Those who can't manage themselves can't be expected to manage anything else either.

5 Reasons Why You Should Seek Rejection

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Robert D. Smith

Nearly 40 years ago, I learned the one business lesson that became the foundation of every success I’ve ever enjoyed.

I was out of college for the summer and working as a door-to-door educational material salesman for the Southwestern Company. Believe me when I tell you that there is no better introduction to the feeling of rejection than having a door slammed in your face over…and over…and over again.

Grit: The Unexpected Key to Success

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Jim Leighton

Organizations and individuals that create lasting change share one common trait and it’s grit. Grit is having a resilient attitude in the face of failure or despair. It means enduring years of obscurity and hard work without reaping the immediate payoff.

Grit brings to mind pictures of the old American frontier, of pioneers and their resolve. It also evokes images of mountaineers and extreme sports junkies rising to the top of their game, some even dying to get there. It’s the stuff of injuries, setbacks, and hard knocks.

Do You Ever Hide Your Wharton Degree?

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First know that I am honored to have earned a Wharton MBA. Wharton is the most intellectually stimulating place that I have ever been. However, as an entrepreneur sometimes I hide the fact that I have a Wharton MBA. Why? As a starter, Poets & Quants reveals that 16.8% of Wharton MBA applicants were admitted to the school in 2012. Given this acceptance rate as ‘average,’ a typical MBA class size of 800 means that 4,762 business people applied, 800 were accepted (ignoring admitted non attendees), and  3,962 MBA applicants were rejected.

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