Patience and Perseverance During Adversity With Ginny Allaby
Episode description
Ginny currently works at FIRST - The World's Leading Youth-Serving Nonprofit Advancing STEM Education for youths globally. During her time with FIRST, she has also been a Keynote speaker and serves as a mentor to her two youngest sons’ robotics team. This follows successful careers in other fields including international and domestic real estate, mortgage lending, and non-profit management. Ginny also spent time serving in the US Army as a Medical Specialist, where she met her husband of over 32 years. She is the mother of five children, mother-in-law to two, and soon-to-be first-time grandmother. Her story will teach us everything about patience and perseverance during adversity.
Episode Highlights:
- How her life has taken a roundabout way. (1:54)
- Making it a mission to get into First. (6:45)
- How did it feel to have support from a woman you barely knew? (9:09)
- There are hundreds of 1000s of children in over 100 countries participating in First’s programs. (13:40)
- Why do girls drop out of school in rural communities? (18:10)
- What can we do better to help younger generations? (20:18)
- How her own story has helped her transition in and see the better of the world. (25:30)
- What message of empowerment can you give women? (27:22)
- Who is your favorite woman influencer? (31:21)
Key Takeaway:
"Spend some time getting to know yourself. It's also vital to delve deeply into your objective. Given that, once you recognize it, everything else makes sense."
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