Advice for the graduates: graduate school or career bound, here’s to the journey of life

What is the purpose of a college education? For those graduates going on to higher degrees, the purpose is to successfully complete the necessary prerequisites. But what is the purpose for those with no immediate plans to pursue further education? To prepare for the “real world”? To qualify for a career instead of a job? To make more money? To have security? To have respect?

A college education guarantees none of these things. Neither does the lack of a college education make these things impossible.

That being the case, what makes the difference between those who succeed and those who don’t? Practical advice on topics such as r