“I came out of my professional athlete career with a 450 credit score, no money in the bank to show for it, but I had an Ivy League degree. So I put that Dartmouth degree to good use and got a job on Wall Street. I hated it but used the time to make connections and become financially literate.” UseShowsJobsUsedCareersStreetsWallDegreesConnectionsAthleteCreditHatedLeagueScoreNo MoneyIvyProfessional AthleteIvy LeagueDartmouthCredit Scores Author:Brian J. White
“The young man [Turgot] destined for an ecclesiastical career was placed within walls carefully designed to keep out all currents of new thought; his studies, his reading, his professors, his associates, all were combined to keep from him any results of observation or reflection save those prescribed: probably, of all means for stifling healthy and helpful thought, a theological seminary, as then conducted whether Catholic or Protestant, Jewish or Mohammedan, was the most perfect.” MenMeanYoungReadingPerfectResultsCareersStudyWallHealthyReflectionCatholicCurrentsObservationYoung ManHelpfulProfessorsAssociatesDestinedNew ThoughtTheologicalProtestantsStiflingSeminary Author:Andrew Dickson White
“If something isn't working out in one aspect of my career, it's not any big neurotic, crazy phase for me, it's just something that I accept, and that's okay. I'm not going to keep banging my head against the wall.” IfsBigsAcceptingCareersCrazyWallAspectOkayWork OutPhasesNeuroticBanging Author:Irene Cara
“The word ‘philanthropy’ brings up an image of somebody who’s had an illustrious career, has retired and is giving to highly established institutions that may or may not have ivy growing up their walls. I personally have felt the need to give philanthropy a reboot.” NeedsGivingMayFeltCareersGrowing UpGrowingWallInstitutionsPhilanthropyRetiredIvy Author:Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen
“Years ago, as I was beginning my professional career on Wall Street, I volunteered as a Big Brother in New York City.” YearsBigsCitiesCareersStreetsNew YorkBrotherWallYears AgoNew York CityProfessional Career Author:Gerald Chertavian
“Be persistent. Establishing yourself in this field could easily take years. Rarely will any composer get that one "big break." More often, success is built on hundreds - or thousands - of very small breaks. When I decided that I was definitely going to pursue a career as a film composer, I decided I was going to beat my head against that particular wall until something broke.” YearsBigsFilmCareersBreakFieldsParticularWallBeatsBuiltDecidedPursueBrokeComposerPersistentFilm Composers Author:John Keltonic
“If I worked 8 months on a deal and it didn't go through - I'd punch a wall, get depressed and change careers.” IfsDealsCareersWallMonths Author:Luis D. Ortiz