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Meredith Whitney: Set realistic goals
Age: 39
Founder, Meredith Whitney Advisory Group

I've gotten a lot of really good advice, but the advice that I always go back to is something my mother told me. She said to set realistic goals, achieve them, and recalibrate your goals so that you're constantly moving forward, as opposed to setting dreamer-type goals that you're going to get frustrated by.

--J.S

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Last updated July 08 2009: 2:26 PM ET
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