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for ourselves — imagining what
could go wrong or inventing reasons we’re incapable of accomplishing a particular goal — sometimes forgetting that the path to
success may be simpler, or less
linear, than we realize.
Many successful people in a
range of professions advanced
their careers and found fulfillment
in creative, unorthodox ways.
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METRIC
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In a world that changing
really quickly, the only
strategy that is guaranteed
to fail is not taking risks.”
They knew they had what it took,
and didn’t give naysayers (including the ones inside their own
heads) the opportunity to
tell them otherwise.
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HERE ARE SIX INSPIRING SUCCESS STORIES FROM PEOPLE WHO MADE THEIR OWN LUCK: