Tara Westover, Bestselling Author of Educated | The Guild Opportunity Summit 2023

Описание: Tara Westover, author of Educated, sits down with Terrence Cummings, Guild's Chief Opportunity Officer, for a conversation on the critical need and impact of equal access to education and mobility opportunities.

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Timestamps:
00:00 Tara’s origin story
01:37 Tara’s current definition of education and why it’s important
03:20 Why it is crucial to lean into things you may not understand
05:41 Tara’s motivation for learning and teaching herself
10:41 Tara’s thoughts on being the “queen of long shots”
14:33 Tara on “I Am Not Proof of the American Dream”
23:06 The power of mirroring: how mentorship, sponsorship, and community helped Tara
28:45 The importance of storytelling
39:27 What to do in a world that fragments and sorts people
43:23 Tara's reflection on 5 years of Educated
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