The mission of the KTS Success Factor® Podcast for Women is to bring proven ideas female business leaders can use to increase their ability to achieve big goals and become happy, successful, and understood at work. All this in 25 minutes or less. Sarah E. Brown, Ph.D. is an expert on personalizing work to the unique interests, strengths, and needs of the workforce. A former Managing Director at Accenture, she is now on a mission to reach 250,000 women with knowledge of their unique gifts and the tools to be happy, successful and understood at work.
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How She Realized Her Dreams After Age 50 with Sylvia O’Connor
Do you feel like there’s this specific timeline that you need to follow in life? Have you felt pressured into trying to succeed as much as you can in life at an early age? And if it’s too late, do you feel like a failure?
Society makes us feel like there's a specific timeline we should be following in life, however, as hard as it is to believe, there’s none. There’s no such thing as being too early or too late in life– everything is at your own pace.
Sylvia O’Connor overcame poverty to be the first in her family to graduate from college. As the master of it is never too late to pursue your dreams, she married for the first time at 55 and then pursued her dream of becoming her own boss. She has a Master’s Degree in Administration and now makes her living as a motivational speaker helping others to fearlessly move on to their next chapters.
In this episode, Sylvia shares with us how she overcame her poverty mindset and still pursued her dreams despite all odds.
What you will learn from this episode:
- Find out how Sylvia shifted her perspective and overcame the poverty mindset
- Understand why it is never too late to fulfill your dreams and goals in life
- Learn how you can become your own boss despite all odds
“Never give up on your dreams. Don't let anyone tell you that you can't achieve anything. Do not let society define you or determine your path.”
- Sylvia O’Connor
Valuable Free Resource:
- How to overcome your fear of being too late in life and become your own boss: https://sylvia-oconnor.com/
Topics Covered:
01:25 - How did overcoming poverty look like for Sylvia?
02:49 - What did Sylvia do to overcome the poverty mindset: I had to later overcome a poverty mindset that, "Okay, you're never going to have more than enough."
03:39 - Sylvia shares how she met her husband at a later time in her life
05:32 - What started Sylvia to become her own boss: I always dreamed of being my own boss. I wasn't sure exactly what I wanted to do. But over 10 years ago, I became a whistleblower.
06:31 - The biggest obstacles Sylvia faced: Overcoming fear– the fear of being homeless because of debt
07:39 - Sylvia’s inspiring tip on achieving your dreams: I would say it's never too late to achieve your dreams. Never give up on your dreams. Don't let anyone tell you that you can't achieve anything.
Key Takeaways:
“We do not know how we'll be rewarded in life. But I believe, if we strive to do the right thing, you never know how we will be rewarded.” -Sylvia O’Connor
“You'll never know when the right job, the right spouse, or the right opportunity may present itself. You must be ready to receive it.” -Sylvia O’Connor
“Failure is a part of life. We cannot bypass it. You just can learn from it and move on.” -Sylvia O’Connor
Ways to Connect with Sylvia O’Connor:
- Website: sylvia-oconnor.com
Ways to Connect with Sarah E. Brown:
- Website: https://www.sarahebrown.com/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/knowguides
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahebrownphd/