“The AUDACITY of YOU!”
- Mrs. Geraldine Goodwin
I can still hear it to this day.
“THE AUDACITY of you!”
From my favorite teacher ever, it was one of Mrs. Goodwin’s go-to phrases whenever we, her 4th & 5th grade students, would have the nerve to talk back, be disruptive, get off task, or do any number of ridiculous things kids do. I didn’t know the word then but the best way to describe the sentiment when uttered was…incredulous. She truly couldn’t believe that we’d have the gall to behave the way we were! Something about that phrase…the emphasis when saying “AUDACITY”, the richness of the sentiment…even then it found fertile ground in my spirit.
“The AUDACITY of you!”
It was received as inquisitions:
“Who do you think you are”?
“What gives you the right”?
“Why do you think you can or should do this”?
That audacity would be at the heart of everything I accomplished. There’s a certain amount of audacity necessary to emerge from a broken home in housing projects on welfare, experiencing abuses, neglects, and dysfunctions, yet still attain multiple degrees, build a decades-long coporate career, then pivot to entrepreneurship and leaving a lasting mark on the TEDx stage. Somehow I believed that life could be and would be better, if I made it so.
That audacity is also at the heart of the work done here at The Audacity Firm. We focus on enhancing resilience, building the courage to heal, and assisting organizations and individuals in overcoming what’s harmed them while being fortified for what’s to come. We provide keynotes and presentations to K-12 schools, Universities, Non-profit organizations, and companies, helping clients and audiences build the AUDACITY to Live, Do, & Be Better.
SIGNATURE MESSAGE TOPICS
Trauma
Resilience
Healing
Adverse Childhood Experiences
First Generation
Mental Health
Some of The Audacity Firm’s clients include.
We seek to help youth, young adults, and professionals make successful transitions and be prepared for life. See below for the clients we serve and a sampling of the organizations we’ve worked with.
