"...you see there are
many people to
thank for everything
that I have
accomplished
today."
This is truly remarkable. The adage it takes a
village really rings true. So your house got
burned to the ground and picking up the pieces
I'm sure was challenging and the entire ordeal
traumatizing, what would you say is or has been
your biggest personal challenge in life thus far?
"Biggest challenge, hmmm, self confidence is
a hard one. I struggle with it constantly but I
also work very hard to try to overcome the
"I try to live a healthy
lifestyle and infuse my
insecurities. I realized that as I stepped into
new cultural and intellectual spaces, it
surrounding with
became easier to doubt one’s ability. I also
realized that a defeatist attitude was
positive
unacceptable. So, I try to push myself to do
things that I may not necessarily feel
comfortable doing initially. I also try to live a
healthy lifestyle and infuse my surrounding
with positive energy — reading books on
positive psychology and self-development and
listening to inspiring talks such as TED."
As a child your role models were your
teachers and your parents of course, who
inspires adult Whitney?
energy —reading books
on positive psychology
and self-development
and listening to
inspiring talks such as
"I can’t pinpoint to any one person… I guess
other scientists, humanitarians and people
around me who work for the betterment of
society. I try to learn from the lives of many
people and take whatever is applicable or
relevant to me."
TED."