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As a postbacc student, I cannot help myself regretting what I have done in the past. I compare myself to other people. One minute I feel like I can achieve my goal and all pumped up. Next minute, I feel so discouraged and so afraid of failing to achieve ultimate goal. I'm sure that every postbacc students might go through or have gone through these moments. I know that all these success stories of postbacc students help us to keep going and gain confidence. But I thought this might help too. Here's the biography of Abraham Lincoln (the most famous president in US history).
1816: His family was forced out of their home. He had to work to support them.
1818: His mother died.
1831: Failed in business.
1832: Ran for state legislature - lost.
1832: Also lost his job - wanted to go to law school but couldn뭪 get in.
1833: Borrowed some money from a friend to begin a business and by the end of the year he was bankrupt. He spent the next 17 years of his life paying off this debt.
1834: Ran for state legislature again - won.
1835: Was engaged to be married, sweetheart died and his heart was broken.
1836: Had a total nervous breakdown and was in bed for six months.
1838: Sought to become speaker of the state legislature - defeated.
1840: Sought to become elector - defeated.
1843: Ran for Congress - lost.
1846: Ran for Congress again - this time he won - went to Washington and did a good job.
1848: Ran for re-election to Congress - lost.
1849 Sought the job of land officer in his home state - rejected.
1854: Ran for Senate of the United States - lost.
1856: Sought the Vice-Presidential nomination at his party뭩 national convention - got less than 100 votes.
1858: Ran for U.S. Senate again - again he lost.
1860: Elected president of the United States.
Everytime I read his story, I get to think more positively. No matter what your dream is (doctor, dentist, pharmacist, etc), we should not give up on it. Just like Licoln did not.
As a postbacc student, I cannot help myself regretting what I have done in the past. I compare myself to other people. One minute I feel like I can achieve my goal and all pumped up. Next minute, I feel so discouraged and so afraid of failing to achieve ultimate goal. I'm sure that every postbacc students might go through or have gone through these moments. I know that all these success stories of postbacc students help us to keep going and gain confidence. But I thought this might help too. Here's the biography of Abraham Lincoln (the most famous president in US history).
1816: His family was forced out of their home. He had to work to support them.
1818: His mother died.
1831: Failed in business.
1832: Ran for state legislature - lost.
1832: Also lost his job - wanted to go to law school but couldn뭪 get in.
1833: Borrowed some money from a friend to begin a business and by the end of the year he was bankrupt. He spent the next 17 years of his life paying off this debt.
1834: Ran for state legislature again - won.
1835: Was engaged to be married, sweetheart died and his heart was broken.
1836: Had a total nervous breakdown and was in bed for six months.
1838: Sought to become speaker of the state legislature - defeated.
1840: Sought to become elector - defeated.
1843: Ran for Congress - lost.
1846: Ran for Congress again - this time he won - went to Washington and did a good job.
1848: Ran for re-election to Congress - lost.
1849 Sought the job of land officer in his home state - rejected.
1854: Ran for Senate of the United States - lost.
1856: Sought the Vice-Presidential nomination at his party뭩 national convention - got less than 100 votes.
1858: Ran for U.S. Senate again - again he lost.
1860: Elected president of the United States.
Everytime I read his story, I get to think more positively. No matter what your dream is (doctor, dentist, pharmacist, etc), we should not give up on it. Just like Licoln did not.
