Always Flat Front. You've Got To Be

Nobody Makes A Turd Like That And Lives.

People Like To Cherry-pick The Parts Of Their Career That They're Either In The Midst Of Or That They're The Most Proud Of, But The Truth Is Careers And Lives Are Tapestries.

I Think A Trillion Dollars Of Student Loans And A Massive Skills Gap Are Precisely What Happens To A Society That Actively Promotes One Form Of Education As The Best Course For The Most People. I Think The Stigmas And Stereotypes That Keep So Many People From Pursuing A Truly Useful Skill, Begin With The Mistaken Belief That A Four-year Degree Is Somehow Superior To All Other Forms Of Learning.

Some Jobs Pay Better, Some Jobs Smell Better, And Some Jobs Have No Business Being Treated Like Careers. But Work Is Never The Enemy, Regardless Of The Wage. Because Somewhere Between The Job And The Paycheck, There’s Still A Thing Called Opportunity, And That’s What People Need To Pursue.

I Come From A Blue Collar Family, But My Personal Life Isn't. I Didn't Get The Gene That My Grandfather Had In Spades. He Was A Local Hero. Built The Church That I Went To. Built The House I Grew Up In. Steamfitter, Pipefitter, Electrician, Mechanic And Plumber. I Wanted To Do Those Things. But It Just Didn't Come Easy.