DB 270: Never, Ever Give Up On Your Big Dream!
Dream Big Podcast for Kids
Dream Big Podcast
3.8 • 975 Ratings
🗓️ 20 September 2021
⏱️ 6 minutes
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Summary
Michaela DePrince was born in the midst of a horrific civil war in Sierra Leone, West Africa. Her father was killed by rebels, and shortly after her father's death, her mother died of fever and starvation. As if life was not already difficult enough, Michaela has a skin condition which causes patches of her skin to lose its color. In her village, this was considered the curse of the devil and she was abandoned by her uncle and lived in an orphanage where she was the least favorite child out of 27 kids -- which meant she was the last to eat at every meal. Fast forward to today, and Michaela is a professional ballerina, competed on Dancing With The Stars, performed in Madonna and Beyonce music videos, and spoke alongside Barack Obama at a leadership conference. In this episode, Eva shares how this remarkable lady was able to overcome the living nightmare that was her early childhood and fulfill her dream of being a professional ballerina. Michaela's story is a powerful reminder that circumstances outside of your control do not define you and to never, ever give up on your dreams. For our show notes, visit DreamBigPodcast.com/270
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, this is Eva Cartman, host of the Dream Big Podcast Show, the place to go, to learn, laugh, and grow. |
| 0:08.0 | If you have ever thought of giving up on your big dream, well today I have a story for you. |
| 0:14.3 | A story of a young woman who grew up in the most horrible circumstances |
| 0:18.5 | imaginable, was called a devil child by her village and yet still managed to dream and to become one of the brightest |
| 0:26.7 | stars in the world of ballet. |
| 0:29.0 | Her message is to never give up and I couldn't be more inspired by this amazing young lady. |
| 0:34.6 | You know what time it is? |
| 0:36.0 | This is episode 270 of the Dream Big Podcast and it's time to Dream Big. |
| 0:41.8 | My name is Eva Cartman. |
| 0:45.0 | I'm part of the squad of super kids that are here to change the world. |
| 0:49.0 | We don't believe you need to be adults to have big goals and start working towards your |
| 0:53.9 | dreams. We believe age is just a number and you're never too young to make a |
| 0:59.2 | difference. We may be young but we are not naive. |
| 1:03.0 | We understand that achieving our big dreams will not be easy. |
| 1:07.0 | It will take incredible dedication, hard work, and yes, massive action. |
| 1:12.0 | There will be ups and downs, massive action. |
| 1:13.0 | There will be ups and downs, but we embrace the challenges and relish pushing outside of our |
| 1:17.7 | comfort zone because this is how we grow. |
| 1:21.2 | They may not teach us these concepts in our school textbooks. But we are smart enough |
| 1:25.9 | to know that the tools and tactics to achieve our big dreams are out there. And we are willing |
| 1:32.1 | to do the work to seek out these skills and master them |
| 1:35.5 | because we know that our future depends on it. We are the big dreamers and it's time |
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