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After reading the article “This is the most powerful 30-year-old in Boston” I have been given the impression that Dan Koh is a goal oriented, highly intelligent hard worker. Although Koh is only thirty, his determination and industrious personality led him to become The Chief of Staff for Mayor Marty Walsh. This article contained several valuable elements of advice for me to absorb in order to grow as a successful college student. The three most important elements I took from this article is to have an open mind, accept that mistakes will happen, and be very assertive towards a goal you want to achieve. Having an open mind is vital for thriving in the business world, along with my undergraduate experience at Curry College. Koh talked about how his youth can be an advantage, while working in a career that involves effective communication in an innovative community. Koh spoke about when he educated Mayor Walsh on the popular smart phone app Uber, and how it accommodates the people of Boston. “I think he saw I could bring to the table a set of perspectives that he didn’t have. And I feel like I have been able to educate him on a lot of stuff.” At …show more content…

“I think most importantly in my role, you just own up to your mistakes as quickly as possible, I’m going to screw up. I have and I will again.” In life and politics, disappointment and criticism from our mistakes is inevitable. The best thing to do with our misfortunes, is to accept that it happened and take that knowledge we obtained from them as a lesson. As a college student, I don’t always earn the grade on a challenging paper that I anticipated. However, constructive criticism on my work from my professors will help me learn how to write more superior work next time. Despite having a perfectionist attitude about my grades, I need to accept that one cannot learn without having a slip up every once in a

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