𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗗𝗢𝗪𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗘 Y𝗼𝘂𝗿 D𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀, 𝗨𝗣𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗘 Y𝗼𝘂𝗿 R𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆!

When I took the GMAT test my score was 2 points lower

then what I needed to get into my preferred MBA program.

I spent 5 months studying for the test, paid a few hundred

dollars to take it, and I blew it.

I knew I could get into plenty of good schools, just not the

one I really wanted.

When I applied for my first executive role I didn't get it.

I didn't get the second one either.

I could have stopped trying. I had offers lined up from great

companies, but for less senior roles.

Many times in my career I had to decide whether to keep

chasing my dreams, or settle for less.

This is the mindset I follow:

𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗗𝗢𝗪𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗘 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀, 𝗨𝗣𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗘 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆.

I took the GMAT test again even though it meant I had to wait

another year to apply.

I kept applying for executive roles, I learned how to position

myself and eventually got the role I wanted.

Your dreams are worth fighting for - if at first, you don't

succeed, dust yourself off and try again.