“If you can see it, you can be it,” is a phrase so often used to inspire. While it may be true for some, for others just because they can “see it,” doesn’t mean they can “be it,” as many lack access (e.g., connections, capital, education, etc.).
My first real career aspiration after wanting to be an artist and/or a ballet dancer was to be a businesswoman that bought and sold companies. I had just finished watching Pretty Woman and Richard Gere’s job fascinated me. It was my first glimpse at Wall Street and after some research, I could ...