At 18, Kimberly Laipple was a single mother—and someone told her, “I guess you’re never going to get a degree.”

At the time, she felt women were often presented with a choice: build a career or have children.

Kimberly refused to accept that.

She had always pictured herself building a career, walking through the city in a suit with a briefcase. Becoming a young mother changed the path, but not the ambition.

Her response was simple: “I think I can do both.”

Sometimes the quickest way to motivate someone is to tell them they can’t.

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