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This showed not a small bit of courage on the part of my electors because while I was captain of a sport and did okay in my classes, my friends nicknamed me "homeless" because I wore the same blue sweatsuit around for the better part of my last two years on campusI have the chance to pay it back--or pay it forward, I suppose--in speaking to the next circle of initiates What would I tell today's college students and graduates about leadership? Well, for starters, the way you dress...
A few years later, as a reporter, I saw a job posting for a gig in Europe I desperately wanted the job, even though I was underqualified I mentioned this to my editor He said I should tell the overseas editor I found this almost laughable But I took his advice, spoke to that editor about it, and wound up not getting the Europe job, but a completely different columnist position that became one of the best learning experiences of my life Later, in a different capacity, he did hire me to work in...