5 Things

I had trouble figuring out what to post today. But I listen to one Christopher Harris on facebook and I heard these 5 things before from Walter Williams. The people that do these five things almost never end up in poverty. At least in single-digit numbers according to statistics.
1. Graduate from High School.
When I turned 18 I had 6 months to go in High School, and I so wanted to leave home and be on my own. It is probably one of my better decisions to stay at home and finish High School. I work 32 years for the Boeing Company and earned a retirement. I don't think that would have happened had I not finished High School. I have been drawing on that retirement for 7 years already. I enjoyed my years at Boeing.
2. Don't get married until at least in the low twenties.  Have a little bit of time to mature before marriage.  I married young at 20 and had two kids before my twenty-third birthday.
3. No kids until married.  2 and 3 kind of go together for me. Married young and had kids very young. I think I could have been a better father with a little more maturity.
4. Get a job, any job and keep it. I had jobs even when I was young. I think one of the things about keeping a job is it shows you can work through difficulties. If you quit at the first sign of trouble, you are probably not very mature. I had a good work ethic and it paid off for me. It is OK to have dreams and it is OK to pursue those dreams but you need to be able to do something to support yourself. There are very few sports stars or music stars or famous artists in comparison to the general population so don't plan on your dreams only. Some times you need a job to carry you through to your dream, I stuck with jobs when it felt like I was going through hell. I am thankful for that today.
5. Do not do anything to get involved with the criminal justice system.  You know it is wrong before you ever do it and once you are in the system, even if it is unfair, it will make your life harder.

 Don't disfigure your body with piercings, tattoos and enlarge ear lobes, tattoos on the face etcetera. The man that is hiring owns that job and he has the right to hire who he thinks is best. Don't expect him to understand this is just who I am. You only have one chance to make a good impression. Clean and neat clothes and shoes, and hair properly cared for go a long way toward making a good impression. As I thought about these things, and I failed in some of them but they do make a difference. You can make your life harder by not following or easier by following these five things in your life. God bless, LVZ