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Document 1: The Story of Beth Brooke To move forward, we must first stop and take stock of what is working. Every year I help edit the list of the world’s 100 most powerful women and every year the No. 1 question I get is: What do the most successful
Document 1: The Story of Beth Brooke To move forward, we must first stop and take stock of what is working. Every year I help edit the list of the world’s 100 most powerful women and every year the No. 1 question I get is: What do the most successful women in the world have in common? First, they want it. They’ve built their success through sheer will and determination. Yes, they 5 have the skills, and yes, they put the time in. But they also have the desire to do something great. Let me tell you about a normal little girl who grew up in Indiana named Beth Brooke. When she was 13, she was diagnosed with a degenerative hip disease and was told by doctors she may never walk again. Before going into surgery she made a promise to herself: that she 10 would walk again - no, she would run – and she hoped to become one of the best athletes the world had seen. Not only did she walk, she went on to play several varsity sports at her high school, earned multiple MVP1 awards and graduated as the class valedictorian2. In college, she played Division I basketball. 15 Beth brought that same determination to her career. And today she is a global vice chair of Ernst & Young, one of the biggest accounting firms in the world. She made up her mind, and she didn’t quit. So, it’s important to really want it – whatever that means for you: a new client, a promotion, a revenue goal – but equally, if not more, important to stand up and go after it. That takes 20 courage. The women who really go for it are some of the most courageous people I’ve ever met. Whatever fear they might have of hearing “no” – whatever fear they might have of hearing “yes”, which can bring a whole host of intimidating expectations – they barrel through it. You see, it’s not that they’re fearless. No one is. It’s that they face their fears. Every day. Jenna Goudreau From forbes.com August 22, 2012 1 MVP : Most Valuable Player. 2 valedictorian : best student. 13ANTEV1ME3 Page : 2/5 Document 2: Secrets from the Vinyl Café Carl worked with his father on the weekends, and every summer after grade nine. Everyone assumed that when he finished school Carl would work with