Over, Under, Around and Through: How Hall of Famers Surmount Obstacles

＂Everyone experiences obstacles as they live their lives. The public seems to believe that successful people have not faced obstacles. That is not true. Successful people experience significant challenges and obstacles over the course of their lifetimes. The secret is in how they surmount those obstacles and use them to learn and to grow stronger. The Work presents short profiles of fifty women, who have been inducted into both the Colorado Hall of Fame and others, discussing how they dealt with significant obstacles and challenges in their lives. These stories are presented within a framework of ten key characteristics that are embodied in these Hall of Famers and that are responsible for their successes in overcoming the challenges and obstacles that they met throughout their lifelong journeys: mental intelligence; emotional intelligence; social support; moral compass - spirituality; determination - perseverance - persistence; optimism; creativity; resilience; action-orientation; and passion＂--

Elinor Miller Greenberg, EdD, has devoted her career and community life to expanding access to opportunity, especially for women and minorities, by designing and implementing innovative higher education programs for adults. She has authored, co-authored, or edited nine books and numerous articles and pamphlets. She has led many academic programs and community organizations, including the University Without Walls, the Colorado Women’s Leadership Coalition, and the Women’s Forum of Colorado. She has received multiple honorary doctorates and been inducted into the Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame. Jill S. Tietjen, PE, is an author, national speaker, and electrical engineer. After more than forty-five years in the electric utility industry, her professional focus is now on women’s advocacy, worldwide. Her ten books include the bestselling and award-winning Her Story: A Timeline of the Women Who Changed America and Hollywood: Her Story, An Illustrated History of Women and the Movies. She has been inducted into the Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame and the Colorado Authors’ Hall of Fame.