Words of wisdom from Mr. Gates, the former CEO of
Microsoft Corp:
For college graduates, here is a list of 11 things you likely Did not learn in high school
or university. In his book, Bill Gates talks about how feel-good, politically correct
teachings created a full generation of kids with no concept of reality and how this
concept sets hem up for failure in the real
world.
RULE 1.........Life is not fair. Get used to it.
RULE 2.........The world won't care about your self-esteem.
The world will expect you to ACCOMPLISH something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.
RULE 3.........You will NOT likely make 45 thousand dollars a year right out of school.
You won't be a vice president with stock options and a car phone, either. You will have to
work for both, if they are what you want. You will have to work for whatever else you
want, as well.
RULE 4.........If you think your teacher is tough, wait until you get a boss. He doesn't
have tenure.
RULE 5.........Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your grandparents had a
different word for burger flipping; they called it opportunity.
RULE 6.........If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your
mistakes, learn from them.
RULE 7.........Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They
got that way from paying the rent, paying your bills, cleaning the house and your clothes,
and listening to you talk about how cool you are. So before you save the rain forest from
the parasites of your parents' generation, try cleaning the closet in your own room.
RULE 8..........Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life has not.
In some schools they have abolished failing grades; they'll give you as many times, or as
much time, as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest
resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.
RULE 9..........Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off, and very
few employers are interested in helping you find yourself. You do that on your own time.
RULE 10.........Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave
the coffee shop or the living room and go to work.
RULE 11.........Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.
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This is interesting...takes 2 minutes. Don't peek at scoring below. Just begin at the top
and work down through the ten questions.
The results reflect who you are now...not who you were in the past. Write your answers on
a piece of paper.
1. When do you feel your best?
(a) in the morning
(b) during the afternoon & early evening
(c) late at night
2. You usually walk
(a) fairly fast, with long steps
(b) fairly fast, with short, quick steps
(c) less fast head up, looking the world in the face
(d) less fast, head down
(e) very slowly
3. When talking to people you
(a) stand with your arms folded
(b) have your hands clasped
(c) have one or both your hands on your hips
(d) touch or push the person to whom you are talking
(e) play with your ear, touch your chin, or smooth your hair
4. When relaxing, you sit with
(a) your knees bent with your legs neatly side by side
(b) your legs crossed
(c) your legs stretched out or straight
(d) one leg curled under you
5. When something really amuses you, you react with
(a) a big, appreciative laugh
(b) a laugh, but not a loud one
(c) a quiet chuckle
(d) a sheepish smile
6. When you go to a party or social gathering you..
(a) make a loud entrance so everyone notices you
(b) make a quiet entrance, looking around for someone you know
(c) make the quietest entrance, trying to stay unnoticed
7. You're working very hard, concentrating hard, and you're
interrupted. Do you:
(a) welcome the break
(b) feel extremely irritated
(c) vary between these two extremes
8. Which of the following colors do you like most?
(a) red or orange
(c) yellow or light blue
(d) green
(e) dark blue or purple
(f) white
(g) brown or gray
9. When you are in bed at night, in those last few moments before
going to sleep, you lie
(a) stretched out on your back
(b) stretched out face down on your stomach
(c) on your side, slightly curled
(d) with your head on one arm
(e) with your head under the covers
10. You often dream that you are
(a) falling
(b) fighting or struggling
(c) searching for something or somebody
(d) flying or floating
(e) you usually have dreamless sleep
(f) your dreams are always pleasant
POINTS
1. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6
2. (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 7 (d) 2 (e) 1
3. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 7 (e) 6
4. (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 2 (d) 1
5. (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5 (e) 2
6. (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 2
7. (a) 6 (b) 2 (c) 4
8. (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 5 (d) 4 (e) 3 (f) 2 (g) 1
9. (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 2 (e) 1
10. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5 (e) 6 (f) 1
add up the total number of points.
OVER 60 POINTS
Others see you as someone they should "handle with care." You're seen as vain,
self-centered, and who is Extremely dominant. Others may admire you, wishing they could be
more like you, but don't always trust you, hesitating to become too deeply involved with
you
51 TO 60 POINTS
Others see you as an exciting, highly volatile, rather impulsive personality; a natural
leader, who's quick to make decisions, though not always the right ones. They see you as
bold and adventuresome, someone who will try anything once; someone who takes chances and
enjoys an adventure. They enjoy being in your company because of the excitement you
radiate
41 TO 50 POINTS
Others see you as fresh, lively, charming, amusing, practical, and always interesting;
someone who's constantly in the center of [attention] but sufficiently well-balanced not
to let it go to their head. They also see you as kind, considerate, and understanding;
someone who'll always cheer them up and help them out
31 TO 40 POINTS
Others see you as sensible, cautious, careful & practical. They see you as clever,
gifted, or talented, but modest... Not a person who makes friends too quickly or easily,
but someone who's extremely loyal to friends you do make and who expect the same loyalty
in return. Those who really get to know you
realize it takes a lot to shake your trust in your friends, but equally that it takes you
a long time to get over it if that trust is ever broken.
21 TO 30 POINTS
Your friends see you as painstaking and fussy. They see you as very cautious, extremely
careful, a slow and steady plodder. It'd really surprise them if you ever did something
impulsively or on the spur of the moment, expecting you to examine everything carefully
from every angle and then, usually decide against it. They think this reaction is caused
partly by your careful nature
UNDER 21 POINTS
People think you are shy, nervous, and indecisive, someone who needs looking after, who
always wants someone else to make the decisions & who doesn't want to get involved
with anyone or anything. They see you as a worrier who always sees problems that don't
exist. Some people think you're boring. Only
those who know you well know that you aren't.
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"One man cannot change the world, but one man can communicate the message
that will change the world."
David Icke |