Imagine you’re an actor and your agent informing you there are no roles for you simply because of the color of your skin. For Aasif Mandvi even when he was cast it almost always was what he calls the “brown guy roles” such as a cab driver or a deli owner. How did Aasif Mandi go from sleeping in a small room in Queens while catering to making a big name for himself and eventually Jon Stewart hiring him on the spot for The Daily Show? You are about to find out.
24 - Steve Cohen: "It's not about the outcome, it's about your action"
23 - Justin Roberts: "I got to live my dream"
22 - Elvis Duran: "Surrounding yourself with people better than you"
21 - Charlie Javice: "Rejection is a numbers game"
20 - Bob Kerrey: "You’ve got to ask for help"
19 - Mario Armstrong: "The only way you fail is if you do not try"
18 - Michael Dorf: "Listening to your gut"
17 - Joshua Jay: "Persistence with vision"
16 - Fred Seibert "We’re actually in the business of failure"
15 - Majora Carter: “Not settling for what’s in front of you”
14 - James Altucher: "Opening yourself up to the alternatives"
13 - Don Roy King: "Landing your dream job in your late 50’s"
12 - Cynthia Silva: "Having to work twice as hard"
11 - Tommy Avallone: “Improving by studying people’s mistakes”
10 - Jay Jay French: "Failures help you get better ideas"
09 - Susan Lacy: "Don't say no to yourself"
07 - A.J. Jacobs: “Faking it until you feel it.”
06 - Soledad O'Brien: "Practice rejection."
05 - Michael Emerson: "Be patient with yourself"
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