When I was in middle school, I wanted to be an animal behaviorist. I wanted to go to Africa (which… Read More
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I went off to Mount Holyoke College, armed with my eyeliner and blow dryer in the 1980s – having… Read More
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When I was young, I had no clue what I wanted to do in life. I was one of those people who didn’t… Read More
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Growing up, I wanted to be a WWE Superstar. Voices of Inspiration My Mother and My… Read More
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I’ve always wanted to be a WWE Superstar! Voices of Inspiration My Mother and My Wife My… Read More
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Growing up I always wanted to be a news anchor. I lived outside of Cleveland, Ohio and admired… Read More
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At first, I thought I would be a politician–specifically, POTUS. But, at age 10, I became hooked… Read More
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As a young girl, I really wanted to work at the UN and have an international career. I grew up in… Read More
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As a farm kid growing up in rural Missouri, my window to the world was pretty small, but… Read More
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As a young woman, I was more focused on the journey to success than reaching a specific goal. I… Read More
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When I was in high school, the pressure on the apartheid regime was at its peak. Not realizing… Read More
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I wanted to be many things at different ages – a teacher, a writer, an actress, a mom, a business… Read More
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I’ve wanted to be a journalist for as long as I can remember – I enjoy writing, storytelling,… Read More
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Growing up, I wished to become an astronomer, but I failed calculus. I trained to be an actress… Read More
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I went from wanting to be a ventriloquist (ask me about my Tommy Talker performances during 6th… Read More
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When I was younger… maybe as early as first grade I wanted to be a pediatric nurse. I wanted to… Read More
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As a little girl, I wanted to be a singer but most of all I wanted to wear pretty dresses and live… Read More
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Ever since I was 15, my desire was to be in Radio and on-the-air. A Voice of… Read More
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I don’t know that I had a specific career or profession in mind as I was growing up. I was… Read More
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I do not know if I ever had a defined role that I wanted to be when I was growing up; I had many… Read More
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When I was growing up I wanted to be a physician because my pediatrician was an extremely… Read More
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When I was in middle and high school, I thought I would be an artist in one form or another. Art… Read More
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A lot of my family members were lawyers and yet, when I was a kid there were not many women on the… Read More
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When I was young I had no idea what I wanted to be when I grew up but I knew I wanted to go to… Read More
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When I was growing up I wanted to be a high school teacher just like my mom. I loved the idea of… Read More
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I was fascinated by radio as a child and fortunate enough to start working at a station in high… Read More
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Every Saturday morning as a child, I went to the “beauty parlor” with my Mom. I wanted to be a… Read More
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Growing up, I dreamed of being a news anchor. My parents always had the news on, so I grew up… Read More