I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. Twenty six times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I have failed over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.
- Unknown
I ran into a friend of mine a few weeks back. The last time we had talked, he was still finishing up his PhD program in Political Science. As he explained, since our last discussion, he had grown tired of academic life. He put his doctorate on hold and wanted to get some real work experience. The tricky part was finding a related job in his field. Teaching jobs were hard to come by and the current recession definitely didn’t make things easier. Read more »