Social Impact Heroes: Kelly O’Grady, Miss Massachusetts USA 2019 is inspiring the world towards gender balance with #HereToSlay

I was a figure skater for over 15 years, and when that ended due to injury, I frankly had no idea what to do. After focusing on something so completely for such a long time, I had no conception of who I was outside the sport. I struggled with the transition immensely — after training at an elite level for most of my life, that dream was no longer possible. It felt like I had lost a piece of myself. My high school teacher gave me this advice, and it has never lost its resonance. Life doesn’t stop when a dream ends. You adjust, reinvent yourself and find a new challenge. The biggest obstacle for me in following that advice is finding a goal that truly sets my soul on fire — not a goal that other people wish for me, or that looks good for my resume, but one that…