The following is a short list of Ideas that would really help the graduates if they were followed to any extent. The list has been collected from various sources over the last 60 years.
* A College education is a good thing in many cases but you should avoid mortgaging your financial future to get one. Starting at your local community college is a good way to save lots of money and find out just how much and what kind of higher education you should have.
* Don’t get married till you are really ready for it and really, really want to get married.
* Your economic success has surprisingly little to do with how much money you earn and surprisingly much to do with how you handle the money you do make. Those who under-spend their incomes and save and invest on a regular basis will usually be richly rewarded those who don’t will usually suffer greatly.
* The world is structured so that if you don’t give up and keep trying your chances of eventual success are very good.
* It is much easier to be down and negative than up and positive. However, being positive will be much more constructive than being negative.
* The best and most productive revenge is to be successful and prosper.
* Every issue has at least two sides. You can’t really make an informed decision until you understand all of the pertinent sides.
* There is no real basic conflict between science and religion. When you see conflict it is because of lack of knowledge on one side or the other.
* Experience is a great thing to have because it allows you to recognize the same mistake every time you make it.
* Pay attention to Yogi Berra when he says you can see a lot by watching and hear a lot by listening.
We hope the ideas in this list may be of help to all of you.