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My GMAT score was just okay. I didn\u2019t come from a big-brand employer. And there was no shortage of people with similar or stronger profiles applying to the same schools. Even though I had learned a few things from the first round, the second attempt was still difficult. There were multiple points after I submitted applications where I lost hope. But during that stretch, a friend and colleague kept repeating one line to me: \u201cAll it takes is for one to work out.\u201d He\u2019d say it every time I spiraled. And as much as it made me smile, a big part of me didn\u2019t fully believe it. Still, it became a little maxim between us. And eventually, he was right \u2013 that one did work out. And it changed my life. I\u2019ve thought about that framing so many times since then. It\u2019s unbelievably powerful in any high-stakes search: You don\u2019t need every job to choose you. You just need the one that\u2019s the right fit. You don\u2019t need every house to accept your offer. You just need the one that feels like home. You don\u2019t need every person to want to build a life with you. You just need the one. You don\u2019t need ten universities to say yes. You just need the one that opens the right door. These processes \u2013 college admissions, job searches, home buying, finding a partner \u2013 can be emotionally brutal. They can get you down in ways that feel personal. But in those moments, that truth can be grounding. All it takes is for one to work out. And that one is all you need. 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