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Old Man Mike

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nice job, young man. I have one piece of, perhaps counterintuitive, advice: Always do more than you're asked to do [within the context of the work, of course], and at a higher level of competence than expected. Learn the wider dimensions of the work/business and this will help do this. This policy seems foolish to many, but I found that by doing so, I was usually the person that people greeted with a smile, and tended to give a little slack to once in a while. It was nice to be thought of as someone who "brought something to the table" rather than just occupied a seat...and it was nice to be thought of as being somewhat indispensable.
 
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Along with Old Man Mikes advice I offer the following. Buy a good pair of knee pads and something to cover your nose. That brown stuff can be hard to get off.

Congrats on movin on up!
 
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Congratulations, kid!

I see you're a Cubs fan. This is good, as you already know how to roll with the punches. ;)
 
chgocub23

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Thanks to all! It is a challenge that I am looking forward too. Luckily for me I have been working full time on a farm while going to school so there are a lot of things I have learned that I otherwise wouldn't have known. Thanks again.
 
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chgocub23 said:
Just thought i would let all who care to know that...i'm officially a college graduate! Bring on the real world!
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Congratulations.

I hope you got a good job. You have the National Debt to pay off and Social Security to save.
 
NDinL.A.

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Old Man Mike said:
nice job, young man. I have one piece of, perhaps counterintuitive, advice: Always do more than you're asked to do [within the context of the work, of course], and at a higher level of competence than expected. Learn the wider dimensions of the work/business and this will help do this. This policy seems foolish to many, but I found that by doing so, I was usually the person that people greeted with a smile, and tended to give a little slack to once in a while. It was nice to be thought of as someone who "brought something to the table" rather than just occupied a seat...and it was nice to be thought of as being somewhat indispensable.
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Along those lines: My 8th grade coach gave me some advice on making my high school team that I used my entire athletic career and I still take with me this day in the work force. He said to work so hard and to make myself so indispensable that the coach couldn't afford to not have me on the court/field at all times. Phork calls it brown-nosing LOL, but it's more of just doing whatever it took to forge forward and get ahead. Every coach I had noticed it, and every boss I've had notices it. If you're good at what you do and you work your *** off, you will be successful no matter what you do.

And throwing in a smile once in a while never hurts!
 
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NDinL.A. said:
Along those lines: My 8th grade coach gave me some advice on making my high school team that I used my entire athletic career and I still take with me this day in the work force. He said to work so hard and to make myself so indispensable that the coach couldn't afford to not have me on the court/field at all times. Phork calls it brown-nosing LOL, but it's more of just doing whatever it took to forge forward and get ahead. Every coach I had noticed it, and every boss I've had notices it. If you're good at what you do and you work your *** off, you will be successful no matter what you do.

And throwing in a smile once in a while never hurts!
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Amen to this one. And remember: You can't send a duck to eagle school. Seperate yourself from the norm. Reach your potential. Don't get caught up in the riff-raff of what the other "cool" people from your work do...

This society believes employers "owe" them money. As long as you remember you provide a service at a cost- without the service their is no cost, you'll excel.

Don't be too choosy at first. Find a job to add solid breadth that will articulate to the genre you want to perform: Apply, apply, apply. Maintain good eye contact in the interview, and as NDinL.A. stated, smile.

Good luck fella. Change the world. Chase your dreams.
 
chgocub23

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If anybody has any connections in the Denver Metro area let me know because that's where I'll be moving to here in the next month. and I appreciate all of the great advice and insight as well. Thanks again to all
 
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