JOLEE

I've come from exactly the same background Candace Brooke, keep your flame burning, and you will do what you set out to do. I do agree an education will only further your progress and open up more opportunities combined with your desire and willingness to learn! Good luck to you!

Candace Brooke

I thank everyone for the advice. If you have anymore plz feel to let me know.

theislandtan

College isn't going to make you a success. All it will do is make you "educated". Drive and ambition are going to determine what you make of this life. I know extremely smart people who are penniless and very dumb people living a life I'm jealous of.

Unhappy people will always try to bring you down. They'll cut you down to make them self feel better about the hole in their life. People will tell you to ignore it, be can you really? Its best to leave what is bring you down no matter how hard you think it will be. If college gives you this escape that go for it. Do not stay in this environment while attending school because it'll do nothing but bring you down.

Be careful in what you define as success. I know people making a fifth of what I do who are happier than me...

Candace Brooke

Very true...its just always been one of my goals to get a college degree...And its very hard to ignore people when they say that to you cause its always gonna be there in the back of your mind and your going to dwell on it. I just want to achieve my goals and dreams. Yes it is probably a waste to go and get out and just open up a salon but i look at it this way i'm going to have the education to be able to know how to run a business..i dont want to get into a business with no experience. Just like my teacher told me today there is alot people dont know about running a business because they didnt get the education they needed.

theislandtan

Over the years I have learned "those who can, do; those who can't, teach" holds water...

The reason a lot of people fail is because they go in with a lack of money. This business will kill you if you're not prepared for slow season. If you put the time in, you can learn nearly everything you need to run a profitable salon in the first year. You'll learn new and better things a long the way, but the baisics can be had quickly. You'll never know enough to run a business without running one.

Don't give up if you fail. Failure will happen to you at some point in life. If you give up.... Well then you're just doing what everyone said you would.

Candace Brooke

im not going to give up, if i guve up that will just prove to everyone that iam a failure and im not going to let people have the chance to ever do that.

Brian Koger

I would recommend staying in school. You are a senior in high school, you may change things a few times before you graduate college. I have a teaching degree plus degrees in digital electronics and AutoCad and own a tanning salon. There are a few months that you won't be busy in the tanning salon and with an education you may be able to do additional things that will make you some additional money.

Brian Oshman

There are plenty of people that did get the education and can't run a business because they don't have any common sense.

There are plenty of people that quit High School that are now multi millionares.

Candace Brooke

that is very true.there is alot of people out there that dont have any common sense what so ever..I just feel like i need a college degree, i just want to achieve my goals and thats one of them.

Candace Brooke

but i do believe that if your going to run a business you need common sense and education. Because some people may think they no every thing when they really dont.