Inspirational: From Illegal Immigrant to Brain Surgeon

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10 pointsdangoldin3 comments

"All along, I had much luck with mentors."

Seems like this is an intangible in the successes of many.

The obvious question to ask here is: how can I find one?

The same way you increase your "luck." You put yourself in situations where you just increase your odds. Go meet more people, interact more, build a network.

Compare it to rolling a die, it's only a 1/6 chance to roll a 6 but if you keep on rolling it you will increase your chances.

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