Aspire Magazine: Inspiration for a Woman's Soul.(TM) August/September 2015 Unleashing Your Magnificence | Page 40
LIVE Your
Purpose
THE KEY TO CLAIMING YOUR
Magnificence
BY STACEY CURNOW
A
little over a decade ago I was on
my way to start my new volunteer position
with Doctors Without Borders in Mexico.
When I applied for the position I met with a
lot of resistance.
There were people who were worried I
wasn’t qualified, and plenty of people who
thought it could simply never happen. Some
of these people were happy to share those
doubts with me. I, however, refused to join
their ranks.
I believed I could do the job and I wanted
it more than anything else at the time. So
I put together a plan for how I would tackle
the role, applied and convinced the panel
(some of whom were understandably
skeptical) that I, a midwife with no public
health degrees, could perform the work they
needed done.
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