Wednesday, April 21, 2010 Misc
"There are many things in life that will catch your eye, but only a few will catch your heart. Pursue those."
— Michael Nolan

Best Career Advice: Take Poetry

Best Career Advice: Take Poetry
"That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard...No one will care if you ever studied American poetry when you get a job." said James Martin's faculty advisor at Wharton School of Business. "Fortunately, I didn't take his advice," Martin announces with a smile, "And it's one of the few courses I remember very well from school." James Martin, Jesuit Priest and author of 'The Jesuit Guide to Almost Everything', recounts that the best career advice he ever received came as a question: What would you do if you could do anything? Since then, Martin stopped "shoulding" and started pursuing what he loved. After all, those who do well do what they love.

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