A. Growing up, did you experience unique challenges as a young women? I think the biggest challenge for me just to know how to act like a girl/woman. Growing up I remember being such a tomboy, I grew up with two older brothers and a sister I was the youngest and I always played with the boys and ended up climbing trees and getting into trouble with the neighbors, basically I was a naughty child. My parents used to constantly nag me saying, “Girls don’t act this way, why don’t you behave more like your sister.” My sister was an ideal daughter never getting into trouble always getting good grades and straight as an arrow. However, what was really ironic was my parents always brushed off when my brothers got into trouble saying it’s what
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As an adult, my biggest challenge was to constantly have to prove myself to the people around me that I can do anything I wanted and being a woman doesn’t stop me. I had an arranged marriage at an early age of 20 and had my two kids at 25; I never really got the chance to work. However, when I was 30 and my kids got a little older I decided it was time to I needed to work and followed my passion and went to baking school and become a baker. I opened my first bakery at the age of 35, a task I was constantly told I couldn’t do because it was too much hard work especially since I am a woman.
How do you overcome your challenges in life?
In order to overcome any challenges in your life, you first need to take a deep breath and just embrace it. Don’t let fear and other negativity bring you down. I believe always surround yourself with positive people that make getting over your obstacles easier. Whenever I had challenges in my life it was my kids and my husband who motivated me to stand up and go for …show more content…
This was a unique experience because it is not everyday you get a chance to talk to people you look up to and get a glimpse into what made them the person they are today. My woman mentor is someone that I have known for a few years now and what always stood out was her sheer drive to go out and just do what she wanted. Her passion and desire to keep on learning is contagious. Despite her age, she has never let that stop her from achieving her goals and that is truly inspiring and who I hope to become some day. It is her can do attitude that has inspired me to stop letting fear control my life and to keep on remembering that I am in charge of my life. In fact, she was the reason I decided to study again and pursue a career I was too afraid to take a chance on. Her mantra “All I need is within me” has helped to get rid of self-doubt, whenever it decides to creep into my life. During my interview with her, the first thing I noticed was her language she always used positive words and it was her positivity that rubbed off on me. After the interview I actually felt good and motivated. She was happy to share with me her knowledge that she has gained over the years and gave me valuable lessons that will help me make better decisions not only in my personal life but also my professional
As an adult, my biggest challenge was to constantly have to prove myself to the people around me that I can do anything I wanted and being a woman doesn’t stop me. I had an arranged marriage at an early age of 20 and had my two kids at 25; I never really got the chance to work. However, when I was 30 and my kids got a little older I decided it was time to I needed to work and followed my passion and went to baking school and become a baker. I opened my first bakery at the age of 35, a task I was constantly told I couldn’t do because it was too much hard work especially since I am a woman.
How do you overcome your challenges in life?
In order to overcome any challenges in your life, you first need to take a deep breath and just embrace it. Don’t let fear and other negativity bring you down. I believe always surround yourself with positive people that make getting over your obstacles easier. Whenever I had challenges in my life it was my kids and my husband who motivated me to stand up and go for …show more content…
This was a unique experience because it is not everyday you get a chance to talk to people you look up to and get a glimpse into what made them the person they are today. My woman mentor is someone that I have known for a few years now and what always stood out was her sheer drive to go out and just do what she wanted. Her passion and desire to keep on learning is contagious. Despite her age, she has never let that stop her from achieving her goals and that is truly inspiring and who I hope to become some day. It is her can do attitude that has inspired me to stop letting fear control my life and to keep on remembering that I am in charge of my life. In fact, she was the reason I decided to study again and pursue a career I was too afraid to take a chance on. Her mantra “All I need is within me” has helped to get rid of self-doubt, whenever it decides to creep into my life. During my interview with her, the first thing I noticed was her language she always used positive words and it was her positivity that rubbed off on me. After the interview I actually felt good and motivated. She was happy to share with me her knowledge that she has gained over the years and gave me valuable lessons that will help me make better decisions not only in my personal life but also my professional