Episode 299 Be the Superhero of Your Story with Dr. Nelva Lee (Part 1)
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Show Notes
John talks with Dr. Nelva Lee — author of several Christian-based books, entrepreneur, wife, mom, and candidate for Georgia Superintendent of Schools. Dr. Lee is the founder and CEO of Concrete Build Financing, former CEO of a vocational school for 20 years, and served as an adjunct professor for 10 years teaching healthcare administration.
Listen to this episode to learn more:
[00:00] - Intro
[00:40] - Dr. Lee's bio and backstory
[06:17] - Running for Georgia Superintendent of Schools
[09:24] - Outdated education system & preparing students for real life
[13:16] - Georgia education stats & need for change
[14:29] - How John helped his kids decide their career
[16:28] - More career paths and opportunities for students
[19:09] - How John helped a student build a career without college
[25:09] - Dr. Lee's new venture, Concrete Build Financing
[28:09] - Dr. Lee's book, Stay and Fight
[31:08] - Be the Superhero of Your Story
[32:53] - A Hope and a Future
NOTABLE QUOTES:
"We have an educational system that was created just for factory workers, and it was created in a time when that's what was needed. That was the advanced technology of the time. That's antiquated and we need to change our educational system to fit today's needs, today's workers, to today's businesses."
"We need to go back to prioritizing trade schools and trade certificates in high school so that when we graduate our high school seniors, they are prepared. They are workforce ready and prepared for life and prepared to be full members of society."
"Pushing everyone to college is not an option that we should be waiting around for as the best option. There are definitely professions where a college degree is necessary, but it's not necessary for everyone. Most students, if given a real alternative that allows them to contribute to society and pay their bills, would choose that path. We need to give them that option."
"Challenges are there to shine a light on your powers. No superhero ever became a superhero without overcoming a great challenge."
"Life is happening for you, not to you. And so look at your challenges, look at any negative thing that's happening in your life and see how it could turn out for your good, see how it could be actually a blessing in disguise."
USEFUL RESOURCES:
https://www.instagram.com/dr.nelvalee/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-nelva-lee-a4a885314/
https://www.facebook.com/TBWGTR
https://www.youtube.com/@DrNelvaLee/videos
Stay and Fight: The Wise Woman Builds Her House (https://a.co/d/aE70YCB)
Be the Superhero of Your Story (https://a.co/d/bzutXhk)
A Hope and a Future: The Case for Fostering to Adopt (https://a.co/d/j87kVT8)
CONNECT WITH JOHN
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EPISODE CREDITS
Intro and Outro music provided by Jeff Scheetz - https://jeffscheetz.com/