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I don't have a degree. I have some technical certs and a DD214.

Just yesterday, I sat at the grown up table in the board room of a fortune 500 company briefing the CEO while guys with diplomas and VP in their title sat along the wall listening to what I had to say
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I've had MBAs, MPPs, and JDs working for me over the years. I've got a PhD reporting to me right now. Your career is not about a sheep skin. It's about hard work, dedication, and not being a tool
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If you think just because you get a stupid piece of paper your life should be handed to you, you're fucking wrong. Re-think.

Make good decisions. Give your employer a reason to pay you. Show up, put in effort, do the right thing. That's the key to success. Full stop.
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Quit asking for other people to do it for you. Nobody owes you shit. You owe it to yourself to make your life something.

If you bought the lie that it's ok to take out loans to pay for your degree. Pay that shit and move on. We all make bad choices. Learn from it.
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This PSA brought to you from a guy who made a living off a strong back and a weak mind for a lot of years.

I wanted something better, so I figured out how to earn it. If I can do it, anybody can. Keep your hand out of my pocket.
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