Victory Lessons From Brazil’s First Female President: Dilma Rousseff
Transcend The Pain Dilma Rousseff was a guerrilla, imprisoned for 3 years in the 1970s. She was involved with the armed struggle against Brazil’s military dictatorship. She was subjected to regular torture during the time. You have to allow your pain to motivate you towards your goals. When you are tempted to backslide, think about a painful experience in your life. President Rousseff was shocked with electricity and she was also suspended from a rod by her hands and feet. Victory Over Pain President Rousseff was accused of helping a guerrilla leader escape, an allegation she denies to this day. While she was in prison, they beat her and broke her jaw. She still suffers from these actions today yet she did not allow these horrible occurrences impact her negatively instead President Rousseff fed off her pain in order to reach her goals. She has accomplished the unimaginable and continues to make history. Resi...