Jim Rogers on apprenticeship

I often explain to young people, I benefited from being an assistant.  I learned by watching others closely.  There is nothing like on-the-job training.  Many people coming into the job market think that they have done well for themselves if they manage to leapfrog an apprenticeship.  The wise course is to start by working for someone else, and to keep one’s eyes and ears open.

~ Jim Rogers, Street Smarts: Adventures on the Road and in the Markets