rejection
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The Gift in the Thorn
One day, a student asked me if Johnny would make the book, too. My response was, “Johnny will have his own chapter. I will call it, ‘Little Johnny’, and the first sentence will read, ‘His name really was Johnny, but he was not little. He was tall, athletic, and notorious for speaking before he thought.’” Continue reading
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The Motivating Power of Rejection
I had never been an all-A student or admitted into any kind of honor anything, so these were huge accomplishments for me. I must say, I credit the advisor who first rejected me for the motivation I needed to push myself to my academic best. Maybe I will send her a thank you note. Continue reading
Education, etc. 