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And if you're enjoying this, please consider supporting with a modest donation. How to Make Your Own Luck "All creators need to be able to live in the shade of the big questions long enough for truly revolutionary ideas and insights to emerge. " “You are what you settle for,” Janis Joplin admonished in her final interview. In the introduction, Glei affirms the idea that, in the age of make-your-own-success and build-your-own-education, the onus and thrill of finding fulfilling work falls squarely on us, not on the "system": If the twentieth-century career was a ladder that we climbed from one predictable rung to the next, the twenty-first-century career is more like a broad rock face that we are all free-climbing.
“Avoid socks. And Then I Met A Teacher. He met a teacher, and it changed everything. Jim Wengo was fresh out of high school when he started working at the local butcher shop. But his high school agriculture teacher, John Krivokapish, had other plans for him. When he heard of an area college work study program for those who could score well on a civil service exam, Mr. Krivokapish walked into the butcher store and told Jim’s boss he needed to borrow him for a couple of hours. Removing the blood stained apron, Jim followed his teacher to the local college where he took an exam on the spot. He kept working as a butcher while he finished his degree. Dennis Queen had a difficult relationship with his father. After a four year tour of duty, Dennis returned home. These are both true stories told to me by men who have personally inspired me by their examples.
Four years ago, we started a program at my school called Mentor 180. She met a teacher and a mentor, and it changed everything. Starfish - Inspiration for all teachers.
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