Mick: 25? I was a planner. I already had my life planned out at 25.
Kate: What and the plan actually worked? Lots of 25 year olds have plans, but usually those plans are destroyed by 26 and you’re devastated by 27, right?
Mick: Nah, I pretty much had it figured out. I wanted to be a pilot with United Airlines. By 25 I was working as a pilot with United Airlines. Had a great career with them and I still fly. Course, now I fly private corporate jets. You’d be amazed how much money these people have by the way.
Kate: Wow. You're... the only one who has said that.
Mick: I will say this — things are different now. You can’t just do that anymore. I’ve got three kids and I’m always telling them: Your generation needs to be proactive.
You seen that movie “Shift Happens”?
Kate: What and the plan actually worked? Lots of 25 year olds have plans, but usually those plans are destroyed by 26 and you’re devastated by 27, right?
Mick: Nah, I pretty much had it figured out. I wanted to be a pilot with United Airlines. By 25 I was working as a pilot with United Airlines. Had a great career with them and I still fly. Course, now I fly private corporate jets. You’d be amazed how much money these people have by the way.
Kate: Wow. You're... the only one who has said that.
Mick: I will say this — things are different now. You can’t just do that anymore. I’ve got three kids and I’m always telling them: Your generation needs to be proactive.
You seen that movie “Shift Happens”?
It’s incredible how fast the pace of change is now. And how much competition you have — from all over the world. There's no security anymore. There's no set career path anymore.
I tell my kids: Everything you do is just a learning experience. You’re going to have to by dynamic your whole life. You’re going to have to keep growing your whole life. So focus less on one skill and more on keeping your mind open to always be learning, learning, learning.
I tell my kids: Everything you do is just a learning experience. You’re going to have to by dynamic your whole life. You’re going to have to keep growing your whole life. So focus less on one skill and more on keeping your mind open to always be learning, learning, learning.