{"id":448,"date":"2020-09-18T09:32:08","date_gmt":"2020-09-18T14:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/?p=448"},"modified":"2020-09-18T09:39:14","modified_gmt":"2020-09-18T14:39:14","slug":"try-try-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/try-try-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Try, Try Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ernest Sigler, DDS &#039;75 Shares Advice for Students\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2PuyRroSh5M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Sigler was tenacious in his dream of becoming a dentist and the road wasn&#8217;t an easy one when it came to getting into dental school. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hear him share a little bit of his story and the tips he offers for students and young professionals or any of us who need a little encouragement to dream big.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I am really glad that I listened to myself and that little inner voice that said &#8216;go for it&#8217;.&#8221;  &#8211; <em>Dr. Sigler<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>In the end, we only regret the chances we didn&#8217;t take.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Sigler was tenacious in his dream of becoming a dentist and the road wasn&#8217;t an easy one when it came to getting into dental school. 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