Jessica Watson is th 16yr old Australian girl just about to complete her solo round the world sailing adventure and will be the youngest on record to complete the journey.
I love this story and it reminds me of a quote from Sir Edmund Hillary "People do not decide to become extraordinary. They decide to accomplish extraordinary things.”
Jessica Watson is no doubt going to go down in history as an extraordinary person yet I am sure both she and her parent feel that she is an ordinary girl that has had extraordinary goals and the support and motivation to achieve them.
Last month her agent reportedly signed a $700,000 deal with News Corporation for her story. 12 months ago her parents had spent around $300,000 of their own money getting the campaign underway and were facing ever mounting costs with little support.
5 Oceans Media got behind the campaign and quickly brought sponsors on board so it looks like Jessica will be set up for some time with good people behind her. I am sure that with such drive at such a young age Jessica will continue to do great things and will have a great career ahead of her no matter what path she chooses.
Check out her website and send her messages of support here.
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