http://kristywelsh.com/wordpress/2009/07/27/good-advice-for-high-schoolers/ Geeky Financial Observations along the Digital Highway Tue, 13 Apr 2021 06:59:40 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 http://kristywelsh.com/wordpress/2009/07/27/good-advice-for-high-schoolers/comment-page-1/#comment-181 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 05:42:13 +0000 http://kristywelsh.com/wordpress/?p=332#comment-181 Yes, its good advice. And a good “beer and pretzel” conversation. I have been telling these things to my kids, as well as Bill Gates’ 11 Rules of Life, since they were about 14. They are now 20, 22, and 24. The two younger ones still don’t get it and the oldest one is just now beginning to understand, but likely won’t completely until he is much closer to our age. Its likely they don’t get it when they are young because of their ability (or inability) to reason during the teen years. Or the paradox that its really rejection , as you say, (of which failure is a form) that drives people, not acceptance. Or that most children are not allowed to really experience rejection in all its facets, and learn to grow from it in today’s “everyone’s special and needs to be protected” society. Or maybe acceptance being easier than rejection they simply follow the path of least resistance. Or maybe its because they are bipolar and couldn’t get it if they tried. Regardless, understand it or not, they will eventually get to the point that they no longer have the energy to put into thinking or worrying about such things and they will be as you are now. Great thoughts, though.

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