Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about eleven (11) things they did not and will not learn in school.
Rule 1 : Life is not fair - get used to it!
Rule 2 : The world doesn't care about your self-esteem.
The world will expect you to accomplish something
BEFORE you feel good about yourself.
Rule 3 : You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school.
You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.
Rule 4 : If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss
Rule 5 : Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity.
Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping:
They called it opportunity.
Rule 6 : If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, Treatment Review * Photofacial – A light based treatment that breaks up melanin and allows the skin to more quickly get rid of surface pigmentation * Cosmelan – A two-part in office and home based topical treatment program that inhibits melanin production and lightens your skin with non-hydroquinone ingredients * MIXTO Laser- A fast-healing laser treatment that has FDA approval for Melasma and Chloasma and Sun-induced hyper pigmentation * Microdermabrasion- Exfoliation of discolored epidermal skin cells using abrasive particles * Chemical Peels – Over-all skin regeneration by chemically causing a peeling of your damaged skin
so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.
Rule 7 : Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were:
So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try delousing the closet in your own room..
Rule 8 : Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as MANY