Barrington Irving Biography

Barrington Irving is very good at rising above obstacles. Literally. Raised in Miami's inner city surrounded by crime poverty and failing schools he beat the odds to become the youngest person and only African American ever to fly solo around the world. He built a plane himself made his historic flight graduated magna cum laude from an aeronautical science program and founded a dynamic educational nonprofit. Then he turned 28.
His message for kids: The only thing that separates you from CEOs in corner offices or scientists in labs is determination hard work and a passion for what you want to acheive. The only person who can stop you from doing something great is you. Even if no one believes in your dream you have to pursue it. The secret he believes is having a dream in the first place and that starts with powerful learning experiences that inspire kids to pursue careersparticularly in science technology engineering and math.
The moment of inspiration for Irving came at age 15 while working in his parent's bookstore. One of their customers a Jamaican born professional pilot asked Irving if he'd ever thought about becoming a pilot. I told him I didn't think I was smart enough; but the next day he gave me the chance to sit in the cockpit of the commercial airplane he flew and just like that I was hooked. There are probably millions of kids out there like me who find science and exploration amazing but lack the confidence or opportunity to take the next step.

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