On today’s expert mentoring session, Genevieve Piturro joins the podcast. Genevieve is a founder, author, and consultant for the Pajama Program in New York City. So far, The Pajama Program has shared over 7 million Good Nights for children to have Good Days. In this episode, the founder of the project will share her inspiring story as well as tips on how to change your course and follow your heart. 

 

The Pajama Program was founded over twenty years ago and its mission is to give back  children their right to a bedtime by providing them with the resources they need to get a good night’s rest. Although Genevieve was working a steady corporate job, she felt a special calling to volunteer within foster shelters in New York City so she dedicated her evenings to reading to the children in the local shelters. One evening, though, she followed to see where the children slept at night and was shocked to see the environment in which the kids were expected to sleep. Since that night, she started bringing pajamas one-by-one for each kid within the shelters and continued to spend her evenings reading to the children before their bedtime. 

 

Genevieve says she still uses her experience as a successful television marketer, only now it helps shape the way in which she tells her story of the Pajama Program to others in a way to make people want to take action. She then shares her story of how she transitioned from her corporate career to taking on more project work with the support of her partner. 

 

Genevieve also shares “The Rocking Chair Test” with us listeners. She says to think of yourself as 85-years-old, in a rocking chair alone, and ask yourself, “Did I do everything I wanted to do? Did I go for it?” Genevieve says that her heart says yes, and that she has found her purpose in pajamas.Whenever she faces an obstacle, Geneveive says that she never stops asking people for help and that she stays focused on her goal to get the job done. The biggest reward for working with this project, Genevieve says, is the power of human connection and sharing this power of vulnerability with others. 

 

Things You Will Learn

You will learn about the Pajama Program, Genevieve’s personal story for starting this project, advice on how to overcome obstacles, and the importance of sharing human connection with others.

 

External Links

All of the Pajama Project’s information can be found at: https://pajamaprogram.org/

Genevieve’s website and book Purpose, Passion, and Pajamas (upcoming release in August): https://www.genevievepiturro.com/

Social Media

You can find the Pajama Program on social media @PajamaProgram, and follow Genevieve Piturro @GenPiturro