BILL GATES SPEECH TO MT.WHITNEY HIGH SCHOOL in Visalia, California
Love him or hate him, he sure hits the nail on the head with this!
To anyone with kids of any age, here's some advice. Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about 11 things they did not and will not learn in school.
He talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings created a generation of kids with no concept of reality and how this concept sets them up for failure in the real world.
Rule 1: Life is not fair -- get used to it!
Rule 2: The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will, expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.
Rule 3: You will NOT make $60,000 a year right after high school. You won't be a Vice - President with a car phone until you earn both.
Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.
Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping. They called it OPPORTUNITY.
Rule 6: If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.
Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents aren't boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you think you are. So before you save the rainforest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.
Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't resemblence to ANYTHING in real life.
Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your own time.
Rule 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.
Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.
If you agree.... pass it on!
Beginning Today- I will no longer worry about yesterday. It is in the past and the past will never change. Only I can change by choosing to do so.
Beginning Today - I will no longer worry about tomorrow. Tomorrow will always be there waiting for me, to make the most of it. But I cannot make the most of tomorrow without first making the most of today.
Beginning Today - I will look in the mirror and I will see a person worthy of my respect and admiration. This capable person looking back at me is someone I enjoy spending time with and someone I would like to get to know better.
Beginning Today - I will cherish each moment of my life. I value the gifts bestowed upon me in this world and I will unselfishly share these gifts with others.
Beginning Today - I will take a moment to step off the beaten path and revel in the mysteries I encounter. I will face challenges with courage and determination. I will overcome what barriers there may be which hinder my quest for growth and self-improvement.
Beginning Today - I will take life one day at a time, one step at a time. Discouragement will not be allowed to taint my positive self-image, my desire to succeed or my capacity to love.
Beginning Today - I will walk with renewed faith in human kindness, regardless of what has gone on before. I believe there is hope for a brighter and better future.
Beginning Today - I will open my mind and my heart. I will welcome new experiences. I will meet new people. I will not expect perfection from myself nor anyone else; perfection does not exist in an imperfect world. But I will applaud the attempt to overcome human foibles.
Beginning Today - I am responsible for my own happiness and I will do things that make me happy....admire the beautiful wonders of nature, listen to my favourite music, get a kitten or puppy, soak in a bubble bath. Pleasure can be found in the most simple of gestures.
Beginning Today - I will learn something new. I will try something different; I will savour all the various flavours life has to offer. I will change what I can and the rest I will let go.
I will strive to become the best me I can possibly be!
"a picture is worth a thousand words"-confucius
just when you think everything is getting better......i falter again. i don't understand how i can just think i'm happy. ugh.... you learn that when you don't deal with things right away it's going to hit you in the face when you least expect it. things that just bugged me before are showing up again. ppl who i thought i could say goodbye to would just reappear in my life. it's the never-ending route of climbing that rocky mountain.
i'm looking back at the problematicals of my own life. i hate looking back at my past. i feel like i have to dig deep to everything that i just wanted to brush off. i wanted to say adios but now it's a bonjour or whatever. hit me right in the heart and who knows what i'll do. i've kept myself busy long enough to avoid my own problems. it doesn't work anymore. everywhere i go i seem to see someone i know that'll trigger my joy and pain.
it's just an obstacle that i have to overcome so i'm just going to keep my head and chin up and keep moving forward.
