You are in a great position to learn. BTDT (Companies too cheap to hire experience, and I'm pretty smart). I am also a high school dropout with a GED, so...che

You are in a great position to learn. BTDT (Companies too cheap to hire experience, and I'm pretty smart). I am also a high school dropout with a GED, so...cheap. In my case, I remained very humble, voraciously ate up all the literature I could, and got my company to send me to many seminars, conferences, and classes. I did a lot of traveling, and learned to be frugal (lots of cheap motels). I made a lot of mistakes, too. My company was fairly tolerant of that, because ...cheap, and I also had a lot of successes. "Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgment." You have a marvelous opportunity, here. Stay humble, learn like crazy, and don't be afraid to make sure that your managers know where you're at. Good luck!