Life On The Edge

Proverbs 15:22

Plans go wrong for lack of advice; many advisers bring success.

 

The most critical decade in a young person’s life. The ages of 16–26. (Dr. Dobson)

What was happening for you between the ages of 16 and 26?

Decision making includes

School - where?

Military - which?

Work - what?

Marriage-well, later in that decade…

Financial commitment

 

Seek Wisdom It is possible to borrow from an experience someone else had. It is possible to learn from other people’s mistakes as well as their victories.

You can, of course, seek wisdom before you make a decision when you are not sure it is the right thing to do. It is better to borrow the experience than to have to buy the experience. You can learn from other people’s mistakes and other people’s victories and apply this wisdom to your life to help you be successful.

 

Maslow Self Actualized

A person who was self actualized was a person who had arrived.

 

Success: True success according to scripture would be doing exactly what God designed each of us to do.

 

Jeremiah 29:11 tells us “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

 

Implications: what has the potential to keep you up all night talking about it?

 

College vs. no college lifetime earnings

 

Here are the median lifetime earnings of full-time workers by level of education:

·  less than high school - $1.2 million

·  high school diploma - $1.6 million

·  some college, but no degree - $1.9 million, equal to about $47,500 annually

·  associate’s degree - $2 million, or about $50,000 per year

·  bachelor’s degree - $2.8 million, the equivalent of $70,000 annually

·  master’s degree - $3.2 million, or $80,000 annually

·  doctoral degree - $4 million, equal to $100,000 per year

·  professional degree - $4.7 million, or an average of $117,500 annually.

 

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