| Edition |
First Edition. |
| Description |
x, 278 pages ; 20 cm |
| Contents |
"The people I admire most hadn't really followed a particular path" / Anderson Cooper -- "Your degree is just a stepping stone" / Eva Longoria -- "It's not wrong to be afraid" / John Legend -- "If I hadn't bombed out on the LSAT exam, I would never have redirected my life to come up with Spanx" / Sara Blakely -- "When you are good at something, the money always follows" / Blake Mycoskie -- "What's better than blowing money on your dream?" / Jennifer Meyer -- "The path less traveled always makes for a more interesting journey" / Bear Grylls -- "It may take three or four jobs to discover your true career path" / Lauren Bush Lauren -- "It's important to find one person who believes in you" / Brad Wollack -- "Rejection is God's protection" / Jillian Michaels -- "When I got my first job, I felt like a success for getting that job, and every job I've had since..." / Andy Cohen -- "Get past the excuses, news, unemployment rate, and statistics" / Nicole Williams -- "You need discipline if you want something in life, and then you need a plan to get it" / Armin van Buuren -- "I consider myself mildly successful because I have been able to continue doing the things I love..." / Meghan McCain -- "You are in the wrong room if you are the smartest person in the room" / Jared Eng -- "Leave things better than you found them" / Laysha Ward -- "Go after it and never look back" / Darren Hardy -- "Pursue what you want and not what your parents want you to do" / Alli Webb -- "There is a time and a place to choose money over a learning environment, but you do that when the margin is very big, and that doesn't happen right out of school" / Adam Braun -- "Work hard, be lucky, be awake, and never think you are too good to do X, Y, and Z" / Maria Shriver -- "The real world can be hard at times, but I don't think people are willing to sacrifice enough..." / Matt Barkley -- "If you can't handle failure or being wrong, you will never succeed" / Cristina Carlino -- "Start a movement, not a trend" / Mike Swift -- "It's important to pay attention to things that make you happy. Your quality of life depends on your attitude toward the things that happen to you" / Serena Williams -- "The most important thing for all of us is not money. It is feeling productive" / Arnold Schwarzenegger -- "You won't love every job you have over the years, and you're not supposed to" / Gayle King -- "You don't become an entrepreneur if you don't appreciate a challenge" / Candace Nelson -- "Once you graduate, financial independence is your obligation" / Ron Bergum -- "Understanding why things succeed and fail is the best sort of learning you can do" / Ben Kaufman -- Dealing with college loan debt : "Be realistic : vacation of spring break, a cell phone and cable TV are luxuries, not necessities" / Joe Kakaty -- When moving home meets mixed emotions / Dr. Dan Siegel -- Learning the ropes -- Now what. |
| Summary |
"Drawing on the stories and real-life experiences of contributors such as Anderson Cooper, Eva Longoria, Blake Mycoskie of TOMS shoes, Lauren Bush Lauren, Andy Cohen, Meghan McCain, Gayle King, and more, the author has written the must-have guide for recent and soon-to-be graduates as they prepare to seek success and filfillment in their, work, relationships, and lives."--Flyleaf. |
| Local Note |
AVONNFIC |
| Subject |
College graduates -- Vocational guidance.
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College graduates -- Employment.
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College graduates -- Life skills guides.
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Vocational guidance.
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Life skills.
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| ISBN |
9780385347204 |
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0385347200 |
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