Re: WHAT'S A PIECE OF ADVICE YOU WERE SMART TO IGN... - Page 2

Mom2Dogs · ‎03-09-2010

@Mombo1 a bit off topic........ My husband and I own a small printing business..we were the first in our county to have 'desktop publlishing' equipment and I always had an Apple computer..what a change from the traditional way of working with graphics and setting text.

I was so green, but loved working with the computer and learning how to create brochures, flyers, etc...as well as form work for customers.

The 'DUMMIES' books were my friend..we lived in a rural area and no one could help me.....I always wish I had gone to school to learn how to do things the right way...fast forward (we opened our business 40 years ago!) to the end of this year, my husband and I are retiring, selling our business...now I am showing the new owner the ropes..and I am encouraging her to do some on line classes if possible.

The printing business has changed a lot over the years.

jlkz · ‎12-02-2013

@Tinkrbl44

Yours was an overbearing aunt, mine was an overbearing uncle who was a lawyer.

I lived at home and worked 4-5 summers at a chemical company from 16 until I graduated from college. Both parents worked there in different departments. I paid for my tuition each semester.

I did well in math and the uncle wanted me to major in it because his friend's daughter did. Since I hated math, I chose French instead. Luckily I landed a phenomenal job and received many promotions until I left at 40 and started a journey through many careers that I enjoyed. Oh yes, he finally conceded that I may have earned more than the other person !

Second piece of advice ignored: Use my experience in counseling that would translate into credits towards a doctorate in that field. When I went through the brochure, I literally had a visceral response: No ! I would never subject myself to anyone having control over my success.

Folks in academia are wary of those who crossover from the corporate world...been there, done that and never again.

Looking back, I did it my way....and have helped others do likewise successfully.

We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.
Sir Winston Churchill

Group 5 minus 1 · ‎03-11-2010

"Girls don't need math or science. So why bother taking it?"

Meowingkitty · ‎06-19-2010

When we bought this house in 1986 there was nothing around us. A few stores and the area was just developing. It was considered out in the sticks. Why would you want to drive that far people would say. Now we have every restaurant, doctor, movie theater, shopping, gym and anything else you can think of within a couple of miles of us.

Jo1313 · ‎02-02-2021

Not me..DH didn't take his mother's advice!

She told him more than once "why are you marrying a "fat" Italian girl?..You could do much better!"

Almost 56 yrs. of being married "to the fat Italian girl"..he made the right choice!

PhilaLady1 · ‎03-11-2010

I can't think of any advice given to me as a young person that i was smart to ignore. But there was plenty of advice given to me by my parents that I was stupid to ignore.

Laura14 · ‎06-09-2014

You'll be sorry you never had children.

LyndaGee · ‎03-11-2010

When we were adopting our cat Rosebud, the lady at the shelter warned us she was a "biter," and maybe we should reconsider. Well, she got over the biting in a couple of months, and we had her for over 16 happy years. She ws worth a few marks!