第19部分(第2/7 頁)

t　for　those　of　you　who　might　be　on　the　fence　when　it　es　to　the　idea　of　working　to　learn　something　new；　I　offer　this　word　of　encouragement：　Life　is　much　like　going　to　the　gym。　The　most　painful　part　is　deciding　to　go。 Once　you　get　past　that；　it's　easy。　There　have　been　many　days　I　have　dreaded　going　to　the　gym；　but　once　I　am　there　and　in　motion；　it　is　a　pleasure。　After　the　workout　is　over；　I　am　always　glad　I　talked　myself　into　going。

If　you　are　unwilling　to　work　to　learn　something　new　and　insist　on；　instead；　being　highly　specialized　within　your　field；　make　sure　the　pany　you　work　for　is　unionized。　Labor　unions　are　designed　to　protect　specialists。

My　educated　dad；　after　falling　from　grace　with　the　governor；　became　the　head　of　the　teachers　union　in　Hawaii。　He　told　me　that　it　was　the　hardest　job　he　ever　held。　My　rich　dad；　on　the　other　hand；　spent　his　life　doing　his　best　to　keep　his　panies　from　being　unionized。　He　was　successful。　Although　the　unions　came　close；　rich　dad　was　always　able　to　fight　them　off。

Personally；　I　take　no　sides　because　I　can　see　the　need　for　and　the　benefits　of　both　sides。　If　you　do　as　school　remends；　bee　highly　specialized；　then　seek　union　protection。　For　example；　had　I　continued　on　with　my　flying　career；　I　would　have　sought　a　pany　that　had　a　strong　pilots　union。　Why？　Because　my　life　would　be　dedicated　to　learn　a　skill　that　was　valuable　in　only　one　industry。　If　I　were　pushed　out　of　that　industry；　my　life's　skills　would　not　be　as　valuable　to　another　industry。　A　displaced　senior　pilot…with　100；000　hours　of　heavy　airline　transport　time；　earning　150；000　a　year…would　have　a　hard　time　finding　an　equivalent　high…paying　job　in　school　teaching。　The　skills　do　not　necessarily　transfer　from　industry　to　industry；　because　the　skills　the　pilots　are