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Persistence can open unexpected doors

Persistence can open unexpected doors

From the course: Success Stories with Dave Crenshaw

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Persistence can open unexpected doors

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- [Narrator] John Strelecky received unexpected advice from a neighbor that changed the course of his life. His persistence opened doors to opportunities he might have otherwise missed. - [John] There was a horrible job market at that time. I mean, unemployment was very high and so I got a job working at an office as an accounting clerk. It was a job that I hated, and so I was there for about a year, and then eventually I was like, all right, so there's got to be a next step. And I got a random piece of advice from a former neighbor of my parents, and I was visiting my parents, I was shooting hoops in the driveway, and he came out and saw me and we were shooting hoops together. And he said, so what are you going to do? I heard what happened. I said, I don't know, I just have no idea. And he said, I think you should go get your MBA. And honestly, I was a good student, but I just didn't love school. And so the idea of going to more schooling just didn't really resonate with me. And then…

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