tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3108672228986143431.post5015295053778465901..comments2023-11-20T09:17:21.807+01:00Comments on GENEVA BUSINESS INSIDER: GBI INTERVIEW 001 - JOHN HANCOCK - UNIVERSITY EDUCATIONDavid L SMITHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16157959660316639993noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3108672228986143431.post-78668294151396410532013-11-07T12:42:11.899+01:002013-11-07T12:42:11.899+01:00Well said Philip. Of the same age, I chose to forg...Well said Philip. Of the same age, I chose to forgo university education and detested formal education my first week. I was in my late 20s before I discovered Napoleon Hill's "Think and Grow Rich", a book which should be read early in high school. But that would be a parental responsibility and how many parents then or now had/have heard of this book?Ed Howeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11774696273989223859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3108672228986143431.post-58864806983968484132013-11-05T04:16:07.892+01:002013-11-05T04:16:07.892+01:00 I am 67 and 95% of my learning has been acquired ... I am 67 and 95% of my learning has been acquired after finishing my university education. In my experience then, it is wiser initially to concentrate on discovering your gifts or talents -- those things in which you naturally excel. The universities imply this is your one chance to prepare, but studying for a degree for its own sake and without knowing your gifts (natural advantages) is a waste of time and ,money and possibly life threatening if it is acquired through debt. On the other hand, when you have vision and passion for some endeavor, paying for education in a field of work where you have already shown some prowess is money well spent . If you start with talent in some good thing, cream will rise to the top. Philip Jarmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13828182557552492152noreply@blogger.com