#overcoming-challenges

#overcoming-challenges

Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars. I was born with spina bifida and faced multiple surgeries, leading to uncertainty about my ability to walk again. Despite the fear and pain, I refused to accept paralysis as my fate.

That spectacular failure forced me to do something I'd been avoiding: Separate my identity from my work. It was the hardest growth experience of my life, but looking back, it was also the most necessary. This failure taught me infinitely more than my first company ever did when I sold it successfully.

Feeling stuck in your career doesn't mean you've hit the end of the road. Instead, it often signals the start of something transformative.

When I started my yachting career more than 30 years ago, I'd never seen a woman captain. Women worked on ships, but they were few and far between in the world of yachts, and I'd never seen one at the helm.