"Don't take it or yourself too seriously—it's just life. You're allowed to make mistakes, screw things up and fall down (which everyone does and always will). Be kind to yourself in this process. Remember your intentions (those states of being and authentic desires) are what you're truly after, not the specific outcomes or actions."
More than 3,000 women with great ideas applied for the first-ever O-White House Leadership Project contest. The 80 winners got to attend an inspiration-packed three-day program, with coaching by some of the top women trailblazers in the country.
Poet Edward Hirsch, author of Living Fire: New and Selected Poems, shares the story of how his grandfather inspired his interested in poetry and why he was determined to make it his life's purpose despite fierce opposition.