I've been dragging my feet and coming up with excuse after excuse for over 20 years why I'm not doing anything with my life. First, it was my marriage, then it was the house, then it was the kids, then it was the money... etc. etc. etc.
One of my favorite things to say is: "You need no stinking credentials to do what you want to do." Uhhh... but the reality is, yes you do. We live in a world today where education and credentials mean everything (well, enough to be dismissed if you don't have them). Isn't that what we tell our kids?
I've concluded that there are two types of people who say, "You need no stinking credentials...":
- Those who have the credentials
- Those who are too lazy, too stupid, or unable in some way, shape or form to get the credentials.
If you are not in either category, then you have no right to say it. I hereby revoke my right that I always thought I had. I will get those stinking credentials, if it's the last thing I do.
And several years from now, after I've worked my a(**) off earning that right, I will stand proudly before you and say,
"You need no stinking credentials..."
