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“We did everything we were supposed to”

Did you do anything you weren't? I think that's the fundamental difference when it comes to the entrepreneurial mindset. A willingness to question the status quo and a willingness to bet you can do more.

I don't have a college degree, but I build, market and maintain web sites and applications used by millions of people every year. It's very gratifying.

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http://johnnybtruant.com/disobey/

One of my favorite posts. I have a degree, but I use it to do things unrelated to the subject of the degree. Graduating in the middle of an economic collapse was unnerving. No jobs, and not much in the way of prospects. It took two more years to shake it off.

I was fortunate because the degree was paid for by a scholarship. I feel bad for people with thousands in debt and no sense of what to do.

I was just going to comment on that exact quote. Sounds like a rallying cry for the Coddled Generation.

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