College Success Motivator #10 - Do what you love but don’t let your career choices jeopardize...

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#10

Do what you love but don’t let your career choices jeopardize anyone you love.  Including yourself.  Translation: Take care of others but don’t forget to take care of yourself, sometimes before others.  Listen to our airline flight attendants: “Put your own oxygen mask on first before assisting others with their masks.”

College Success Motivator #9 - Sometimes, doing the things your family or friends expect you to...

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#9

Sometimes, doing the things your family or friends expect you to achieve in your career might be the wrong path for you.

College Success Motivator #8 - The most important thing for deciding on a major or career path is to...

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#8

The most important thing for deciding on a major or career path is to get out of the classroom and into an internship which exposes you to the day-to-day ups and downs of that profession.  Learning by doing will give you a better appreciation of the job than learning through textbooks.

College Success Motivator #7 - Make sure your dream job is not an avocation...

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#7

Make sure your dream job is not an avocation. (a hobby)  An avocation is a vacation from a vocation, because the pay ranges from little to nothing.

College Success Motivator #6 - There is a huge difference between a childhood dream and a dream job...

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#6

There is a huge difference between a childhood dream and a dream job.  If you dreamed of being a lawyer since the age of twelve, you better make sure you know exactly what attorneys do on a given twelve hour work day.

Did You Know… In a 2007 survey of 800 attorneys, only 55 percent reported being satisfied with their career.