“Set the course by being the captain of your boat.”

—  Ruben Vergara Meersohn

From Ruben Vergara Meersohn's speech at the MARLEQ Meetup for International Career Development http://www.bankar.me/2017/12/19/marleq-organizuje-petu-u-otvorenu-panel-diskusiju-razvoj-medunarodne-karijere/, 20 December 2017.

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