Perseverance Creates Opportunity [Entire Talk]
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Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders
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Season 16
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4
An entrepreneur, investor, business leader, and rocket-scientist, Sylvia Acevedo is the author of Path to the Stars: My Journey from Girl Scout to Rocket Scientist, which tells the story of her journey from a small town in New Mexico to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Acevedo most recently served as CEO of Girl Scouts of the USA. In this conversation with Stanford professor Tina Seelig, she shares how some important early lessons in perseverance built a mindset that allowed her to excel as both a scientist and an entrepreneur.
Video clips from: Perseverance Creates Opportunity [Entire Talk]
- 4:03Self-confidence is the key that unlocks a wealth of opportunities.
- 2:01Don’t ignore your failures — learn from them.
- 4:45Engineering skills can drive social solutions.
- 2:46To create new possibilities, dial up your perseverance.
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