At a time when millions of job seekers face crushing rejection, NBC Today host Meredith Vieira and investment guru Warren Buffet both say rejection turned out to be a good thing for them. They tell The Wall Street Journal that being rejected by the colleges of their dreams hurt — but launched them on a path to meeting life-changing mentors.

At a time when millions of job seekers face crushing rejection, NBC Today host Meredith Vieira and investment guru Warren Buffet both say rejection turned out to be a good thing for them. They tell The Wall Street Journal that being rejected by the colleges of their dreams hurt — but launched them on a path to meeting life-changing mentors.