History is littered with people that willed themselves into a specific job, despite seemingly long odds. I could cite some of the more familiar examples in recent history, like Abraham Lincoln or that guy that stole McDonald’s from the guys that started McDonald’s, but I won’t. These men and women are inaccessible to me from an emotional standpoint. I couldn’t possibly know what they were really thinking or if their stories are as genuinely inspirational as they seem.
Instead, I take my inspiration from the GOAT of making your own fortune, Pamela Beesly-Halpert. Pam saw a need for an office administrator, so she just made it up and filled it herself.