Dawn Airhart Witte has a mission: to inspire others to find their purpose and live it! She is a certified life coach, speaker and the founder of the Desire to Inspire Foundation, a non-profit organization that works to break cycles of extreme poverty. Dawn has also penned several books, including Be… which encourages perseverance, purpose and putting kindness out into the world.Though she’s involved in many projects, Dawn’s most proud of her role as a mom to two daughters. Nurturing their hearts and spirits drives a deep desire to do the same for children everywhere. And Dawn is doing exactly that through trips around the world with Desire to Inspire providing clean water, education, clothing, food, books and love.Prior to following her passion to improve the world, Dawn held a number of leadership positions, including PTA President, NCL-LA Founder Chapter President, Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA), Big Sister, and Public Works Commissioner. She attended Cornell University and earned certification in Animal Assisted Therapies from Harcum College. Dawn recently received an Honorary Doctorate in Humanitarianism from the Global International Alliance. She is the 2021 Women of Achievement Ms. Elite Southern California titleholder and was recently appointed as Chaplain of the USA Ladies of All Nations International (LOANI) group for California.In addition to helping others through coaching and her foundation, Dawn is currently working on her “Be…” books and merchandise as well as her “Recipes for Being” series. She is also raising money for her “Paths to Purpose” sustainability projects in Africa.No matter the challenge, Dawn believes in Pamela Leo’s words, “Children need at least one person in their life who thinks the sun rises and sets on them, who delights in their existence, and loves them unconditionally.”Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/tobyonathursday. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.