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Mike Rowe
Mike Rowe
American Celebrity
Born: Mar 18, 1962
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There is a lot of stuff we can't control, but it is completely in our power to decide what the definition of what a good job is. That's up to us. Mike Rowe
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In a very general way, our society has fallen out of love with the skilled trades. Part of the problem is a myriad of myths and misperceptions that surround the jobs themselves, but the biggest cause is our stubborn belief that a four-year degree is the best path for the most people. Mike Rowe
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Stop looking for the 'right' career, and start looking for a job. Any job. Forget about what you like. Focus on what's available. Get yourself hired. Show up early. Stay late. Volunteer for the scut work. Become indispensable. You can always quit later, and be no worse off than you are today. Mike Rowe
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Good jobs look a lot like kids playing and adults working. Mike Rowe
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The one thing that TV is bad at doing is preaching. There are two extremes, you either turn the people into a punchline or turn them into hero, and both of those things suck, because most people are neither in real life. Mike Rowe
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I wouldn't wish any specific thing for any specific person - it's none of my business. But the idea that a four-year degree is the only path to worthwhile knowledge is insane. It's insane. Mike Rowe
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Boredom is a choice. Like tardiness. Or interrupting. Mike Rowe
Boredom Like Tardiness Choice Interrupting
There's a belief... in the country that we can cure unemployment by creating opportunity. The skills gap proves that opportunity along is not enough to get people employed. Mike Rowe
People Opportunity Country Enough Along Employed Proves Cure Unemployment Get Creating Skills Gap Belief
At the risk of being glib, I would say if you really want to make America great again, you have to make work cool again. Mike Rowe
Work Great You Say Would Risk Make America Being Want Again Really Cool
One of the things that continually surprised people with the kind of shows I do, is that we try and find people who aren't doing jobs that are traditionally aspirational but who have nevertheless prospered and found real contentment doing it. Mike Rowe
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If you're trying to raise a son, it gives you a chance to say things like, 'Chop your own wood; it will warm you twice.' Mike Rowe
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Meaningful work is very different than drudgery. Mike Rowe
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'Bloody do-gooders' is my expression for people who are nicer than me, who are better than me. Mike Rowe
Me People Better Bloody Than Who Nicer Expression
Most of the things I do brand wise are both missionary and mercenary in their position, and that's really important to me; that's one of the first things I look at when I say, 'does it make sense to do a deal?' Mike Rowe
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The thing that makes 'Dirty Jobs' different is that it's one of the few shows that portrays work in a way that doesn't highlight the drudgery. Instead, it highlights the humor. Mike Rowe
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For me, what's the old expression, 'Comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable,' that's really what religion is good at when it is done right. And the truth is, so is television. Mike Rowe
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We don't need American Idols. We need American icons. Icons of work. Mike Rowe
Work Idols American Icons Need
We need to tell better stories of men and women who master a trade. We have to stop telling kids to blindly follow their passion and show them the opportunities that exist. That was the big, overarching message of 'Dirty Jobs.' Mike Rowe
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I'm fascinated by the skills gap. Mike Rowe
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