One of a Kind
A profile on Bill McCleary
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he irregular clicking of a keyboard resonantes up and down the hallways of the poorly lit office. The sound bounces off the gray cubicle walls and the snowwhite fiberglass ceiling tiles. In between these partitions is a young man sitting at his cluttered desk. He lets out a sigh and looks up at the clock which reads 12:00. His eyes then move to the three towers of paperwork on his desk and then back to his computer screen. The next morning, he plops down at his desk. His eyes are bloodshot and wa-
tering as he yawns. He takes a sip from his coffee mug and looks to his left to see that a new memo had been placed on his desk reminding him to put new cover sheets on the TPS reports. Whether it’s base jumping from Burj Khalifa or eating raw cookie dough, everybody gambles with chance. Understanding when to take risk is another big part of life. Yet, risk is something that is always feared. How many of us actually know when to take
the risk? How many of us know what risks to take? In 1977, Bill McCleary was that young man who was sitting at his desk contemplating his future. Was he to stay at his desk job where the pressure was immense and the work was not entertaining? Or should he leave and find a new job? He eventually decided that the risk was higher if he changed jobs while raising a family. As a result, he began searching for a new occupation. He found the answer at