“Kevin wrote this story as a reaction to oppression of women in the workplace. I hope you found it as powerful as I did” ~ Alana
Continuing the conversion from last time…
During my committee tenure over those long months, I was surrounded by some of the best market-oriented thinkers and doers from many industries and sectors. We assembled to leverage our executive talents and experiences, but none had come so far in her personal and professional development as Jane Lesser.
Jane came from modest beginnings and often doubted herself in her younger days. Her desire to reach the next level had regularly been extinguished, but by reframing situations to manage insecurities and act outside her comfort zone, she pulled herself up by her bootstraps and maintained her integrity, turning defeats into opportunities. This formula eventually made her millions of dollars.
What I learned from Jane furthered my understanding of how emotional intelligence leads to decision-making processes that improve the quality of life. She, at very least, doubled the value of what I received from my volunteer efforts.
Jane Lesser was called “Little Lesser” by her bookish brother. He was the size of a tree compared to his sister, ten years to a day younger. The two enjoyed a close relationship while growing up on their dairy farm in Wisconsin. Jane’s parents were salt of the earth folks who worked hard to meet the family’s basic needs. Farmers for generations, they were proud to be self-sufficient. For them, the outside world was a distant distraction.
Throughout her education, the long, quiet bus rides past rolling green pastures under storybook-blue skies put space between Jane’s morning and evening farm chores and the adventure of school. She liked farm life and was a good student. But mostly she loved attending an extracurricular dance class. Jane was an introvert by nature, but music touched something deep inside her that opened her into another world of rhythm and motion.
Music touched something deep inside of Jane that opened her into another world of rhythm and motion.
Continued here next time.
Read the complete story in the book, The Quiet Rich: Ordinary People Reawakening an American Dream.
Kevin J. Palmer, Author
