New York Covers Breakthrough Moments
"When I was 15, I was doing what I’m still doing at 83. Otherwise I’d be sweeping the streets."
The latest New York cover story features celebrities and creative types telling their “breakthrough moment.” The entire piece is great, but below are some excerpts from our favorites.
Gay Talese:
When I was a high-school student, a sophomore, in my little town, Ocean City, New Jersey, 1947, I got a job for the town weekly. I was a schoolboy reporter, and I was getting stories published in the town weekly about the school’s activities. I knew I only had one chance in my life to get a job, and it was this great job.
WORK SMARTER - LEARN, GROW AND BE INSPIRED.
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