish I would have learned a trade like plumbing or something.

 

[nightmare3983]

I have a BA in English Writing (I hate to say it most of the time because it someone will bring it up every time I make a typo or misspell something). I'm going back to get a BS in Accounting, as it seems to be a better degree for a career and I actually happen to like it.

To be honest though I wish I would have learned a trade like plumbing or something.

What do you want to do in finance/accounting?

 

[pickledXgrandma]

I have a BA in English Writing (I hate to say it most of the time because it someone will bring it up every time I make a typo or misspell something). I'm going back to get a BS in Accounting, as it seems to be a better degree for a career and I actually happen to like it.

To be honest though I wish I would have learned a trade like plumbing or something.

I'm halfway through an associates degree/trade certification. Then I want to get my helicopters pilot license. Having a trade is a great fall-back if something ever happens. Some of the most reliable job security in the trades.

 

[Nate505]

What do you want to do in finance/accounting?

Either do managerial accounting in a factory since it seems to be a combination of accounting and communication (therefore I could put both skills to use), or my ultimate dream, to do all the accounting of a chain of medical marijuana dispensaries

 

[CONAN]

So I assume you're an intellectual elitist.

As usual you assume wrong. Nothing could be further from the truth actually. I'm the most educated dumazz you'll ever meet.

No, money is not the ultimate measuring stick, but for him to think he's 'smarter' because of his book knowledge, versus my having started-up and sold 7 companies before the age of 31, and my having served as a Senior VP for one of the top 10 revenuing companies in the U.S., despite no degree .. makes for at least an interesting debate.

So I assume you're an elitist. This assuming thing is fun.

 

[leftyjace]

What a fascinating discussion.

Did we ever determine who the 2nd doctorate degree holder is besides colton?

 

[Dr. Jones]

As usual you assume wrong. Nothing could be further from the truth actually. I'm the most educated dumazz you'll ever meet.


So I assume you're an elitist. This assuming thing is fun.

My bad. When you say, "mindless work isn't for me" sounded like something an intellectual elitist would say.

 

[CONAN]

My bad.

Don't beat yourself up. I'm not the most subtle guy.

 

[TroutBum]

I'm considering going back to school to become a physicist. Getting back into the groove is going to suck, since I failed Math 1010 15 years ago, and can't do simple addition without my fingers and toes.

 

[larryselbows]

Stay in school to a point would be my advice. Make sure your pursuit of a degree is leading you somewhere and that the educational juice is worth the squeeze. I see a lot of people pursuing Master's and PhD's for the wrong reasons and it perplexes me.

 

[CONAN]

I would say associates at the very least, right? Less commitment on a bunch of levels and give you a taste of a lot of subjects.