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This Mechanic Quit His Job to Go to Med School in His 40s

2019

Starting med school in your 40s is daunting, but it's never too late to chase your dreams. Carl Allamby made a midlife career change after 25 years as a mechanic. He decided to trade his socket wrench for a stethoscope and chase his dream of becoming a doctor. See more...

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Your Hidden Superpowers: How the Whole Truth of Failure Can Change Our Lives

Dr. Becca North rewrites the story we tell ourselves about failure. She puts forth a captivating vision of how shifting our view of failure would change how we lead our lives, yielding profound benefits for us as individuals and as a society.

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Becca North
2024
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What to Do if Your College Kid's Grades Are Slipping

The transition from high school to college is not always an easy one.

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Sherri Gordon
2021
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Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • At last, a book that shows you how to build—design—a life you can thrive in, at any age or stage Designers create worlds and solve problems using design thinking.

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Bill Burnett, Dave Evans
2016
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FindCenter Quotes ImageLearning any new skill involves relatively brief spurts of progress, each of which is followed by a slight decline to a plateau somewhat higher in most cases than that which preceded it . . . the upward spurts vary; the plateaus have their own dips and rises along the way. . . .

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George Leonard
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FindCenter Quotes ImageFailures are finger posts on the road to achievement.

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C. S. Lewis
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FindCenter Quotes ImageProgress means getting nearer to the place you want to be. And if you have taken a wrong turn, then to go forward does not get you any nearer.

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C. S. Lewis
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Are You Mentally Well Enough for College?

Last spring an 18-year-old college freshman who got straight A’s in high school—but was now failing several courses—came to my office on the campus where I work as a psychologist.

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Nicholas Joyce
2019
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On Failing Forward and Pivoting

Have you ever heard one of those horror stories about students who fail out of college because they did not do what they were supposed to do? Hi, yeah, I, unfortunately, have one of those horror stories to share.

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Liliana Flores
2020
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An Ordinary Age: Finding Your Way in a World That Expects Exceptional

In conversation with young adults and experts alike, journalist Rainesford Stauffer explores how the incessant pursuit of a “best life” has put extraordinary pressure on young adults today, across our personal and professional lives—and how ordinary, meaningful experiences may instead be the...

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Rainesford Stauffer
2024
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The Best Four Years of Your Life?

Dropping out helped me see the lies we were sold about the college experience.

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Rainesford Stauffer
2021
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