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Seattle, WA 12:21 PM Last night, as I stared at the TV in disbelief at what had just happened in the Dallas – Seattle playoff game, I was transported back to a boy, when Joe Montana threw a game ending, season ending, NFC Championship winning touchdown to Dwight Clark. As soon as Everson Walls’ outstretched hand was not enough and that game was over, I ran upstairs to my room, shut the door, and balled my eyes out. Last night, at a sports bar with a fellow Cowboy fan who is as die hard as me, there was silence. Dallas had driven down for the winning score. A replay caused a fourth...
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Rochester, NY It’s been an interesting few days as I’ve spent time learning what it is like to work in a college career services office. In the future, I could see myself working on a college campus. All of the experiences I’ve had on the road would be a perfect fit for a career services job. You get to build relationships with young people and have an impact on their lives. As I sat in these meetings, I also learned that it will have to wait. I still have too much drive for the book and for passing on all of the advice I’ve been given. The book and talks are what...
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The days keep churning and here we are in 2007. It is always strange when the year changes, but I’m looking forward to this one with an incredible amount of anticipation. I see a lot of the things I’ve been working on taking shape and coming to fruition. And it is energizing. After watching The Pursuit of Happyness a couple of days ago, the power of passion, persistence, and determination will propel us to do amazing things. Chris Gardner’s (Will Smith) story is powerful and it shows that if this man can overcome, battle, and fight to make his vision become reality, we can...
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