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I have been reading your blogs and realize that you and Bridget are onto something and something real big. We at The Coach Connection (TCC) have been not only telling women and mothers the same thing, but we have assisted many women business owners and mothers over the past 3 years to take control of their work lives on their terms and succeed way beyond their wildest dreams, BECAUSE they did it their way, and not like others. (Read men) We have assisted many women to put your theories into successful practice. Keep it up.

Women have everything it takes to enjoy and thrive in the working world on their terms. The only people who do not know or believe that to be true, are the women themselves. May I invite you to read my article entitled “The Amazing Profession of Motherhood” http://www.findyourcoach.com/0o-workingmother-coach.htm#mother that explains the why and how for you and other mothers to take control of your working mother conditions and do it your way on your terms? We even have a special section for working mothers.

PS, I’m trying to figure out how to subscribe to your blogs, but (this may surprise you) I am technically challenged. I will get help.

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Congratulations! You have exposed one of the most pervasive and many times one of the most damaging myths in the US. That myth in “That you must obtain a college degree, and even an advanced degree as a basic requirement to success.” Balderdash!

There was a two year study done by the Kaufman Entrepreneurial Leadership group, Oxford College (in England) and Babson College (I believe is affiliated with Harvard) that concluded in writing, among other things, that a person cannot learn anything about starting and running a business in any college or University in the top ten economic countries (the report studied). The list of successful business owners who started businesses so successfully, because they did NOT attend college is very long and Impressive.

Not everyone will do well in college, nor improve himself or herself by going to college. Your other examples are right on point.

I want to take this point even further and bust another nasty myth. Many women who have chosen to be mothers and devote themselves to their children, at one time or another feel the urge to return to the work force. This makes real sense, if you explore and understand the reduction in time and energy it takes to continue being a very successful mother, as children grow up. For example, mothers do not have to work hard at mothering from 8:00 AM till about 3:00 to 4:00 PM while the children are in school. But the myth these returning mothers accept is that they need to return to school to be good enough to be hired or produce in their new roles as working mothers. Once again Balderdash! The qualities, experience, confidence, and maturity mothers gain by being good mothers provide them with outstanding qualities and experience to succeed in many working rolls, without further schooling. Mothers and people doing the hiring miss this vital point much too often, because of the myth of needing more schooling.

You also addressed another vital ingredient to success. That is: How does a person define success. The individual definition of a person’s version of success will dictate whether going to college is best. I will stop now, because I wrote a whole article on this subject at the request of an editor, and I must wait until it is published.

This is a great topic. It’s one I struggle with all the time. As a full-time journalist and writer, I did earn a four-year degree. But really, once I had managed to find my first job, no one really cared about that degree. Potential employers wanted to see my writing clips and little else.

I do think that a college education, though, is becoming more and more of a must. I know I’d be horribly disappointed if my son skipped college. The folks I know who didn’t get a four-year degree aren’t necessarily poor, but they all had to work extremely hard to achieve financial success.

Thanks for a great topic.
Dan

I think that university absolutely has its place and I think that further education is absolutely essential. BUT – further education does *not* have to mean university. It can be trade school, it can be evening courses to learn how to do things to make your life easier for yourself or new skills.

My oldest two are in university, one going for a degree in economics, one for a degree business. I think the business one will end up with an MBA eventually.
My third? No visions of college or university, but he wants to be a recording technician. So, until he can get into a program, he will be taking college courses to improve his chances and maybe take some business courses in case he gets to run his own company one day.

Higher education is for growth, not paper. I take courses often, but I still don’t have that university degree.