Do You Need a College Degree to Be Successful?Entrepreneur and author Brian Tracy barely graduated high school, let alone college.

ByBrian Tracy

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In this video, Entrepreneur Network partner Brian Tracy discusses whether it makes sense to pay rising college costs for a degree.

The most important question to ask yourself is this: Do I actuallyneedthe degree to pursue the career I want? You can't be a doctor without going to medical school or a lawyer without going to law school, but youcanbe a journalist without going to journalism school -- and you can certainly become a successful entrepreneur without going to business school. Need proof? Look at Brian Tracy himself, who never got a college degree.

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Chairman and CEO of Brian Tracy International, Speaker and Author

Brian Tracy董事长兼首席执行官Brian Tracy International. He is the leading coach on the topics of leadership, self-esteem, goals and success psychology. Learn more atBrianTracy.com

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