Although I did truly well in middle school, it was not something I enjoyed, and due to our natural intelligence and ability to get along with people, our mentors all started pushing me into applying for school.
They told me that to really succeed in life I would need a school degree.
They were trying to be encouraging and supportive, but they actually pushed me towards doing something that I had no interest in doing. The truth is that when I looked at the facts and figures, I realized that a school degree is no longer a wise investment… A much smarter transfer was to become Heating, Ventilation & A/C certified, and start making a fantastic salary while avoiding all that nasty student loan debt, then having a degree from an esteemed school is all about status, and I knew that with an Heating, Ventilation & A/C certification I could make more cash in our career than with a costly degree. I didn’t need status, I needed stability, and by some straight-forward market research I saw that the Heating, Ventilation & A/C industry had been growing steadily for decades and showed no signs of slowing down. If I was going to learn a trade it needed to be in a grown industry appreciate Heating, Ventilation & A/C, because that would almost guarantee future job opportunities. I have heard from friends and relatives that I was “too smart” to go into Heating, Ventilation & A/C work, and that I should be going to school. I constantly tell them that being smart was why I chose not to go to school! Heating, Ventilation & A/C work was the smart option for me, they will realize that 1 afternoon.