The Importance of Motivation in College

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I was dyslexic and nobody could identify it or evaluate what the hell was burnt It was dickie heaven a problem in school. My dad sent me down to a university I think in Southern California for an aptitude test. He says hey, who is this kid? Is he what what's his aptitude is? Is he a college type and whatever and? So here I am. I'm gonna be a lieutenant colonel. They got about 18 years in the service and they sent me off to clean killing clean at Texas Tech. And so then I wasn't going to be a college guy obviously. You can accomplish anything if you can go have to do is manage the motivation If you

Retired United States Air Force officer and fighter pilot, test pilot, and record-breaking aviator who in 1986 piloted the Voyager aircraft on the first non-stop, non-refueled around-the-world flight with co-pilot Jeana Yeager. He was born in Loma Linda, California, where he gained an interest in flying at a young age. He is the older brother of famed aerospace designer Burt Rutan, whose many earlier original designs Dick piloted on class record-breaking flights, including Voyager.

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