Life Podium Moments

Written By Katie Goar

The Olympics tap into something universal. The podium gets the spotlight, but the backstory is what I like to hear.

What’s their personal journey? How did they train?
What was the agony-of-defeat moment?
How many times did they almost quit?

The hardest part isn’t just the finish line.
It’s the parts leading up to "the" moment.
The gold medal wins are flashy but...

𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮.
That's the life podium moment.

 

Even the irony of watching the Olympics from the couch.

The only time in my life when I’ve been vested in curling, figure skating, and sports that involve snow.

𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰 - 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘶𝘰𝘮𝘰 𝘪𝘯 𝘔𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘯, 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦.

𝘈 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 ... 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦.

Katie Goar

Katie Goar started with Quadel in 2007 and began leading the company as president in 2015. She leads Quadel with a special focus on customer service and has shifted the company’s corporate culture, resulting in excellent client service. Katie brings decades of affordable housing experience, having held a mayor-appointed position in city government, a top-level management role within a public housing authority and provided portfolio oversight for 60,000 multifamily units before leading Quadel, a nationwide affordable housing consulting and training organization.

https://www.katiegoar.com/
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