Image via Unsplash When I was young, everyone always told me: "Stay in school, work hard, be the top student, go to university, and get a good job." It stuck in my mind. But when I completed my university education, I realized things were different. It was discouraging to do all these things and still end up doing odd jobs. I realized there is more to life than what the education system teaches. Here are six important life lessons I was never taught at school. Read Also: Why Hitting your Goals Won’t Make you Happier 1. Failure is Good In the traditional educational paradigm, failure is often viewed as something to be avoided at all costs. We are conditioned to strive for perfection, to achieve top grades, and to excel in every endeavor. However, this mindset fails to account for the valuable lessons that failure can teach us. In entrepreneurship, failure is not only accepted but embraced as a crucial part of the learning process. Every setback is an opportunity to ga