[HN Gopher] Mr. Benedum's Will (1957)
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       Mr. Benedum's Will (1957)
        
       Author : georgecmu
       Score  : 22 points
       Date   : 2023-09-28 14:23 UTC (8 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (benedum.org)
 (TXT) w3m dump (benedum.org)
        
       | changoplatanero wrote:
       | One cool thing about this guy is that he was riding a train as a
       | young man and happened to make a good impression on another
       | passenger. The other passenger was a manager at an oil company
       | and was offered a job.
        
         | uoaei wrote:
         | It's not about what you know, it's about who you know.
        
           | blast wrote:
           | It sounds like he _didn 't_ know him.
        
           | rufugee wrote:
           | It's more about seizing every opportunity presented to you,
           | no matter how small, and being ready and willing to
           | demonstrate that you are humble, capable, and hungry.
        
             | uoaei wrote:
             | That still requires being exposed to the right people.
        
               | rufugee wrote:
               | You are constantly exposed to the right people, whether
               | you recognize that fact or not.
        
       | mellosouls wrote:
       | A portrait:
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       | https://pittsburghquarterly.com/articles/mike-benedum-a-port...
        
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