She won the pageant and got the agent. Stephen Covey, in 7 Habits of Highly Effective People , talks about the tendency to respond to circumstances rather than priorities. Determination helps establish those priorities. Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, which includes record publishing, airlines and a host of other businesses, was a high-school dropout and a millionaire by the age of 23. He was determined to accomplish his goals.
All men of action are dreamers.
Then she discovered her talent for designing clothes. At age 19 she dropped out of college to work with Anne Klein. Michael Dell started Dell Computers in his University of Texas dormitory room during his freshman year. As soon as he saw the potential of his fledgling company, he dropped out of school, never to return. It allows a person to focus.