It's a mean, cruel, world out there-- the very reason conventional wisdom marks high school graduation as the end of the “best years of your life.” Fear not, the best IS yet to come, but increasingly your success is on your shoulders now. Becoming an adult requires continuing education, career development planning, managing money, and learning from life lessons.
LifeAfterHighSchool.info is here to offer practical advice and help ease the transition into adulthood. It's a bumpy ride. You will make mistakes, but you can learn from them. There will be incredible highs where everything just clicks together-- you get that dream job, she said “Yes,” and you choose your destiny. The lows will feel abominable-- you lose your job, you have $7.82 in your checking account, you wreck your car. The most difficult skill you must master is landing on your feet.
Continuing education doesn't just mean going to college. Always learning something new is moving forward in your life. Formal secondary education options, like four year universities and colleges, are solid paths in life. They are tried and true, extremely weathered. But college isn't for everyone. Knowing college isn't the right path for you is more important than going through the motions to satisfy another's expectations. Learn more about all of the options available for continuing education...
Finding a career is very different from landing that first job. Career development planning allows anyone to set sights on where they want to be working and determine how to get there. You are going to have hourly jobs. You are going to have jobs you hate but keep to pay the bills. The secret to success is to use life planning and grow into a career you love. This takes a balance of everything in your life: personal relationships, finances, education, and work experience. A little luck never hurts either! Discover how these are all involved, and more, in productive career development planning...
Money leads to happiness. By itself it doesn't make you happy, yet try finding the light side of life constantly stressed out about not having enough money. Living a culture of consumption, where every penny you earn is spent in a blink of an eye, will make you miserable. It's up to you to decide which dollars need to count. LifeAfterHighSchool.info suggests they ALL do. If you aren't willing to hold onto your money, there will be many others eager to take it off your hands. For the big payoff, invest time reading and practicing managing your money...
Much of what you encounter as an adult is not unique. The problem might be new to you, it's “been there, done that” to anyone a few years older. Why repeat the bad decisions of uninformed adults behind you? Life lessons are easy to borrow solutions from and adapt them for your own situation. You just have to be receptive. Live your own adventures and sidestep the pitfalls with these life lessons...
A widely popular gift for high school graduation is the Dr. Seuss book “Oh! The Places You'll Go!” Becoming an adult happens, whether you want it to or not. For those unprepared, unwilling to accept the challenge, becoming an adult doesn't happen until no one else will take care of them. This site isn't for those people.
These articles and links are for everyone excited about the places life will take them, ready to grab the helm. Everyone won't go to the same places. Life after high school isn't about the excitement of doing new things, that “newness” will wear off quickly. Life after high school is about taking on new challenges and making them your own.
These articles and links are for everyone excited about the places life will take them, ready to grab the helm. Everyone won't go to the same places. Life after high school isn't about the excitement of doing new things, that “newness” will wear off quickly. Life after high school is about taking on new challenges and making them your own.
