5 Important Life Lessons Never Taught in Schools
Hopefully, we are gifted in different ways. Today, there are numerous business leaders and entrepreneurs who have demonstrated that there is more to life than what the education system has always taught us.
If you stay in school, work hard, excel academically, attend university, and land a good job, you will eventually be successful.
However, it is really discouraging when you accomplish all of these things and still wind up picking tea in your village farm or scrubbing soup containers at your local Mandazi kiosk.
(1) Failure is good
Because we were taught in school not to fail, some of us went to almost unbearable lengths in order to “pass exams.”
We brought our phones into the test room covertly so we could look up the right answers online. While some of us made investments in mwakenya, others chose to trans-night, or spend the entire night before the exam, studying.
The “creative ones” attempted to alter the results of the school system by hacking into it.
We took these actions only out of a fear of FAILURE, which is why we still play hide-and-seek when it comes to failure in our families, careers, and health.
IMPORTANT LIFE LESSONS NEVER TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS
But one thing you will discover about entrepreneurship is that it’s okay to fail. Failure is a teaching opportunity rather than a means of escape. In fact, there is a well-known saying that reads, “If you have never tried something new in your life, you have never failed.”
So give up trying to be “Google-Perfect” and dive headfirst into life’s muddy waters, failing and hopefully picking up a few lessons along the way.
(2) It’s Good to Be in Many Relationships
Indeed, having a wide range of relationships is beneficial, as this is how networks are constructed. It’s likely that you were informed at school that “you came here to learn, not to make friends.”
However, without networking and forming social ties, life is impossible.
You need someone to recommend you to a client or deal, you need to create your own social activist group (and you need followers), and you need to start a business (and you need customers and suppliers). All of this suggests that having several connections is necessary.
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(3) It’s not about how many (A) grades you have in your transcript; it’s about what skills you have to offer
“So, Juma, what will you bring to the table if we give you this opportunity?”
Whether you are trying to get a job or are persuading an investor to fund your firm, that is the most common question you will encounter in real life.
Yes, achieving high academic standing is crucial, but having the necessary skill set to support your A’s won’t get you very far.
Entrepreneurship tells us that in the twenty-first century, people are only acknowledged who can translate their expertise into practical ideas and thoughts.
Regardless of your academic record, life presents you with the chance to reaffirm your superiority in your own sector.
4) Perfectionism has no place in real life
In every class, there was always one student who appeared to have it all together. He had neat handwriting, was punctual for classes, understood arithmetic, and never fell asleep—not even when the teacher was dull.
He was frequently given gifts, luncheons, and free school trips because he was the epitome of what a good student should be. he even assumed the role of school captain.
Then he exhorted the rest of us to follow in his footsteps and pursue perfectionism.
But as life has taught us, “perfectionism” also be a turnoff. Put another way, you might as well wait forever if you keep waiting for the ideal company concept or the ideal moment to pursue your goals.
The world is changing quickly, so while you’re sitting there trying to perfect your idea, you might be astonished to find that someone else has already adopted it and is taking your spot in the market.
Put another way, if you pursue perfectionism in real life, you’ll never succeed in life since you’ll always have to start over.
(5) Living is a voyage, not a final destination.Your parents advised you to “acquire a good job in order to support a family.”
You were taught to “work hard so that you can join the best university” by your teachers.
Each of these claims falsely portrays life as a journey with a destination.
In this instance, “the dream job” is the destination, and as they say, it will enable you to meet all of your fundamental needs.
But there’s more to life than meeting your basic requirements, as you will discover in the course of time.
Life is an adventure that should be taken, discovered, and enjoyed. So get up, go after your wildest desire, and make it come true!
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5 Important Life Lessons Never Taught in Schools
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