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What MLB Pitcher Jon Lester and 4 Other Professional Athletes Teach Us About Overcoming Obstacles

Success

Natalie du Toit would have been a perfect candidate for Abbott’s mentoring. But just three years later, in 2001, she was struck by a car on her way back to school from swim practice, and lost her left leg at the knee as a result. In 2003, again swimming the 800-meter freestyle, she won gold at the All-Africa Games.

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Will This Tough Job Market Change Generation Y?

On The Job

With their technology skills and great social networking abilities, GenY ( born roughly between 1980-2003) previously have found employers willing to meet their expectations. Then the 2001 recession hit the Telecom and IT sector. But then the recession hit and unemployment soared to more than 10 percent.

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