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continued from page 30 out of life. There should be a match be- mess up or do something wrong.
end of the day, is it really bad? No, it’s tween what they are earning, what they “You are not doing them any favors by
not bad because if we hadn’t become want to spend, and the quality of life enabling them. When I was growing up
more automated we would have elimi- they want to have ahead of them. my father told me that if I got into trou-
nated five low-paying jobs. Unfortunately, in the United States ble and went to jail, I’d better figure out
our culture is such that we like to a way to get out. He said, ‘Don’t call me.’”
Advice for young people “cushion” our children. The indicators we use on our stu-
What Iverson in turn tries to put forth This idea finds a discussion in Iver- dents often consist of tests such as the
in his new book is that if your children son’s book. It is ok if we let our kids un- SAT. This is one test, indicative most
want to get a four year degree that’s derstand what failure is and let them un- likely of the ability to score well on
fine. But just make sure that they know derstand what success is as well. “Hold that test, just a measurement tool and
this is what they want and that they them accountable for their failures and only one measurement too. The people
know they have a good paying job com- successes. Quit trying to be their best who want to work and learn will do
mensurate with what they expect to get friend and bailing them out when they fine no matter what.
Millennials truly need to develop the
so-called soft skills, Iverson points out,
Loos & Co.: State of the Art Equipment Attracts Young People
For more than 50 years, Loos & Co. has thrived, producing wire and wire showing up on time, staying late, put-
ting in extra time to learn something.
rope for a wide variety of applications, including aerospace, military and He tells people when he gives his talks
commercial. to show up early, stay late, and tell the
“We need to invest our capital into the latest and greatest equipment and truth; you will go farther in life than you
take a long-term approach to returns,” says Robert Davis, vice president, ever imagined that you would go.” WRN
sales and marketing for Loos & Co., Inc. “There are two reasons that I feel
this way. The first is that the latest equipment today also uses the latest in
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