Terri's Tuesday Tip of the Week - March 7, 2023

 The most difficult thing is the decision to act; the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process, is its own reward. – Amelia Earhart

Adventure is worthwhile in itself. – Amelia Earhart

Recently, the author read a book that talked about ten different women and the impact they had in the world.  All of the stories were wonderful, but the one that surprised the author was that of Amelia Earhart.  Most people have heard the stories of Amelia being the first women to fly across the Atlantic Ocean and she disappeared during an around the world flight.  However, did the reader know that Earhart’s first flight across the Atlantic in 1928 was as a passenger and not as the pilot?  Wilmer Stultz and Louis Gordon piloted the Fokker tri-motor aircraft and Earhart was the passenger (nasa.gov).

When the author first read this, she was surprised because she had never heard that she was a passenger and did not pilot the plane herself.  However, that shows the strength of Amelia Earhart.  She was sought out in 1928 to make this flight as a passenger and not as the pilot.  Because of this flight, she became an international powerhouse and many new doors opened for her.  Before she was lost in flight, she was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic in 1932 and was on around the world flight in 1937 when she disappeared. 

As March is Women’s History Month and March 8^th is International Women’s Day, take time to research some of the amazing women that have overcome amazing obstacles to accomplish their dreams.  In less than 5 years, Earhart went from being a passenger to flying solo.  Hard work and determination helped her accomplish her dreams. 

ACTION: What can you accomplish in 2023 with hard work and determination?

Resource

·        https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_1112.html