Ten Things I Wish I'd Known-Before I Went Out Into the Real World
Chapter One
First and Foremost:
Pinpoint Your Passion
Be honest with yourself about it. really think about what you're
interested in. What you enjoy, what captures your imagination and
gets your brain going. What YOU want to do-not what you believe your
parents or your teachers or society or your four brothers think you
should do.
When I graduated back in 1977, all I wanted to do was anchor a
network TV show. Everyone thought I was nuts. My parents' friends
told me to get a grip on myself and go to law school until I could
figure out what I really wanted to do. Others suggested I should
catch the wave that was surely going to wash up on Wall Street. My
girlfriends all wanted to go to the big city, get an apartment
together, and have a blast. Still other people told me to get out of
denial, stop fighting the family tradition, and go into politics.
All legitimate goals, but they weren't mine.
I wanted to make a difference in people's lives, but not through the
law or business or politics or public service. I wanted to tell the
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