BJ’s story is an account of figuring out where you want to go, realizing there isn’t a beaten path for you to follow, then taking what you have to go over, under, or through whatever is standing in your way. His story stresses the importance of realizing that when you do step up to the next level in anything, like attending Yale University, you are going to have to work harder than you did at the previous level. Growth happens beyond your comfort zone.