Failing Forward

Failing Forward

Date

3-18-2017

Author Bio(s)

At NSU, Rosie Taylor is assistant director of alumni and annual fund communications and is pursuing an M.A. in Composition, Rhetoric, and Digital Media. A self-proclaimed Internet geek, storyteller, and gamer, Taylor is fascinated with technology and communication. She met her husband, who was 10,000 miles away, while playing an online videogame. Taylor has been working with the web since the 90s and was an early adopter of social media for government and digital public relations. In 2011, she founded a small marketing firm where she discovered an affinity for volunteering. While leading small business workshops, she reignited her childhood dream of teaching and her ultimate goal of becoming a professor. Taylor has spoken to audiences for Constant Contact, Hispanicize, Social Media Day Miami, and Miami WordCamp. She’s no daredevil but has conquered the Tail of the Dragon, an 11-mile stretch of road with 318 curves, and has reimagined her life several times.

Talk Description

As a teenager, speaker Rosie Taylor dreamed of being a bestselling novelist, teaching at a local New York college, and spending her summers traveling the world. While none of that materialized, she wouldn’t change a thing. Sometimes our big life plans go out the window, and all you can do is look fear straight in the face and forge ahead with ideas that others call downright crazy. After 50 years of putting aside conventional wisdom, Taylor learned that there’s always the opportunity to start a new chapter. Even if there’s a bear standing in the middle of the road, and you’ve got nothing but a motorcycle, you can still get closer to take a better look. Sometimes the bear you feared is even more afraid of you, and the view on the other side is worth the risk.

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