Malin Akerman Shares the Simple Advice That Changed the Course of Her Life

glamour.com:

As a teen, Malin Akerman felt lost—but a leadership-skills–building seminar shifted her perspective and re-defined her future.

Anyone who’s lived a little knows that no matter what course your life is on, everything can change in an instant. A party invitation you accept, a phone call you decline, whether you return a stranger’s smile or respond by putting on your headphones—an action (or inaction) that unfolds in mere seconds can upend your trajectory.

In , Glamour talks to some of the most interesting women we know about the pivotal life moments that have come to define who they are today.

With roles in everything from Watchmen to 27 Dresses to Billions, Malin Akerman has built for herself the kind of successful Hollywood career most actors put on their vision boards.