What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20: A Crash Course on Making Your Place in the World

by Tina Seelig

Second, most people approach problems as though they can’t be solved and, therefore, don’t see the creative solutions sitting right in front of them.

The key to success is the ability to extract the lessons out of every experience and to move on with that new knowledge.

There will always be uncertainty at each turn, but when you are armed with the confidence that comes from seeing how others have coped with similar ambiguities, the stress in your life will morph into excitement, and the challenges you face will become opportunities.

“If I had an hour to solve a problem and my life depended on the solution, I would spend the first fifty-five minutes determining the proper question to ask, for once I know the proper question, I could solve the problem in less than five minutes.”

Most events in your life snap into focus when looked at in retrospect. When you look back on your career path the story makes perfect sense.