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Not really a story, I've just got some friends who are also in their 20's, have nice degrees from expensive colleges, have well-respected jobs (but got them like, yesterday), and complain about clients who are wealthy and don't have their "formal" educational background, how they aren't well-refined, yaddah yaddah<br />
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Mostly lawyers, investment managers, and some real estate agents - talking about their clients, mostly old
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</blockquote>I think that lots of those people are not necessarily jealous of the wealth but rather of the fact that they had similar ideas but did not go for them. College is a place where there are lots of smart people and if someone realizes that 90% of the people are smarter than them, chances are high that they will be criticized and belittled a lot. After experiencing tons of criticism plus bad grades despite of hard and smart work lots of people going to college start thinking that they are bad at everything forgetting that there are lots of other opportunities around the world.<br />
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And after college people with a degree realize that their degree does not mean anything at all in the real world. Some of them have to work as cleaning managers after getting their degree and while scrubbing toilets is also a well-respected job, lots of those people would be jealous since they have wasted a lot of their time and money on a rather useless piece of paper.<br />
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In my opinion, the solution to this jealousy is that people should tell the haters to go screw themselves and just shut up. For those who are rather polite, I recommend to use the phrase "OK, you are right, I should quit pursuing my goal.". Being able to stand up for yourself is the first step to overcome jealousy.<br />
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So if a driving instructor is constantly telling you that you suck at driving, tell them that you will quit driving and that they are right. But in reality, go to a different driving instructor and learn to drive better.<br />
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If a professor is telling you that they know high school students who know your subject better than you as a more experienced student, tell them that they are right. But in reality, go to a different professor and improve your skills.<br />
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If your friends or relatives are telling you that your dreams and goals of a big salary are unrealistic with your experience and that you should settle for less, while in reality, your goals are ambitious but possible, tell them that you will settle for less. But in reality, find a job which gives you a higher income.<br />
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Finally, if you are interested in becoming an entrepreneur and people inside your circle are telling you that you should not do this since you are not experienced enough, tell them that you will quit pursuing entrepreneurship and go back to mundane jobs. But in reality, get this experience, keep going and prove them wrong.</div>
