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Why You Should Put College On Pause And Pursue Your Dreams

 

Many of you may not know this, but I’ve decided to put my college education on pause…..momentarily. I’ve decided to take the Spring semester off while I focus fully on my businesses.

 

 

With numerous business trips, speaking gigs, and other events going on this semester, it would be impossible for me to juggle both. However, I had a lot of other reasons why I decided to take the semester off.

 

 

If you’re an entrepreneur struggling to balance school and your business, here are a few reasons you should put college on pause:

 

 

1. Opportunities Are Once In A Lifetime

 

My main reason to put schooling on pause was because opportunities don’t last forever. In business, timing is your best friend. If you pick the wrong time, your competition may beat you to the spot, the industry/market may collapse, or the opportunity may simply be lost.

 

 

School is something you can always go back to. The chances of a hurricane hitting your school and deleting all your units is probably not going to happen. The chances of the great business opportunity being captured by someone else is a lot higher.

 

 

You can always go back to school, but you can’t always get opportunities back.

 

 

2. Always Jump At The Chance To Do Something Great

 

Not to badmouth a college degree, but it’s not something GREAT. The majority of people follow the traditional college degree path and look to live a life where they work for 40-50 years earning a decent salary.

 

 

As entrepreneurs, we hate hearing the word average or decent. We want to be GREAT. If you have the opportunity to create something great and possibly become financially free for the rest of your life, jump on it.

 

 

3. New Type Of Learning

 

You can learn things in many different ways. In this case, there are two ways you can learn. You can sit in a classroom environment and listen to professors all day (like you’ve been doing all your life) OR you can live and learn.

 

 

By living and learning, I mean to say that you have the opportunity to apply yourself. You learn as you do and I truly believe that’s the best type of education out there.

 

 

4. Use Your Hunger and Motivation To Your Advantage

 

I truly believe the younger you are, the hungrier and more motivated you are. I’ve been lucky enough to connect with tons of young entrepreneurs around the world and I always notice one thing.

 

 

They all desire to be the best and love to learn. Use your youth to your advantage and start early!

 

 

5. No Risk, No Reward

 

Skipping a semester or two of college is a risky endeavor. Lets say things don’t go the way you planned, you may have lost 6-12 months of time you could have spent getting closer to your degree.

 

 

However, was it really that risky considering the amazing experience you probably had? You get to pursue your dreams, live life your way, and create something you’re passionate about. The upside is huge. Your company may become successful and you may become financially free for the rest of your life.

 

 

Conclusion

 

From one young entrepreneur to others, college degrees are not essential to your success in the business world. Take a chance, chase your dreams, and see where it takes you. Worst case scenario, you failed but learned a LOT and had the experience of a life time!

 

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