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SCPictures | Girl Powered - Gevvie Stone :30 | Director Stewart Cohen

23 Jun 2021 · 1 min

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In this 30‑second motivational clip, former U.S. Olympic rower Gevvie Stone (also known as Jevey Stone) shares her personal journey of simultaneously training for the 2012 and 2016 Olympics—winning a silver medal in Rio—and completing medical school to become an emergency medicine resident. She emphasizes that following one’s passions should feel like play, not work, and that the key to achieving seemingly impossible goals is believing in oneself, aiming high, and having fun. Stone frames her continued drive as a belief that there is always another level to reach, encouraging viewers to adopt the same mindset in their own careers.

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I think a big element of following your dreams is finding those things that you are passionate about and that don't feel like work. My name is Jevey Stone. I'm 34 years old, and I raced the women's single for the U.S. at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, winning silver in Rio. And I'm a doctor, an emergency medicine resident. People always ask how I did medical school and rowing for the Olympic team at the same time, because both of those pursuits do take a significant amount of effort and passion. No one said you can't do it, and so I thought, all right, I'll do it. It was never It was never a question of this will be impossible. It was just about putting my mind to it. The first step towards success is believing in your own abilities and then aiming high. And don't forget to have fun. I think the crucial things are believe in yourself, aim high, and have fun. I didn't come this far just to come this far. There's always another level out there. It just sums up perfectly where I am in my career now. Thrilled with the silver, but why stop here?