In a completely rational society, the best of us would aspire to be teachers and the rest of us would have to settle for something less, because passing civilization along from one generation to the next ought to be the highest honor and the highest responsibility anyone could have.
Apply yourself. Get all the education you can, but then, by God, do something. Don't just stand there, make it happen.
If I had to sum up in a word what makes a good manager, I'd say decisiveness. You can use the fanciest computers to gather the numbers, but in the end you have to set a timetable and act.
In a completely rational society, the best of us would be teachers and the rest of us would have to settle for something else.