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Stephanie Tilenius

Today, Stephanie Tilenius is the Senior Vice President at eBay North America and Global Product, a highly visible role in an Internet powerhouse recognized worldwide. But the path Stephanie has taken to get there has been anything but obvious. After graduating from... View Details

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Scott Spencer

In my pocket, I carry a Gratitude Rock. When I pick it up in the morning, it reminds me to be grateful for all of the opportunities I've been given, for the love and health of my family, and of the promise that someday I might have a really positive impact on this... View Details

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Seth Shapiro

I am always rushing. As a native New Yorker, I am pretty good at it. I can cross a street faster than most, beeline my way through a jam-packed subway, and nimbly squeeze into a closing elevator. And I never miss a train. But I was en route to the 2013 Boston Marathon... View Details

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Sara Roedner

Throughout college, Sara Roedner spent her summers working at Steiner Sports Marketing, where she saw, "the power of sports to motivate people." Companies came to Steiner asking for athletes who could serve as spokespersons or make motivational speeches.... View Details

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Sabina Robinov

My mother passed away when I was nine. As the oldest child, I spent my childhood taking care of my three young siblings while my dad worked tirelessly to provide for us. At an early age, my priorities became clear. I quickly learned to put my feelings aside and focus... View Details

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Sandy Ottensmann

My greatest discovery as a scientist began with a mistake. Months in the lab had proved futile, and I had just lost another day's work because of a careless mistake: I used the wrong stopper to seal the flask. Overnight, the internal pressure shot the stopper clear... View Details

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Sheharyar Malik

You're 15 years old and have skipped school to appear on the witness stand. All eyes are on you when the judge asks, "Did you ever love your father?" That moment was the abiding image of my childhood, as it marked the final stage of a legal battle that had... View Details

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Sylvia Ko

“Good luck! Have fun!” I gleefully exclaim. My friends and I drop into the arena. My pulse picks up. My jaw tightens in determination. I buy a shield and three health potions before racing to a strategic position. When I log in, I enter a more connected, equitable... View Details

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Shirley Cardona

I'm glad I sweat the small stuff. My mother, a Colombian immigrant, juggled several low-paying jobs to provide for the two of us. As a child, I split most of my waking hours between school and a sitter's home. Every two weeks, on my mother's day off, we'd catch up on... View Details

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Ruby Tamberino

When I was nine, my father abandoned our family, leaving my mother to reenter the workforce and support two children on her own. In the years that followed, my brother and I would overhear adults in hushed voices lament our “growing up too fast.” But for my part, I... View Details

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Rosita Najmi

"Behold the candle, how it gives light. It weeps its life away drop by drop in order to give forth its flame..." – ‘Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings of the Bahá'í Faith My earliest memories are of my family, which together with my faith have been my greatest source of... View Details

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Ryan Kauppila

"When you laugh, everyone laughs with you. Cry, and cry alone. So you best put a grin on that face right now!" No matter the circumstance or tragedy, those were my grandma's words of 'comfort'. The youngest of 17 children and mother to 13 more, she endured... View Details

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Rejji Hayes

I want to do great things in my lifetime. I am not exactly sure how to define the word "great" at the moment, but I guess that is one of life's most intriguing challenges. Does it mean making profound contributions to society? Does it mean earning a lot of... View Details

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Rob Casper

As a Marine captain with experience in the Middle East, East Asia, and Afghanistan, Rob Casper has learned to learn from mistakes. “When I went into the Philippines, I had what I thought was a brilliant plan for teaching patrol skills to a platoon of Philippine... View Details

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Rafiq Ahmed

I have always struggled to answer when people ask me about my family’s heritage. Since my parents and grandparents spent their lives across several countries – Myanmar, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and India – before immigrating to America, I have never felt connected to a... View Details

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Preethi Krishnaswamy

The pencil rapped lightly on my head, a not-so-subtle reminder from dad that I had the wrong answer to the math problem at hand. Thoroughly annoyed, I scrunched my eyes and thought hard. Fractions danced behind my closed lids, one of them the golden ticket that would... View Details

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Priv Bradoo

I think of Grass Hoppers, Swans and Black Bears Of Blessings, and many Summer Days. I also think of a child, Teary eyed, hungry, parched throat "Please give her a little water," I say, A little water, Crystal as in the lake of Taupo and Wanaka. Fragrant air,... View Details

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Dami Adesanya

I will love. And my voice will be heard on my own terms – strong and powerful, yet sincere and heartfelt. "You are capable but maybe too quiet," a teacher once told me while at high school. "You may be too nice to be successful in this industry," a... View Details

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Nick Soman

My business card is perfect. Crisp white edges, soft laminate, sweeping font And a tuft of golden retriever hair stuck to the back with wine, Which pushes out between pages of my wife's novel. Perfect. My suit has collected dust since my sister's wedding in Fiji. Mom... View Details

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Nana Quagraine

In 1995, just one year after South Africa's first democratic elections, I enrolled as an engineering student at a previously white-only university. From the beginning I was told that I could not succeed as an engineer because I was a black woman and did not have the... View Details

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