However, she was publicly fired from her first job as a TV news anchor. The reason? The show’s execs said she was too “emotionally invested” in the stories she reported. 22. Vera Wang Vera Wang, renowned for her iconic wedding dresses and a net worth of over $400 million, faced ...
Having the confidence to walk away from a client or colleague who’s diluting the equity in your brand is tough, but it’s necessary sometimes. You must always be authentic to the essence of your brand and surround yourself with people who reinforce your brand and its values–not tarnish it...
"I never told myself that once I made a squad, I was good. I always believed if I ever got to a point where I wasn't willing to push for a starter's job, then I knew it was time to stop." -- Chase Daniel Dalton was the guy who scrambled to retrieve the football after Bry...
"We've got to make sure we don't allow terrorists or people who want to destroy our way of life to stop us enjoying what's going to be a great night." Even though London's display came hours before New York and Washington waved goodbye to 2016, Mr Khan said the fireworks w...
When Bloomberg got fired with a severance check of $10 million, Bloomberg used a chunk of that money and took a risk: investing in his own company. His persistence helped him find an audience to serve by consistently interviewing his potential customers. ...
Funk,who was barredfrom NASA's initially all-male astronaut corps in the 1960s, finally got her chance to prove the naysayers wrong, realizing a lifelong dream. The crew lifted off from the company's West Texas launch site at 9:12 a.m. EDT. ...
If getting fired, or laid off if you prefer, were outside of your control everyone would get fired. The ugly reality is that some people manage to go through layoffs, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, even industry shutdowns and pandemics without ever suffering a single day of unemployment...
After vasectomy reversal, the partners of 33.4% of the younger men and 26.1% of the older men got pregnant. The study found that the chances of pregnancy were better when the woman was under 35 and/or the man had had his vasectomy fewer than 10 years before. The odds were lower if th...
Because you always remember getting fired from all the restaurants. You remember that stuff very, very strongly. — Philip Seymour Hoffman 3 When you think that it's too hard, remember that in the long run, doing the things that will make you successful is a lot easier than being ...
In Cuban's case, he seemingly faced long odds to become a billionaire when he arrived in Dallas at the age of 23 "with $60, hole in my floorboard, case of oil in the trunk & a floor to sleep on in Dallas,"he said in 2017. But even though Cuban soon got fired from a...