Episode 86 : Sharlee Jeter

On this episode of Fostering Change we chat with Sharlee Jeter. Sharlee Jeter is the author of the book “The Stuff: Unlock Your Power to Overcome Challenges, Soar, and Succeed” and President of the Turn 2 Foundation. Both her book and foundation are focused on youth achieving their potential through academic success, social support, and leadership development. Sharlee’s brother, Derek Jeter wanted to start a non-profit foundation. As their father was a drug and alcohol abuse counselor, they decided that due to his background, they need to support young people in their journey to success and try to help as many children as possible. Their foundation started small, operating from the basement of their house, and now have been operating for 25 years! They can be proud of the fact that they achieved a 100 percent rate of high school graduation for their beneficiary. This foundation is all about giving back, and it shows as we can see that many of their previous beneficiaries return to them to help them. Her book is focused on the fact that we need to know it from youth that we have the stuff in us and that way fear is removed. She states that people lower the bar for people in need (kids in the system) and that way sets their limits. She explains that it is just about saying to yourself you can do it, overcoming fear about doing something and believing you can do it. Sharlee concludes that adults need to stop lowering the bar and limiting young people that way, but to inspire them and raise that bar higher. Kids want to do well and make someone proud, which would fulfil them and help them with growing up. She believes that kids need to go out and find someone who believes in them for support. Instagram : www.instagram.com/sjeter2 Website : www.thestuffmovement.com www.turn2foundation.org The Stuff: Unlock Your Power to Overcome Challenges, Soar, and Succeed : https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Stuff/Sharlee-Jeter/9781501175152 🎥 Watch the full video episodes on YouTube! Head over to Comfort Cases on YouTube to catch every inspiring conversation: 👉 youtube.com/@comfortcases Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.