Problem: Article: The combination of your skin tone, natural hair color, and eye color will determine which colors tend to look good on you. This process can seem a little complicated, but once you’ve done it, finding clothes in the right colors will be much easier for the rest of your life. To find out your undertone, no matter what shade your skin is, turn your hand palm up and look at your wrist. If your veins look green or yellow, you are warm toned. If they look purple or blue, you are cool toned.  If you have cool undertones, you tend to look best in cool colors like blue, gray, and silver. If you have warm undertones, you tend to look best in earthy, warm colors like brown, gold, and dark green. Once you know your undertone, use your natural hair color to help determine whether you’re dark or light. This will help you further refine which colors look best with your undertone.   Dark-Cool: You have cool undertones and dark hair without reddish highlights. Try bright, vibrant jewel tones like turquoise or indigo. Avoid warm pastels, like peach and soft pink.  Light-Cool: You have cool undertones and blonde or light brown hair without reddish highlights. Try pale, cool colors like baby blue and lavender, and avoid saturated, earthy tones.  Warm-Dark: You have warm undertones and brown hair with reddish highlights or dark red hair. Try earthy, saturated colors like gold, olive, and rust. Skip the bright red shades.   Light-Warm: You have warm undertones and blonde hair with reddish highlights, bright red hair, or golden blonde hair. Try soft, pale colors like ivory and powdery pink. Skip harsh, saturated colors like deep black or navy. Nothing is more dramatic in style than wearing a dress that brings out your eyes. You can also match your dress to your eye color. For example, if you have deep blue eyes, you could make them stand out with a deep blue dress.  Green, blue, and hazel eyes look great when paired with lighter colored dresses. Dark, earthy shades tend to make brown and very dark eyes look nice. Black or darker shades of gray are another failsafe, and there’s a shade of white or off-white that flatters just about everyone. There’s even a shade of red for every skin tone.  All it takes is to match your undertone. For example, a warm red will suit a warm undertone, while a cool red will suit a cool undertone. If white looks too stark on you, try going a shade darker, like ivory. If black looks too harsh, try a dark gray instead. Shade (light/dark) and undertone (warm/cool) are not iron clad rules; plenty of people fall somewhere in between, and some colors can look good with unexpected shades and undertones. Bottom line: if you see a color you like, try it on. It just might look fabulous on you.  Spend some time trying on different dress shades in the fitting room and getting a feel for how certain hues look on you. Photograph of yourself in different colored dresses. Sometimes, it's easier to decide what looks good based off of a photograph than a reflection in a mirror. Consider getting other people's opinions, but remember to take them with a grain of salt. There's a difference between honest, helpful advice and hurtful bullying.
Summary: Consider your coloring. Determine your undertone. Determine whether you’re dark or light. Consider your eye color. Remember that some colors look good on most people. Try on new colors.

Problem: Article: You will need a high school diploma in order to get most skilled jobs. If you're in high school and you don't think it is helping you move toward your goal, remember that when you are a diesel mechanic you will be using a variety of skills learned in school, such as math and physics.  If you know you want to be a mechanic before entering high school, consider going to a technical high school in your area. The programs at these schools often give students who want to go into a trade a good head start in their careers.  If you do not have a high school diploma and are too old to go to high school, don't despair. You can take classes and get a high school equivalency degree at any age. Some high schools offer general shop classes that will allow you to get comfortable using tools and machinery. In some specialized technical schools, you may even be able to take auto mechanic, electrical, or machining classes. Even basic classes in science and math can help you in your goal of becoming a diesel mechanic. For example, science classes in physics and chemistry can help you understand how engines work. Even if your high school doesn't have a technical program, that doesn't mean you can't learn on your own. Many diesel mechanics start out working on smaller, simpler engines. Consider having an ongoing engine project at home that allows you to do some hands-on learning. Practice working on auto, motorcycle, or small machine engines, such as those in lawn mowers.  Understanding how these simpler and smaller engines work will help you work your way up towards being a diesel mechanic. Diesel mechanics need to have an understanding of electrical systems, in addition to engines. Get some practice with electrical systems as well if you can. Go to your local department of motor vehicles or their website and look up the requirements. In most cases you will need to be 18, have a valid regular driver's license, pass a written test, and take a driving test. This license is required when operating large vehicles. As a diesel mechanic, you will need to be able to drive vehicles that are in need of repair, have been repaired, and need to be tested and adjusted while being fixed.
Summary: Get a high school diploma. Take classes that will enhance your knowledge about engines. Get experience with a wide variety of engines. Obtain a commercial driver's license (CDL).

Problem: Article: Find out as much as you can about your family history. Look through old photo albums, and ask your family members what they know. Ask for the names of grandparents, great-grandparents, and other relatives, as far back as they can remember. Determine the names, locations, and timelines of the ancestors you want to know about.  Make sure to get the exact spelling. Learn about any spelling changes that may have taken place over the years. Perhaps your ancestors changed their names when they moved to a new country or community. Family members can be the simplest way to the past. Do not assume that your parents, grandparents, and other relatives have already told you everything that they know. Older relatives may remember further back. Find out whether your family has done any genealogy research before. Look for any existing (online or physical) documents that tell about your family. Also, look for pictures that can give you a sense of what life was like back when the photo was taken. Look for family trees, records, and research projects that might give you a solid starting point. Start with yourself, and map out everything that you know about your family history. Trace the chain of ancestry backward through your parents, your grandparents, your great-grandparents, and beyond. Add birthdays, death dates, marriages, locations, and any other relevant information. Branch into the past from you to your mother and father, then their parents, and then their grandparents By the time you list your great-grandparents, you already have 15 people on your "tree". To start your quest, find out as much as you can about those 15 people. Try running a simple web search.  Find out when and where these ancestors were born. Note when these people married, and how many children they had. Figure out when and where these people died.
Summary:
Ask questions. Build on prior research. Make a family tree to organize what you know. Make a simple "direct route" list first.