“All this is probably for nothing,' she [her mother] said once we'd hatched the plan. 'Most likely I'll flunk out anyway.' To prepare, she shadowed me during the last months of my senior year of high school, doing all the… — Cheryl Strayed Copy Share Image
I started a shoe-shine business, worked at the grain elevator, and as a chimney sweep, paid my way through college and then earned an MBA at Stanford. — Doug Burgum Copy Share Image
![“All this is probably for nothing,' she [her mother] said once we'd hatched the plan. 'Most likely I'll flunk out anyway.' To prepare, she shadowed me during the last months of my senior year of high school, doing all the homework that I was assigned, honing her skills. She replicated my…” quote by Cheryl Strayed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/94c/cheryl-strayed-605_cheryl-strayed_all-this-is-probably-for-nothing-she-her_1805848.jpg)
