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Advice for teens from twenty-somethings

'Reality Check' by Simon Foster (23 yrs old)

Five years ago, I thought / used to think I was going

to make lots of money when I left school. I told/1

my parents I'd be the president of a company with a fancy

car and a big house by the time I was 21. I believed/

2

that companies were going to fight to offer

me a job because I was going to be a great innovator like

Bill Gates or Steve Jobs. I didn't feel/3

that

further study was necessary and I wanted to get a job

and start my 'amazing' career as soon as possible. I said /

that I'd be able to 'do whatever' and

'go

wherever' because I'd be so rich and successful. I didn't

much about real life back

then.

know/5

What would I say to my teenage self now? WAKE UP,

MATE! The real world is tough and

competitive, and

success requires hard work. Take

a reality check, work

hard,

and if you are very lucky,

success might follow