Episode 36 — Creating a Different Path for Yourself —with Gail Curran - a podcast by Joanna Lilley, MA, NCC
from 2020-11-04T11:00
It can be easy to put blame on what life you came from. Maybe from alcoholic parents or a blue collar family who didn’t go to college. But, what if you were the one who went against all odds and changed the narrative?
Gail Curran, an Educational and Therapeutic Placement Consultant, came from a family of 8 with little money for college. In fact, Gail was the first of her siblings to make it to college. From almost failing her freshman year and having a child her senior year, Gail still managed to graduate and even go back to school in her 40’s. Now Gail has a private practice where she works with students in their own struggles.
On this episode of Success is Subjective, Gail joins Joanna to share her journey going from a blue collar family, to creating a different path for herself, acquiring multiple degrees and coming to work for herself. Gail has achieved what was considered all odds. Listen in for insight on Gail’s amazing story that’s filled with perseverance and determination that will be sure to encourage you.
What You Will Learn
- Being the youngest of 8 siblings and first to go to college
- How being away from home for the first time was for Gail in college
- Becoming a mom while in college and how Gail managed to work through it
- The importance in asking for help
- How much Gail’s college advisor helped her
- The challenges that Gail experienced after having her son her senior year. College can wait!
- Going back to college in her 40’s to get a master’s degree
- Gail’s private practice working as an educational and therapeutic placement consultant
- It’s okay to fall down! Life isn’t a linear line from A to B
Connect with Gail Curran
- Optimal Edu Options
- 602-904-1282
- Email: gail@optimaleduoptions.com
Connect with Joanna Lilley
- Lilley Consulting
- Lilley Consulting on Instagram
- Lilley Consulting on Facebook
- Success is Subjective on Apple Podcast
- Sponsored by: www.ParentTrainers.com
- Email joanna@lilleyconsulting.com
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