I’ve never needed to go back to school because my career path didn’t require it. By the time I was 23, I had a job offer to work for the governor.
Yes, folks, you read that right! I left undergrad to work on a political campaign that opened incredible doors of opportunity. Guess who else never earned a college degree? Yours truly. Despite what our culture, your parents, or your own inner critic tell you, there are plenty of high-paying and fulfilling jobs that don’t require a degree. History is full of movers and shakers who carved their own path-far away from traditional education. They’re influential people with successful careers who never earned a bachelor’s degree. What do Henry Ford, Walt Disney and Rachael Ray have in common?