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  <title><![CDATA[What I Wish I Knew When I Was Twenty]]></title>
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  <default-description>&lt;p&gt; Major life transitions such as leaving the protected environment of school or starting a new career can be daunting. It is scary to face a wall of choices, knowing that no one is going to tell us whether or not we are making the right decision. There is no clearly delineated path or recipe for success. Even figuring out how and where to start can be a challenge. That is, until now. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; As executive director of the Stanford Technology Ventures Program, Tina Seelig guides her students as they make the difficult transition from the academic environment to the professional world, providing tangible skills and insights that will last a lifetime. Seelig is an entrepreneur, neuroscientist, and popular teacher, and in &lt;i&gt;What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20&lt;/i&gt; she shares with us what she offers her students&#8212;provocative stories, inspiring advice, and a big dose of humility and humor. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; These pages are filled with fascinating examples, from the classroom to the boardroom, of individuals defying expectations, challenging assumptions, and achieving amazing success. Seelig throws out the old rules and provides a new model for reaching our highest potential. We discover how to have a healthy disregard for the impossible, how to recover from failure, and how most problems are remarkable opportunities in disguise. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;i&gt;What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20&lt;/i&gt; is a much-needed book for everyone looking to make their mark on the world. &lt;/p&gt;</default-description>
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  <read_at>Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The title of this book doesn't quite do it justice ... it is more about opening yourself to seeing and addressing problems creatively and taking initiative in your life.  It has quite a few nuggets, including some activities from Stanford that sound quite entertaining (anyone ever right a failure re...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54289712">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Short, but very readable and engaging. Fits in neatly with many things I've worked my way through, and offers that feeling of 'oh, yay, I'm not the only one,' with the added bonus of it coming from a very successful and admired woman.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Excellent anecdotes. Some of the advice is kinda contradictory (you should quit early...but if you stick in there, maybe you can fix it) and the message is always kinda the same (take opportunities! blah!), but I was inspired nonetheless.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I picked up this book because I really enjoy the Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders seminar series (available as a podcast) that Tina leads at Stanford. She discussed this book in:<br/><br/><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://ecorner.stanford.edu/authorMaterialInfo.html?mid=1549" title="http://ecorner.stanford.edu/authorMaterialInfo.html?mid=1549">http://ecorner.stanford.edu/authorMateri...</a><br/><br/>If you can't read the book, then certainly check out that...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57599246">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I saw this Stanford professor speak at an alumnni event last week and she was extremely inspirational. Highly recommend her book.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Pretty good book that provides some insights. Mostly focused on the presentations and biographies of people in the Stanford Entrepreneurial Thought Leader. Better off listening to the free podcast of the series.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue May 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Mind-blowing, inspiring, life-changing.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Tina Seelig is a highly creative thinker.  I wish I read this book when I was 20.  Still happy to read it now. ]]></body>
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