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The One Percent Civilization: Why You Don’t Have to Be a Genius to Change the World
A while back, I wrote about the daughter of a friend who reached an extraordinary milestone in her musical education. It was a story about talent, hard work, risk and the terrifying decision to pursue something difficult when there is … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Einstein, career, civilization, education, entrepreneur, excellence, fame, Gerry Spence, lawyer, Marie Curie, motivation, music, Nobel Prize, quarterback, red carpet, rockstar, STEM, success, Taylor Swift
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The Beautiful Risk of Chasing a Difficult Dream
Sometimes the “rockstar” jobs pay surprisingly little. Not the literal rockstars, mind you. The ones who make it to stadium tours on private jets usually do just fine. I mean the professions that people grow up romanticizing. The careers where … Continue reading
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Tagged art, career, education, excellence, fame, motivation, music, success
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