3 tips to help you Make It | | DAILY DOSE OF INSPIRATION | "I don't focus on what I'm up against. I focus on my goals and I try to ignore the rest." Venus Williams, tennis player | | Three Things to Help You Make It | 1 | | | | Leah Warwick is a social worker in New York City, earning $70,000 per year. She saves diligently and aims to spend her money in accordance with her values. | | 2 | | | | "I was playing three to four hours a night, five nights a week. I was tasting blood in my throat," says country music star Brett Young, who spent more than a decade playing in bars before signing his first record deal. | | 3 | | | | After 28 years of friendship, Bill Gates says this is perhaps "the most important" life lesson he learned from Warren Buffett. | | To ensure delivery to your inbox, please add makeit@response.cnbc.com to your address book. If you believe this has been sent to you in error, please safely unsubscribe. | |