6 Extraordinary Women on Overcoming Stereotypes | Women of Impact

Many people spend their lives trying to fit in to their cultural narrative, their family’s expectations, or their social circle’s trends. But fitting in is rarely the path to success or happiness. In honor of International Women’s Day, this episode of Women of Impact with Lisa Bilyeu focuses on six extraordinary women who defied stereotypes, refused to fit in, and made a pronounced impact on the world as a result. Andrea Navedo, Anousheh Ansari, Noor Tagouri, Sabrina Kay, Brenda Gilbert and Najwa Zebian share their incredible stories of overcoming failures, outperforming expectations, and living a life true to themselves and their own deepest convictions. SHOW NOTES: Andrea Navedo believes that as a youth she needed to see herself reflected in culture [3:22] Do you want to try, and take the risk of failure, or not try and have failure guaranteed? [5:47] Anousheh Ansari says there are always problems, but she looks for the solutions [8:12] Anousheh explains why she always focuses on taking the next step [11:02] Noor Tagouri explains why she chose to wear the hijab [13:14] Noor’s parents always encouraged her to become a journalist [18:07] Sabrina Kay describes the pressure to marry the perfect man, and become a mother [19:17] Sabrina’s ambition and resilience was actually driven by fear of failure [22:32] Brenda Gilbert shares a story of standing up to a bully and what it taught her [24:29] Brenda is driven not just by the passion for her career, but by passion for other people [27:40] Najwa Zebian describes home as the place where you can be unapologetically yourself [29:31] Najwa never associated with other students in school [31:37] Najwa struggled for a long time with accepting that painful things had happened to her [33:21]  FOLLOW NAJWA: https://bit.ly/2uMKKzU  FOLLOW BRENDA: https://bit.ly/2PJFwwd  FOLLOW NOOR TAGOURI: https://bit.ly/38klrD1  FOLLOW ANDREA: https://bit.ly/2PLph1B  FOLLOW ANOUSHEH: https://bit.ly/32LItlf  FOLLOW SABRINA: https://bit.ly/2VDc4vH  Are You Ready for EXTRA Impact? Calling all Badasses!! If you really want to level up your confidence game, check out the WOMEN OF IMPACT SUBSCRIPTION, specially designed to turn you into the badass you were born to be!  Women of EXTRA Impact Subscription Benefits: New episodes delivered ad-free Exclusive access to listen to Women of Impact round table discussions, weekly motivation, previously unreleased episodes, and more!  Subscriber-only access to an additional 4 podcasts with hundreds of archived Women of Impact episodes, meticulously curated into themed playlists, and updated weekly. Looking to boost your confidence? Check out the Get Confident playlist.  Want to repair and heal your relationships? Start with Love Lab.  Curious about your health? We’ve got you covered in Health Hub.  And of course, weekly boosts of mini-motivation from Lisa herself that'll have you strutting through life with your head held high on the Badass Boosts playlist  Don't settle for mediocrity when you can be extraordinary! Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/457ebrP Subscribe on all other platforms (Google Podcasts, Spotify, Castro, Downcast, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Podcast Addict, Podcast Republic, Podkicker, and more) : https://impacttheorynetwork.supercast.com/