Heo Paphitis owns stationery chain Ryman, underwear brand Boux Avenue and homeware retailer Robert Dyas. He is the former judge of Dragons’ Den, a popular BBC show for aspiring entrepreneurs, and the former chairman of Millwall FC.
For those who received test results this week, whether it is A-Level, GCSE or any other degree, I believe this is a roller coaster day.
But not getting the expected result does not mean fail Or the end-far from it. This means deciding where you want to go, looking at all the doors you can use right now, and choosing your favorite door. As I would tell young Theo, success There are various shapes and sizes, which will not be copied and sent on a conveyor belt.
Life It’s not a one-size-fits-all business, it’s personal. You are in control of the journey-it depends on the map you choose to follow.
The retail giant believes that those who are not classified as classic “academic” have different things to bring to the business negotiation table
/ According to PafitisIt is important to remember that success means different things to different people.
Is success related to where you work? Is it about a lot of academic qualifications?
Is it the size of the paypacket? Is happiness happiness, family or friends you make? These are questions that are difficult for anyone to answer, and everyone’s list is different.
Despite knocking on the door, the most important thing is to continue to learn in any way to get you to the next level-it doesn’t matter whether it is level A, B, X or Y or a completely different level.
You have chosen your path, and through hard work, the end result will be yours-blood, sweat, and tears (sometimes joy).
For employers, I want to say never cancel people who are not classified as “academic” or who have not met the expectations of the day: they will bring very different things.
Most of the entrepreneur I know that many people who have achieved great success behind them did not get the results they hoped for. It is okay to break the expectations of the academic model, because the world is your oyster in the end, and you only need to choose the sea you want to swim to find it.
