Why not me? | Carie Covel | TEDxDonovanCorrectional 2018

In life, everyone goes through hard times, obstacles and adversity. If we can recognize that our power lies in the response or reaction to that adversity, we can turn bad to good. Carie Covel learned to not wallow in asking why bad things happened to her, but instead to challenge herself to ask “Why not me,” and to focus on how she was going to turn the adversity into opportunity. It is the difference between ordinary and extraordinary. "Of all the hats I wear, my mom hat is my favorite. I have come to accept that bad things happen all the time to good people; how we react to them is what can change the world. I believe we all share a common humanity and am committed to doing what it takes to honor that. My personal perspective is we – all of us – build the culture we live in, so let’s make it the culture we want, not the one that 'has always been.'" Carie has also worked long and hard to get to her Associate Warden position with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and takes pride in the fact that she has an opportunity and obligation to help people, do and be better.