What If I Can?
from Grit & Gravitas Hosted by Deeter Gallaher Group
What if, instead of imagining everything that could go wrong, we started imagining everything that could go right? At 53, Jeannie Zappe swam around Manhattan. At 55, she crossed the English Channel. And at 56, she became the 112th woman to complete the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming. Her journey began with one simple question: “What if I can?” In this episode of Grit & Gravitas, cohosts Anne Deeter Gallaher and Anne Carnathan welcome Jeannie to explore how a childhood love of swimming evolved into an extraordinary second act after a 20-year career in IT at Bucknell University. “There are certain places we’re just meant to be in life, and if we’re lucky enough, we get to find them,” Jeannie says. For Jeannie, that place is the water. She reveals how small steps led to remarkable endurance achievements, what it takes to spend 15 hours swimming the English Channel, and how her husband’s early-onset Alzheimer’s disease inspired her to raise $40,000 for the Clear Thoughts Foundation. From navigating the English Channel’s unpredictable currents to accepting that even the best-laid plans sometimes change, her experiences offer life lessons and business vitamins in gratitude, redefining failure, and recognizing that we’re capable of far more than we imagine. Learn more about Jeannie at eternaloptimist.me.
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