>> Well first of all you have to be incredibly lucky, because it wasn't something -
now people that work at NASA are absolutely the best and the brightest,
and many of them had the vision to work at NASA someday.
And I was just in Washington a couple of days ago with two young men, and,
you know, they both want to work at NASA.
And it was very serendipitous for me.
You know, I just kind of got placed there.
And, you know, one thing you might not - you might not expect this;
I would say pray about what your career is going to have for you.
Realize that God has a plan and you have a plan, and your plan doesn't count
as much as you probably think it does.
But the perseverance, working hard, working in teams -- knowing how to work with teams --
then a leadership presentation at NASA the subtitle of which is, "It's all about people."
And that's probably my Number 1 message to students.
They have spent most if not all of their career - I know now there is more teamwork in college.
But many of them have been focused on grades for 16-plus years;
and everything has been grades, grades, grades, grades, grades.
And those grades, having those good grades, will help them get their first job.
But once they get their first job,
they will never again be asked what their grade point average is,
because now they are in competition, if you will.
They are in teamwork, but they are in competition with other people
that might be C students; but they may work harder.