"I believe energy begets energy, positivity begets positivity. Small wins really lead to other things." - Rey Faustino, One Degree

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"The beauty of entertainment is that you’re helping people have fun during their day." - Sheila Marikar, ABCNews.com

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"One of the important messages Harvard imparted on all of its graduates was that you should focus on tri-sector competence.” - Yiaway Yeh, Palo Alto mayor

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"If you make a line from the Oval Office to people's offices in the West Wing, and you measure that distance, there is definitely a correlation with IQ." - Jonathan Swanson, former White House staffer

The post How this White House intern landed a job in the West Wing as Deputy Associate Director of the National Economic Council, and then founded a venture-backed company worth millions appeared first on Hack Your Wealth.

"People don’t tell you how much the world is slanted toward 'no.' The number of times we heard 'no' when building Teach For China was huge." - Rachel Wasser, co-founder of Teach For China

The post How a recent college grad started with nothing but a vision, and in 4 years built one of the most prominent education NGOs in China (and convinced Teach For America’s founder to join her board) appeared first on Hack Your Wealth.

"This is the most creative job I’ve had since graduating college, and it's definitely where my energy comes from." - Vijay Brihmadesam, co-founder of Tava Indian Kitchen

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