Don’t go to College: Isaac Morehouse on education, entrepreneurship, and what it takes to succeed in the real world
According to Isaac Morehouse, if we taught children how to ride bicycles in the same way we teach them in school, we’d have a world of people who knew lots of facts about bikes but lacked the ability to actually ride them.
Join FiFi & T.K. as they converse with Isaac about why a traditional college education wont cut it in the real world, why many college graduates feel lied to and ripped off, how education differs from schooling, and how Praxis can help students develop the practical skills that will help them survive and thrive in the emerging creative economy.
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3) Listen via the YouTube clip embedded below.
I hope you enjoy the latest episode of Conversations with FiFi & TK.
Cheers,
T.K.
Very good! Going to check out his site. And his
favorite book is “Human Action.” Great book!
When I was young I read a lot of good mystery novels
and realize that life is about being a detective, on the
search for and unravelling the mysteries around us.
Basically I approached life and work this way. Made it
very enjoyable and rewarding.
I didn’t plan to become a business owner. It was this
journey—a process— that Isaac Morehouse is talking
about—as he defines success—a style of being. Not
the end result.
As an income tax business owner now, everything I’d
learned before informed this. I would treat a business
I worked for as though it was my own and realize that
it became invaluable to running my own business.
I didn’t even think I belonged in business because I’m
more academically oriented, until I got the spirit of it.
I have excellent people working with me and they all
have that entrepreneurial spirit. They are invaluable
because they use marketing skills to obtain and keep
clients. I know how to teach them about this. In the
trenches. They have highly defined life skills. I look for
these skills. Some of them are with me since I first
started. (Their ages are 23 – 73. ) The 23 year old has
been working since he was 13 and I hired him last year
because he is exceptional. They are all truly blessings.
And we approach our clients’ taxes like detectives.
Like college students, tax preparers are a dime-a-
dozen, until you find those exceptional people. And
they get it that it isn’t about just doing people’s taxes.
We build relationships with them. We have thousands
of clients, we’ve had them for years and they continue
to refer more to us. It’s quite a dynamic. And it is very
exciting. And fun.
Well, I’ve gone on too long but the interview sparked me.
Especially as Isaac sees businessmen as philosophers.
Analyze and synchronize.
Kudos.
Very good! Going to check out his site. And his
favorite book is “Human Action.” Great book!
Glad you enjoyed it! He’s made a believer out of me. I have now joined the Praxis team. More on that later. Human Action is one that I will be checking out soon. I’m actually working my way through a pretty rigorous self-study course on Econ right now. More on that later too.
When I was young I read a lot of good mystery novels
and realize that life is about being a detective, on the
search for and unravelling the mysteries around us.
Basically I approached life and work this way. Made it
very enjoyable and rewarding.
I like your approach. This is exactly how I approach the practice and study of philosophy.
I didn’t plan to become a business owner. It was this
journey—a process— that Isaac Morehouse is talking
about—as he defines success—a style of being. Not
the end result.
As an income tax business owner now, everything I’d
learned before informed this. I would treat a business
I worked for as though it was my own and realize that
it became invaluable to running my own business.
Hmmm. Let me throw a thought out there for you to consider.
I will be hosting a podcast for Praxis (this will probably not start for a couple of months). I will be focusing on entrepreneurs, their stories, and the lessons they’ve learned. I want it to be a resource for many of the students who would benefit from hearing the wisdom of entrepreneurs. No pressure, but I’d love for you to consider the possibility of me interviewing you.
I have excellent people working with me and they all
have that entrepreneurial spirit. They are invaluable
because they use marketing skills to obtain and keep
clients. I know how to teach them about this. In the
trenches. They have highly defined life skills. I look for
these skills. Some of them are with me since I first
started. (Their ages are 23 – 73. ) The 23 year old has
been working since he was 13 and I hired him last year
because he is exceptional. They are all truly blessings.
And we approach our clients’ taxes like detectives.
Like college students, tax preparers are a dime-a-
dozen, until you find those exceptional people. And
they get it that it isn’t about just doing people’s taxes.
We build relationships with them. We have thousands
of clients, we’ve had them for years and they continue
to refer more to us. It’s quite a dynamic. And it is very
exciting. And fun.
Your description makes me want to come work for you 🙂
Am still checking out the Praxis site. Also curious and
appreciate your future podcast offer. Sounds like it
would be a very worthwhile endeavour. You’re a busy
man, T.K! TeeKay. Te’Koa. Chuckling at your coffee
cup. Thank you for your consideration.
There are 3 books I think of on the topic of business
and life: From Good to Great (Jim Collins) and In
Search of Excellence (Peters and Waterman) plus
Think and Grow Rich (Napoleon Hill).
Have often recommended to many. Have given as
gifts to a few. Even some young ones starting out.
On my (ever growing) long list of reading suggested
by my son is Rich is a State of Mind by Gignac and
Townshend.
Would like to challenge “This video will CHANGE
your life” by Alan Watts. Despite its good music and
appealing look, I think it’s way off base . And actually
creates frustration. This makes me “itch.”
Don’t agree with its basic premise asked “What would
you do if money were no object?” Or the notion that
answers lie in painting, poetry, writing, out-of-doors
life, parasailing, rock climbing, etc. Suspect that the
answers were what people THOUGHT they would like
to do—not what they REALLY want to do. That their
life isn’t fulfilled otherwise. Or what others thought
on their behalf. (Rather than sidelines they could
perform in conjunction with work, IF so desired. )
Apart from sounding like a modern hippy approach.
The oft pictured/worded sentiment that office work
is a drudge. Crass. As though there’s nothing spiritual
in this. Sounds so much like the old tired adage I’ve
heard over the years that if it weren’t for money $$$
life would be just great for human beings.
There is actually a segment of society in Canada, the
U.S. and elsewhere that receives welfare money, now
going into the 3rd generation. It saps their drive,
motivation and initiative. These governments are
appealing to the weakest in human nature and last
figures show that we are now tipping over into 50%
single parent homes. At the behest of trying to
reduce poverty, they’ve created more poverty and
“money is no object” here.
Human beings aren’t meant to be idle.
The earning of money is a profound sacred process.
It can give us self-respect, independence, purpose…
To be continued….
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