Top 10 Tips for Students Thinking About Their Future Careers

I was recently asked to speak at Career Day at a high school in Brooklyn. There were many people speaking about their careers in journalism, art, business, science careers and more. Here's what I told the students (in no particular order) attending the section I talked at: Education.
1. Spend your twenties in school (especially if you don't yet have the responsibilities of marriage, children, etc.)
2. Like what you do--be passionate about it.
3. Be creative and flexible in your life. If you don't like your job, think about how you can find a new one.
4. Take a risk--especially if you are young and don't have lots of debt. That means--travel, start a business, try many different jobs.
5. You can do more than one thing with your life. You can be a teacher and an artist.
6. Think about what your skills are--can you write? Are you a great researcher? Are you great with technology? Are you a people person?
7. The jobs that will be available to you when you graduate are not even invented now. How can you stay current?
8. Obtain 21st century skills in whatever you do--creativity, collaboration, critical thinking.
9. Be a go-getter. This may include writing letters or tweeting people you admire or you may want to meet.
10. Intern and volunteer NOW.