In the book “How to grow from no”, I discovered that the main character Bennie Lambert has had many experiences that are relatable in addition to his discovery of many educational lessons that he gained from them. He also displayed how having a supporting family could get you extremely far in life. As you continue reading, you will be provided with a brief overview of this story, in addition to the beneficial lessons that I would personally find appropriate to keep in mind as far as my my life journey.
Prior to the beginning of the book, Bennie provides the reader with an overview of his life experiences when he was younger. He discussed how him and his sister constantly received attention and love from their family as they engaged in many fun activities such as Pee Wee football and YMCA basketball. Even at that time, his family made it a must to constantly make sure that they were always present, and was able to do their best at every activity in which they participated. Bennie’s parents wanted him and his sister to live the successful lives that they didn 't get the opportunity to live themselves. So they always made sure that they attended school every single day in addition to their constant involvement in the Parent Teacher Association in pursuit of always being aware of events. Although, the most effective and beneficial family member that Bennie had was his grandmother that he referred to as “Big Mama”. She always made sure that he was well taken care of, and would never let him miss a day of school unless he was extremely sick. This fact was displayed in the book when he stated that out of all of his 12 years in public school, he has only missed a total of 2 days. Using a method in which she called “common sense”, she developed the assumption that the only way her grandkids would be able to have a chance at achieving an education, would be if they were always present in class every single day of the year, and they always were. Another aspect of Bennie’s life that he shared, was his journey to discovering what his aspirations and dreams were in life. He enjoyed comedy shows and laughter which displayed the beginning of his discoveries. Although, Bennie grew to become a strong lover of football because of his admiration for the Dallas Cowboys. In addition, his favorite player was Calvin Hill, who was a running back for the team. This then became his primary goal in life, which was to become a professional football player just like his idol. Bennie later decided to apply for Baylor University after learning that he had to attend a college in order to be able to achieve his goal. Unfortunately, he was not admitted due to his poor class rank and low test scores. The devastation and embarrassment that he experienced had led him to question if being a football player was truly his destiny. Later, Bennie discovered a community college named McLennan in Waco, Texas after hearing a customer’s conversation while bagging groceries. He constantly gave the decision some thought and finally decided to register for classes with Big Mama by his side. After being pulled out of the line by an advisor who was going to register him for his upcoming classes, Bennie was asked what he wanted to major in. Big Mama always wanted him to be a doctor because she prefered for him to have a successful job and to be …show more content…
He ended up making great grades in addition to him staying after school to achieve these grades and soon discovered that he earned more than 60 transferable college-credit hours, which made him eligible to get accepted to his dream school (Baylor University). He initially thought that he was back on track in order to become a football player like he always wanted, but he was wrong.
When he joined the football team, he was given the position of a running back just like his Dallas Cowboy’s hero. This then lead to a tragic occurrence because he explains in the book how on the second day of practice, he was tackled hard by future NFL-Hall-of -Famer, Mike Singletary. This helped him to figure out that he needed yet another change in his career
Prior to the beginning of the book, Bennie provides the reader with an overview of his life experiences when he was younger. He discussed how him and his sister constantly received attention and love from their family as they engaged in many fun activities such as Pee Wee football and YMCA basketball. Even at that time, his family made it a must to constantly make sure that they were always present, and was able to do their best at every activity in which they participated. Bennie’s parents wanted him and his sister to live the successful lives that they didn 't get the opportunity to live themselves. So they always made sure that they attended school every single day in addition to their constant involvement in the Parent Teacher Association in pursuit of always being aware of events. Although, the most effective and beneficial family member that Bennie had was his grandmother that he referred to as “Big Mama”. She always made sure that he was well taken care of, and would never let him miss a day of school unless he was extremely sick. This fact was displayed in the book when he stated that out of all of his 12 years in public school, he has only missed a total of 2 days. Using a method in which she called “common sense”, she developed the assumption that the only way her grandkids would be able to have a chance at achieving an education, would be if they were always present in class every single day of the year, and they always were. Another aspect of Bennie’s life that he shared, was his journey to discovering what his aspirations and dreams were in life. He enjoyed comedy shows and laughter which displayed the beginning of his discoveries. Although, Bennie grew to become a strong lover of football because of his admiration for the Dallas Cowboys. In addition, his favorite player was Calvin Hill, who was a running back for the team. This then became his primary goal in life, which was to become a professional football player just like his idol. Bennie later decided to apply for Baylor University after learning that he had to attend a college in order to be able to achieve his goal. Unfortunately, he was not admitted due to his poor class rank and low test scores. The devastation and embarrassment that he experienced had led him to question if being a football player was truly his destiny. Later, Bennie discovered a community college named McLennan in Waco, Texas after hearing a customer’s conversation while bagging groceries. He constantly gave the decision some thought and finally decided to register for classes with Big Mama by his side. After being pulled out of the line by an advisor who was going to register him for his upcoming classes, Bennie was asked what he wanted to major in. Big Mama always wanted him to be a doctor because she prefered for him to have a successful job and to be …show more content…
He ended up making great grades in addition to him staying after school to achieve these grades and soon discovered that he earned more than 60 transferable college-credit hours, which made him eligible to get accepted to his dream school (Baylor University). He initially thought that he was back on track in order to become a football player like he always wanted, but he was wrong.
When he joined the football team, he was given the position of a running back just like his Dallas Cowboy’s hero. This then lead to a tragic occurrence because he explains in the book how on the second day of practice, he was tackled hard by future NFL-Hall-of -Famer, Mike Singletary. This helped him to figure out that he needed yet another change in his career